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Solid CO2 - A.K.A. Dry Ice
Solid CO2 - A.K.A. Dry Ice
sarampo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Science III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date: Nov 23, 2009
Aperture: 7,1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2009

Smoke from incense, and exposure taken quickly after removing incense stick. Flash triggered remotely.

After Challenge:
Since the image was posted with so little time left for me, I forgot to add extra details :)
Yes, it was a fake shot intended, as I had no luck with two previous ideas, so I've had to shoehorn this one in, but not bad, apparently. This was done with fake ice cubes, and then I shot through the incense smoke that I've put behind it.
Thanks for all the comments :-D

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 69
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Views since voting: 3167
Views during voting: 382
Votes: 225
Comments: 15
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12/02/2009 09:49:03 AM
hee hee, dry ice is opaque and would be bubbling like mad with crazy amounts of fog - but luckily not a lot of mad scientist voters here ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2009 11:37:25 PM
perhaps try it with the glass not centered. That way the smoke doesn't go to the left-left side of the frame, but goes to the middle-left side of the frame and compliments the glass and ice. Well done otherwise, though.
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11/29/2009 12:32:01 PM
wow, simply stunning. Nitpicking: I wish the table or whatever the glass stands on were dustfree.
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11/29/2009 11:49:49 AM
Very nice. Simple composition, but effective.
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11/28/2009 11:15:21 AM
i would have liked to see this shot on white seemless with moodier lighting
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11/27/2009 02:02:15 PM
Cool shot. It feels slightly off balance to me, but the sharpness and overall capture is fantastic.
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11/27/2009 12:32:04 PM
really cool shot...
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11/26/2009 11:10:59 AM
the smoke sort of looks like a face...
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11/26/2009 03:18:39 AM
Your sigi smoke is over exposed on my screen and was your ice real? I think you were trying to make a pun, but it's not working for me.
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11/25/2009 06:37:21 PM
Dry ice in water? I'd expect a more vigorous reaction if this was what I was seeing here. Otherwise a nicely exposed shot.
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11/25/2009 03:44:49 PM
It's big fun working with dry ice :-)
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11/25/2009 10:55:41 AM
this is great lighting.. my only pick is the white spots on the surface and the ice on the left has a weird color cast to it! Still a nice sharp shot! 7
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11/25/2009 08:24:54 AM
looks more like ice cube mock-ups and cigarette smoke
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11/25/2009 03:48:06 AM
nice toning, but viewpoint is a bit flat/boring, perhaps closer and 3/4 would have been better. great structure and sharpness in fumes
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11/25/2009 12:35:10 AM
Great idea. I think the overhead angle works, but the crop is odd. I think the composition would have worked better further to the right to include more of the smoke, and less negative space on the right. No vote.
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