I was doing some testing to see if the D700 did my water shots as good as the D50 and thought this might be o.k. for the challenge.
Post challenge:
I really don’t know what to say, except thanks, thanks, thanks!!
Again, I was really uncertain if this would appeal to the voters (sorry yanko ;-) because it was really only a test for my D700 but fitted the challenge fine. It started off pretty badly but settled in around 6.2, 6.3, which was fine with me. However, after a couple of days the score started rising and, for the last few days it’s been at a steady 6.7. Yippeee!!
A few mentioned I hadn’t added how I did this, so here goes:
This is neither a water drop/bubble, nor a marble. It’s a very small (hollow) glass ball I found in a local junk shop. There were four and I bought them all. In the meantime this is the only one I haven’t smashed ;-)
For this challenge entry and the three outtakes I backlit with one flash and used the other flash to light from underneath. Draped different coloured transparent sheets over the flashes, depending on the colors I was going for. The three outtakes were done with my D50 and are outtakes from the “odd” challenge.
Btw, when I said I that this was a “test” shot for my D700, I didn’t mean to sound flippant.
I take a lot of time when experimenting and I’m always trying to improve my composition, lighting, etc. What I meant was, I did the testing during the challenge entry week, I wasn’t trying for anything for the challenge but found one which fit.
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Know this is really a very nice photograph.I really like it.Why did you put the buble on the left of center.It works,Did you have a class in design.What is really nice.Harvey Sherman mrhsherman@yahoo.com
Irene, Wow, another great splash shot. Have you ever considered doing a tutorial on your processes for these type shots? Maybe with some images of your setup, lighting techinques, flash settings, props, that kind of stuff.
yet you strike again, come on give every one else a chance, just cause your good doesn't mean you have to bully people, lol jk, I would be upset to not keep seeing your shots on the front page keep it up, look forward to seeing your shot next rollover on the homepage ;-)
This looks beautiful. If this is not IreneM, you've created a great immitation. Wonderful clarity and colours. The one thing I would like to add is that the border looks a little too thick. With the ripples on the right, it looks good, but on the left it overpowers them. 9 for now
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