I was a little pressed for time, so I lucked out and got a few decent water drop pictures out of a batch of ten. The red drop is a drop of food coloring. In PS: +1.2eV, curves to remove color cast, color balance, increased saturation, crop, median cut, resise, USM. There was no spot editing in this photo.
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This is great! You have a true mastery of PS! I'm still working on it. Very nice crystal clear shot. And I love the placement of the drop. (red IS my favorite color)
I'll say it again, I love the water drops, each unique. This is particular grabbing with the color, and crop. The main drop on top really pulls me in...great shot.
Hope that was food coloring! It's nice to see several variations of the now infamous water-drop shot - it shows individual creativity and thought patterns. Using this technique - you only get one try it appears - so, given that - your timing is exquisite.
While there is a significant number of water drop shots in this challenge, I think this is one of (if not the) best of the bunch. Great composition and color, and the clarity is superb.