A decent attempt at this type of shot. A couple of details could have made it a stronger entry, I think. 1) Your mask doesn't have enough contrast to show up. Knowing what it is I see it if I look closely. More dynamic side lighting might have helped give the face some shape. 2) The background around the mask is cluttered. Having one solid color around the mask would have helped set it off as your subject. 3) The sharpness in the mask is good, but It needs to be there in the straw and drop as well. (This is ultimately why my shot like this failed and I went with something else) To get the drop and the subject of the refraction both in focus takes a lot of work.
Hope that helps and happy shooting! |