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Tribute to James Cameron's "The abyss"
1st PlaceTribute to James Cameron's "The abyss"
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Challenge: Bubbles III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon
Location: Portugal
Date: Jan 14, 2010
Aperture: 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Macro, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2010

Just a normal setup, I wish I had three arms.

I had a straw in my mouth (to create and "guide" the bubble to the place where it would be in focus), an eyedropper in the left hand to drop the drop (pardon the redundancy :) and a trigger on the right.
Then it was just timing and some pictures.

[Jan. 20th, 2010 08:26:00 AM]

First day into voting:
*Wow, I had no idea this would go so well!
7,8 on the first 20 votes, it will go down, but now I'm rooting for a solid 7+.
Too bad I didn't make a "How did you do this", but maybe I'll have to think about it.


Post Challenge
Whoa!! A new PB, and I never thought it could be so high!
Thank you so very much for all the great comments, it's really a privilege to be among such great photographers, seriously!

And although the explanation was a bit short, I plan to have some pictures of the process, is really so much easier than it sounds, and for anybody who is used to shooting water drops, knows that it's 1/3 technique, 1/3 practice and the rest is luck, to get a good drop.
I too didn't like the crop, but as you can see by the original I had no great alternative...

Also, some people have asked for the processing, and I remembered instinctively this forum, where some defended Topaz and similar and others disliked it. The processing of this shot is contrast, clarity and white balance in ACR, and then Portrait Smooth preset in Topaz Adjust, to get the image smooth on the small details, but retaining the larger ones. Glad nobody guessed it :-P

Thank you again!!!


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Well, I had fun doing the tutorial, just click it for more details.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 101
Avg (all users): 7.8255
Avg (commenters): 8.3529
Avg (participants): 7.9259
Avg (non-participants): 7.8009
Views since voting: 12099
Views during voting: 622
Votes: 275
Comments: 73
Favorites: 38 (view)


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11/10/2010 04:11:01 PM
A-MAZIN
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03/19/2010 09:06:07 PM
dang that is amazing! Great job.
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02/01/2010 09:26:18 AM
Great work on the shot and huge congrats on another blue!
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01/30/2010 05:29:54 PM
Excellent shot, nice shapes and colors. Congrats on the well-deserved ribbon.
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01/29/2010 03:13:59 AM
Wow! Its simply amazing.
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01/28/2010 04:18:31 PM
Parabens!! Fantastic image!!
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01/28/2010 06:40:18 AM
Ai, caramba! 7.8? Que notaça!
Contratulations to the seventh point eighth power!
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01/28/2010 12:45:39 AM
Amazing capture. So pretty.

I'm glad to know someone still remembers that movie besides me. I was just comparing how it was state-of-the-art computer animation back then, compared to Avatar today.
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01/27/2010 10:58:12 PM
Awesome!!! Wonderful image, and congratulations, the blue was well deserved.
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01/27/2010 05:51:46 PM
Wow! Congratulations on your blue ribbon. This image is just so beautiful and fantastic. Very clever of you to achieve this.

Message edited by author 2010-01-27 17:52:08.
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01/27/2010 02:44:01 PM
Fantastic shot. I haven't seen anything like it before. Congrats on your BLUE.
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01/27/2010 02:03:35 PM
Congrats on your blue and for getting such a high score. Considering this is a much-maligned water-drop shot, it's remarkable! I'm happy to have been one of your 10 votes.

Thanks so much for sharing your original and your processing -- very generous of you.
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01/27/2010 11:57:11 AM
Stunning shot.
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01/27/2010 10:47:14 AM
Cool!!
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01/27/2010 09:11:25 AM
Congratulations my love.
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01/27/2010 08:44:12 AM
Congratulations--well deserved ribon!!
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01/27/2010 08:43:02 AM
Absolutely stunning and amazing shot. Congrats on ribbon well deserved. Love it !
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01/27/2010 07:53:41 AM
Extraordinary shot, very well done. Congratulations!!!
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01/27/2010 07:30:03 AM
You used TOPAZ???????? Oh, the SHAME!!!!! LOL!!!

