Taken in the bathroom sink.
Two very small party glasses submerged.
Used a Cannon Speedlite 166a Flash.
Manual focus.
*Unable to get good AF focus, poor lighting in my bathroom was a problem.
Post shot process.
Increased Gamma Correction by 0.10.
Increased Brightness by 20. Contrast by 30.
Removed various waterspots with cloning tool.
Removed a few extra waterdrops to retain overall subject focus.
Removed various flash reflections via cloning tool.
Cropped for better composition. Although, I'm not extremely happy with composition.
Ran through Neat Image.
Resized for DPC.
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Absolutely beautiful colors in the splashing droplet of water. It's very crisp and eye catching. Love the beautiful curves in the apex of the splash. The stray drops really add some extra interest. Great shot.
Nice. I like the creative and patriotic take on this otherwise old idea. I think the light reflection on the blue bubble are distracting. Otherwise ....9