From the title I think you can guess that I knew that everyone else was going to do water pics too, as this was my backup photo. I didn't get time to replace with the better one since I was away over the weekend, but that's the way it goes sometimes.
From your (mostly very useful) comments, it looks like I'll have to work on my lighting in future, along with preparing the background. Thanks!
The strong glare at the bottom of the picture is distracting. I think this would have been a more interesting picture had the water not broken up into big droplets.
This photo would really stand out more with a different type of lighting. The natural light creates too many shadows and makes the water too bright. Otherwise I really like the way you captured the drips of the water into the glass. You have a good interpretation of the challenge.
You could have taken an even shorter exposure, the water in the glass is pretty bright. You need more depth of field, too, a lot of the glass isn't crisp. The lip is nice and sharp, but all the water splashing around is hard to see.
Good attempt at the cliche. Bit too tight on the bottom of the glass and the background is dull. Would much rather have Caffrey's than water in the glass...
Its a good picture, but I find the background a little distracting. It might have been a bit better with a more contrasting background, to make the glass and the water stand out a bit more.