As soon as smyk and I saw this shot on the LCD, we retired the photoshoot knowing that the odds of getting something close to this are practically zero. It's exactly what I was going for: a ghost-like creature attacking the cute little penguin.
Lots of editing here, to get rid of all the dust, extra ice below the water, and flash spots.
The setup was basically 3 flashes pointing at one place on the white cardboard behind the pool of water (in a pan) + snow (the last of it in montreal). A blue paper was necessary on the "floor" of the pan to get the blue water effect. A polarizer was used to enhance relfections.
The flashes were actually set to 1/4 of their max output so that the discharge time was short enough stop water motion (which is really fast)
We threw a piece of glass (because it's transparent) into the water and snapped away repeatedly.
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In my opinion, this would've MUCH more powerful without the penguin. The drops already appear to be in a human shape, arms stretched out in angst, so to me, the penguin detracts from it tremendously.
Good capture on the water, tho.
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I think the image from the water drop is amazing and a one of a time capture if it formed that way naturally, but I am concerned a little bit about the glass penquin. It looks placed there in PS and not realistic to the shot. Very creative though!
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