Very beautiful photo showing lots of skill. Well deserved 1st place ribbon. I have no earthly idea why this image would have any scores below a 6. There must be some very tough judges on this site.
it's probably because anyone who has been associated with this site for a long time thinks this genre of shot is a very "tired" subject
This is fantastic. It's stands head and shoulders above the other water droplet shots b/c of the reflection in the droplets. I love it! Congrats on your blue ribbon.
Very beautiful photo showing lots of skill. Well deserved 1st place ribbon. I have no earthly idea why this image would have any scores below a 6. There must be some very tough judges on this site.
I am very much a beginner, and I've been dying to try this. After trying it though I have a new appreciation for these water shots. They are a lot harder than I thought. Very difficult to focus on the drop.
I did not expect to win at all, not even close, especially given the subject. But I am glad I tried it, I learned a lot.
Thank you for the positive comments, and I am very excited. Sorry to bore everyone with yet another water drop :)
Nice bold and vibrant reds and greens and an interesting checker pattern going on. Also there is the action of a suspended water drop and the ripples radiating out. Techniqcally good but the overall interest of the composition lacks something that I cannot put a finger on what would spruce up the elements contained within the frame. Hmmm, one thing I can think of at the moment to suggest is that if you could have just shifted the captured the water drop and ripples radiating out a tad to the right and up it would have appeared that they were spot on the center of where those 2 green and 2 red squares meet.
oh, yeah, this is a shot we see a lot on this site. it still doesn't get old. very nice job catching the checkerboard in the top droplet. i like the capture despite seeing it before. nice job.
Neat twist on a much used cpc classic. Over all, a nice picture, but unfortunatly, I've seen too man water drop pictures...that's not to say I won't do one eventually too! Nice shot.