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Polka Dots Splash!
Polka Dots Splash!
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Challenge: Polka Dots (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SL II
Location: at home
Date: Nov 28, 2009
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Macro, Action
Date Uploaded: Nov 28, 2009

 I placed a polka dots patten paper behind the glass bottle with water, cast light from left, reflected the light from right with a mirror, then dropped the transparent glass balls into water to make the polka dots reflected on the glass balls. I hope this could be a more sharp and clean image, but I had problems with light and focus.

First, I have only one Nissin DI886 speedlight, and my lighting technique is not good, so it's difficult to cast light on the bottle and background at the same time. As a result, the white in background is not flat. You can see that the right side is darker and not white.

Second, the glass of the bottle is curved and thick, so I can't focus clearly in whole image. Next time when I shoot similar photos, maybe I should use a tank with flat glass. Besides, if I focused on the dots reflected on glass balls, the water is OOF, and vice versa. Next time when I shoot similar photos, I will use a tank with flat glass. I tried to use f/22 but can't solve this problem. I don't know what to do. 0.0a

Well, I think the idea "dots reflectd on glass ball" is fun, but maybe the light and focus problems drag the score down. What's your opinion, any advice?

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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
12/04/2009 12:04:51 PM
That looks pretty cool...! Maybe a little over sharpened in some spots but I'll bet it was hard to get the perfect focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/30/2009 08:51:14 PM
Cool colors in the splash.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/30/2009 06:48:02 PM
really nice refraction (?)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/30/2009 03:05:38 PM
Nice bright capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/30/2009 01:30:37 PM
Always at least one splash shot and one wine glass per challenge, right? Good is good, however. I suppose if I start doing them myself, I can raise my average.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 11/30/2009 12:07:59 PM
Fun!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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