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a single drop of milk
a single drop of milk
mycelium


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dairy (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: Aug 23, 2005
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/320 sec.
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2005

 last-minute entry.
this photo breaks more rules than it follows.
the grain was hopeless before NeatImage saved the day.

in order to take this photo, I glued a set of macro rings (+7) to my UV filter. amazingly, I accomplished this feat and then dismantled them with no damage to anything.

getting a proper focus when your DOF is about 2mm is really hard...

lighting is one 60w bulb from below, right, slightly behind.
focal length 43.0mm

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 284
Avg (all users): 5.1929
Avg (commenters): 6.3636
Avg (participants): 4.9790
Avg (non-participants): 5.3147
Views since voting: 701
Views during voting: 525
Votes: 394
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSC-F717
 08/30/2005 05:59:19 PM
I like the minimalism here...good DOF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
 08/27/2005 05:07:02 PM
great idea, love the white against the black.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2005 05:13:39 PM
more light!!
The patern on the vessel is distracting & confusing, a plain cup would have worked better
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 08/25/2005 08:40:42 PM
its a cool picture but im not diggin the out of focusness. i would have liked it more if the flower on the cup was more in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 08/25/2005 06:13:12 PM
Nice image, I wish the drop wasn't so tight to the corner.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
 08/25/2005 06:53:02 AM
wow, love the idea, love the lighting, but the drop of milk is a bit dark, doesn't look nice and creamy, excellent otherwise
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/24/2005 06:42:27 PM
Nicely done, very creative. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
 08/24/2005 05:20:58 PM
Seems out of focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 08/24/2005 03:51:32 PM
Good concept. Had the milk droplet been a bit...whiter or crisper, I would have scored it higher.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S9000
 08/24/2005 01:03:20 PM
the design on the cup kind of takes away from the milk. Still a good photo. I would've liked the whites to be brighter/whiter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 08/24/2005 06:35:09 AM
Yep, that works.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
HP PhotoSmart M22
 08/24/2005 05:12:57 AM
Good idea, but the quality of the image itself is a let down. A sharper droplet taken up close and personal would improve your idea. 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 08/24/2005 02:32:48 AM
neat prospective very nice image suffers alittle for what might be high ISO noise...neat image may help it become clearer....otherwise it could be the compression under gone whan saved to dpc specs.
eigther way still a very simple and pleasing image good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/24/2005 12:43:59 AM
i like the idea but not the design on the cup..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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