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"Trip-tacular"
"Trip-tacular"
dswann


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Challenge: Crayons & Colored Pencils (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Home
Date: Apr 12, 2009
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2009

 Another cliche'd shot, but one I've wanted to try for awhile. Treated glass with Rain-X to get good water drop shapes. The title is actually my son's first response to the photo.

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PC: Thanks to all for the great comments and score.

Several mentioned wanting details on how this was done. I've seen the technique many times before, and I did mine in much the same way. I set up near a window to get natural lighting. Placed a white foamboard on the floor, then used 4 long stemmed glasses to hold the glass about 8 inches above it. I cleaned the glass well and treated with Rain-X so that the water would bead up in nice round beads. Arranged the crayons under the glass and placed water drops on the glass with an eye-dropper so I could control the size. I found that the drops had to be similar in size to get reasonable focus of the refracted image in most of them. The small drops are not well focused as a result, but I wanted the contrast in drop sizes. I placed white foamboards vertically along two sides to reflect some light back onto the glass for even lighting. I then stood directly above the glass, focused on the beads, and shot the image.


Statistics
Place: 6 out of 110
Avg (all users): 6.7633
Avg (commenters): 8.3077
Avg (participants): 6.4200
Avg (non-participants): 6.9076
Views since voting: 4356
Views during voting: 488
Votes: 169
Comments: 19
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 04/24/2009 12:01:50 PM
i like the colors.
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 04/20/2009 12:53:52 PM
I loves cliché'd shot and I love this one especially. Stunning colors and very dynamic looking. Congrats on 6th, Daniel.
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 04/20/2009 10:06:03 AM
That is SO awesome! I always think these shots are so underrated by the voters. To me, they take such skill and when done right turn out so magical -- I think this oughta be in the 7's easy. But congratulations on a fabulous score and front page honors.
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 04/20/2009 09:35:17 AM
Excellent!
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 04/20/2009 04:14:23 AM
Wicked shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2009 10:07:14 PM
Nice, and worthy of a good vote, though this effect is beginning to get a little cliche. It'll probably start getting slammed with low votes whenever I do one.
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 04/19/2009 03:43:46 AM
this is the second one I have seen like this.... what are you using to make the reflection?
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 04/18/2009 08:28:53 PM
i know this has been done a million times before, but i still freaking love it. amazing colors, great set-up. overall excellent photo
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 04/17/2009 08:00:45 PM
Nice!
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 04/17/2009 12:47:31 PM
cool
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 04/15/2009 09:34:01 AM
Top ten! Unique and creative - love to see a how'd you do that. - 10
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 04/14/2009 10:08:49 PM
very pretty!
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 04/14/2009 10:46:44 AM
I so like these shots...I am really hoping that you do your PP notes...someday I will try this
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 04/14/2009 10:23:47 AM
Wow really nicely done. One of my favorites so far.
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 04/13/2009 11:58:55 AM
A very creative look at crayons - the image meets the subject matter dead on with subtle, yet detailed effect. A terrific demonstration of the creative process in meeting the challenge in a very unusual way. Should be a sure bet to win a ribbon or place high as a top twenty image. A couple of minor detail problems not worth mentioning because they don't appear until you really get a critical eye and examine the image closely. Well done.
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 04/13/2009 10:33:08 AM
Nicely done!
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 04/13/2009 10:13:36 AM
I never tire of these type of reflection/water drop shots, esp. when they're well done like this one! Bravo!
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 04/13/2009 07:13:28 AM
Ah droplet magic again... a pretty well composed image.
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 04/13/2009 12:30:25 AM
amazingg! its so great to see a shot different from all the others! 10
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