For me, getting this shot was very difficult. The lighting has to be just right, the drip has to be just perfect, and the hand-eye coordination better be up to par. I specifically made this shot with "purple" in mind. I happened to have a dish that had purple flower thingies on the bottom. These made for some neat effects....
Post-Processing: Cropping, Straightening, Levels, some Contrast, some Saturation, Neat Image, and USM. That's it.
Exposure Info:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 105mm Macro F/2.8 D
Aperture: F/22
Shutter: 1/500sec.
Speed: ISO800
Flash: On Board
White Balance: Flash
Metering Mode: Spot
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Place: 3 out of 172 Avg (all users): 7.0308 Avg (commenters): 8.6957 Avg (participants): 7.0316 Avg (non-participants): 7.0300 Views since voting: 7229 Views during voting: 310 Votes: 195 Comments: 36 Favorites: 36 (view)
I think if I had released earlier this was a water drop I would have marked it higher. I assumed it was glass that you could position the lighting just so to get this effect. I do agree these seems as much about gold as purple but nice for either color.
One of my top five, even though it's "about" gold at least as much as purple. I like the touch of sparkle on the drop the best. You could have color shifted the yellow to make this REALLY purple!
Wow - a lot of people have done water droplet shots, but this one is truly exceptional. Beautiful choice of colors and great lighting. Just a tiny bit of noise and a few specks here and there, but altogether an amazing photo.
Ah - this is a great capture of a very difficult shot. Your selection of colors is superb. The star flare on the top of the drop is a magical addition. There are two things that may bring your score down a bit: a) It's been done many time before (but this is one of the best I've seen.) and b) The border doesn't help for me. Great job....
This is simply one of the best "drop" shots I have ever seen.
The choice in colors was superb., and the stunning clarity is right where it needs to be.
My favorite of this challenge (( 10 ))
Dramatic use of color takes this drop picture out of the "another drop" category into the "Wow!" category. The out of focus water around and behind has a silky feel to it giving an elegance to the overall image. I gave this one a 10.
Look almost unreal, have you raster it in 3d studio max ???... no kidding... WOW, waht a perfect shot, i like th color and the idea, i see mor yellow and magenta that purpule... but hey! the shot is great... weel done a8
Ah, looks alot alike to my extraordinary picture, well composed (although it would alo be nice on RoT), perfect clarity/focus. Although a bit cliche for DPChallenge (just did one myself) it is still beatifully done. How many outtakes did you have?
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