Very tacktical photographing here. The green was an excellent choice of colour for this. I don't think any other colour would have done quite as well. Kudos for that title too. I'm most fascinated by the way the water (Assuming that is your liquid of choice..) splashed up in the back, in a quasi-serpentine way. Congrats on 1st place.
Greetings from the Critique Club! "The sign of a photographer: Take a mundane subject and turn it into art"
This was an unusual challenge in that the object was to take an ordinary household object and create an interesting photograph from it, all within in a time frame of 24 hours.
Composition: Your image was a unique and very imaginative one that thrilled the viewers and voters. There is dropping a tack into fluid, then there is the tranquil method - with PUNCH! This shot has a lot going for it in the way of punch: The colors are vivid and well chosen. The angular trajectory kept this from being a boring shot, as the eye is drawn not only to where the tack is now, but the mind can easily re-trace where it entered the fluid, and yet does not compete with the main focal point. The depth of field falls off at the right point in the image in my opinion, keeping the focal point in one place.
Interest, wow factor and the tranquil punch all added up to this being THE 24-hour challenge winner, and well-deserved at that.
Lighting: How much can be said about the lighting here that the image doesn't say for itself? It rocks and was the key element in taking this shot right to the top. Well-balanced with just the right amount of contrast.
Post-Processing: You have a good handle on your post-processing in this picture. You didn't go off the deep end in the saturation and as easy as this may have been to go over the top with an unusual border, you chose the simple approach, and was effective in being supplemental to the overall look/feel.
Suggestions/Improvements: I think after studying this for a while, I have found I have nothing to suggest in ways to improve this image within the open challenge editing guidelines.
Congrats on a very fine job and on the Blue Ribbon Lee!
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Congrats for a great work with a tack! I really love your pic. I think green colour was an interested choice to this pic. Furthermore, I really like the reflection of the tack in the upper left. Focus is good, too. And, composition is very original. Overall, you deserved very well this ribbon. Added to my favourites. Congrats
This is freakin' awesome. The tack looks like it's falling faster than normal. Did you throw it or just drop it in there? Great composition and I love the green. Congrats!
Congratulations on your first Blue, first Ribbon first Place! Great idea, wonderful image! Happy to see you a ribbon winner you've got some great work!
Despite the fact that I'm getting a bit tired of seeing photos of glasses of various colors of water, I do think this is a stunning photo. The green is such a strong green, like green Jello and the composition of showing only a portion of the glass and placing it to one side adds to the photo's strengh. The tack cutting through the water doesn't really make sense, logically, but who cares, it creates a focal point that is powerful in its movement into the water.The splash created is gorgeous. Great job! 9
This is probably the only shot in the challenge that I would hang on my wall. Beautiful color, clarity, light, and movement. Well done. Collect your ribbon at the door. :o)
Very nicely captured. The vivid background adds intensity to this image without detracting from the subject. This is one of my top picks in the challenge.
Finally! An image that stands out from the rest of the challenge. No offense to anyone really but this challenge IMO has been terrible so far and I don´t think I have ever given out so many scores of 5 or lower. Anyway, love pretty much everything about this shot except that maybe the DOF could have been bigger to include the drops in the backround that fade out but this is just nitpicking. The first 10 I gave this challenge, hope you do well.
Simply the best one in the challenege. I am sure it took several times at it. I would have liked to see in it blue myself but thats just a personal feeling.
The fluid, glass, and background are ideally realized. I wonder if you considered using a clear or shiny metallic tack. Perhaps that would make the photo a little more confusing, but the muddy red color of this tack strikes me as being completely inconsistent with the visual qualities of the rest of the photo. I know it should be a quibble, but the tack is the 'focal point' of the photo and if it is not pretty, it's like a long joke with no
Ther had to be a "splash" entry to round out the "classic themes" reprisal aspect of this challenge, and here it is. Nicely done, a littlke shy on the DOF. I love the way the slight arc of the tack's point has created its own, mini-event down there.
awesome, awesome shot! my favourite of the challenge! a 10 from me :-)
i love the color and the frozen motion. I would love to know how this was done, i doubt that you used water but i could be wrong. But once again great job! a favourite from me as well :-)
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