Nicely done, wonderful image, 'grats on a STELLAR score!
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01/27/2010 05:25:21 AM
Great work! Congratulations!
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01/27/2010 04:55:25 AM
It's an amazing capture. sharp and great colors, congratulations!
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01/27/2010 03:35:05 AM
Hahahaha, you really cleaned up with this one! 7.8 and only the blue? :-)

Congratulations João, é mesmo bem merecido.
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01/27/2010 03:03:21 AM
Congrats with the blue ribbon :) and thank you for the notes on the creation of this stunning photograph.
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01/27/2010 02:58:27 AM
WTG !!!! Using your mouth to guide..... need to try that myself. CONGRATS on the blue definitely well deserved.
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01/27/2010 02:25:06 AM
Way to go! Congratulations!
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01/27/2010 01:25:16 AM
Congrats on the blue Joao!!!
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01/27/2010 12:53:26 AM
Fantastic, really fantastic! The beauty of this just blows me away. HUGE congrats on the Blue, Joao.
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01/27/2010 12:50:35 AM
Congrats on the blue and thanks for the explanation - it sounds really hard! ;-)
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01/27/2010 12:49:28 AM
Congrats and well done!!
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01/27/2010 12:44:49 AM
Well done mate. Congrats on first place!
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01/27/2010 12:39:22 AM

Brothers?

Congrats :)

FP
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01/27/2010 12:29:34 AM
Congratulations! Very creative & well deserved!
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01/27/2010 12:26:14 AM
Wonderfully done. Congrats on the blue!
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01/27/2010 12:15:00 AM
Nicely nicely done!
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01/27/2010 12:09:05 AM
Even with your explanation, I still have NO CLUE how one would accomplish something like this! Amazing!

Congrats!
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01/27/2010 12:02:24 AM
Well done! Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2010 10:36:38 PM
Fantastic - How did you do that! Great looking shot with beautiful tones - one of my top picks.
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01/26/2010 10:27:38 PM
Perfect image for this challenge - it is technically very challenging, well composed and exposed, and very sharp. Gotta be a winner! 9
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01/26/2010 06:03:11 PM
i think, this is the best one in the show. good luck.
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01/25/2010 11:06:56 PM
i love it how the water splashes right next to the bubble
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01/25/2010 07:59:15 PM
Nice clear shot. I wish there was a little more space on the top.
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01/25/2010 01:00:53 PM
Very nicely done.
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01/25/2010 12:36:51 PM
Nice shot
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01/25/2010 12:18:47 AM
A bubble AND a drop? Holy cow. Great colors and clarity. Incredible transparancy and texture. I'd love to know how you process to get this look! I'm seeing front page for this shot.
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01/24/2010 10:48:38 PM
Cool catch!
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01/24/2010 08:53:10 PM
Just fabulous. A classic bubble!
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01/24/2010 04:28:21 PM
It's really hard to beat a water drop inside a bubble. Great shot!
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01/24/2010 06:25:22 AM
That looks like absolute perfection.
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01/23/2010 08:44:14 PM
Way cool pic
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01/23/2010 04:11:43 PM
Seems cropped just a little too tightly at top and bottom. Great capture, lovely colors.
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01/22/2010 10:12:09 PM
Amazing
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01/22/2010 11:54:34 AM
Great shot- my number 1
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01/22/2010 10:31:09 AM
Absolutely stunning shot!!. Into my favs.
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01/22/2010 10:10:36 AM
Clear Winner! fabulous photo..
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01/21/2010 10:49:11 PM
One of the best in this challenge.
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01/21/2010 09:37:13 PM
Stunning. I sorta kinda wish there was a teeny tiny bit more headroom above the top of the bubble, but still a beautiful capture.
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01/21/2010 07:22:02 AM
I gotta admit, this is an interesting drop shot.
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01/21/2010 12:24:54 AM
Congrats on the Blue!
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01/20/2010 10:50:15 PM
Great capture for sure! How many times trying this??
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01/20/2010 10:08:43 PM
I don't know how you got that big bubble around that water drop !
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01/20/2010 09:21:09 PM
Well done water bubble - you imparted the sense of otherworldly life in it and in the reflection. Kudos to Cameron for his wonderful films which entertain, make you feel and make you sense something more, as this does.
Beautiful.
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01/20/2010 08:10:03 PM
9 from me. Very good.
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01/20/2010 06:54:58 PM
Fantastic!! 10
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01/20/2010 06:54:06 PM
very neat! (crop's a bit tight)
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01/20/2010 06:18:00 PM
Nice capture.
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01/20/2010 12:43:31 PM
If this doesn't hit the 1st place I'm gonna kill myself
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01/20/2010 11:43:33 AM
Wow, love this, gratz on a wickesd shot
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01/20/2010 11:40:10 AM
Beautiful and it makes me wonder "how'd they do that" Great capture.
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01/20/2010 10:17:40 AM
Great detail but a bit of a tight crop.
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01/20/2010 07:19:34 AM
Simply great.... 10
How did you shoot it
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01/20/2010 06:14:18 AM
if only you had also included the lower part of the reflection of the bubble would have given you 10, so only 9!
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01/20/2010 03:09:34 AM
This is one of the top entries i.m.o. I hope that, after the challenge, you could share the way you've proceeded to have the drop into the bubble. - 10
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01/20/2010 01:06:44 AM
wow! 8
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