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Splash of cream - Tribute to Jacko
Splash of cream - Tribute to Jacko
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro
Location: My kitchen at home
Date: Oct 31, 2006
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800 sec.
Galleries: Action, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2006

 I've always wanted to try a high speed shot like Jacko's Blueberry Splash. I know this has been done so many times but I had a great fun shooting this, spent two evenings, two trays of blueberries, one liter of cream and couple of liters of patience! Around 700 frames of near perfect shots until I got this shot.

The first evening I used a single 500w hot light and wasn't able to get down to ISO 100 and speed of 1/1000 or 1/800 so I borrowed a 1000w hot light and used the 500w for fill-in (a bit less harsh shadows).

I converted the picture to jpg using Canon's Digital Photo Professional. A little bit of everything else, desat, curves, a little dodge and burn, cloned out a few minor distracting elements, cropped, resized, usm, border, save!

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 625
Avg (all users): 6.2932
Avg (commenters): 7.5455
Avg (participants): 6.2208
Avg (non-participants): 6.5946
Views since voting: 2053
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 191
Comments: 12
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Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 11/07/2006 05:42:21 PM
Nicely captured! Great job on the focus and clarity!! Just absolutely perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 11/04/2006 10:07:32 PM
Very nice job on this image...good work! Crisp focus and good color. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/04/2006 01:42:31 PM
I smell Icelandic berries :)

mjög flott mynd.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/04/2006 12:59:03 PM
good shot, and i know its out of your control but i would have tried for a splash that was lower on the right and higher in the left so the shadow was all in one place.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Nikon
 11/04/2006 06:51:50 AM
great shot: well captured
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
 11/03/2006 10:41:48 PM
Splash look like the new Bud Lite add..Good Luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/02/2006 11:35:46 PM
This is a top shot....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 11/02/2006 07:16:05 PM
I love the splash of colour.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 11/02/2006 05:11:14 PM
Very nicely done! It's a flawless tribute!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2006 12:47:52 PM
Excellent work! I love this! yummy! its a 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 11/01/2006 09:30:23 AM
Good job. Like the milk crown. Fun. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/01/2006 06:58:17 AM
Excellent!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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