Light desire
by sarampo

Comment by sarampo:

Originally posted by smardaz: obviously this is technically well done. I am, however, struggling to understand the context. is there supposed to be a correlation between the pencils the drops and the picture of the woman? or is the shot just there for its own sake?

Hi Jason!

You make a good point, and of course I can't tell you that it's a masterpiece ;-)

The goal in making the photo was getting two water drops simultaneously in the picture, hence the double take. Since two drops were lacking a bit of interest, I started thinking of background. I could have gone with a smiley face, a flower, a lot of things.
The choice for the woman was to make some eye connection with the viewer.

I used two black pencils because they were easier to work with, regarding drops.
The idea to turn upside down the image was so I could give the impression that the drops were bubbles ascending, thus the title.

So it was just a matter of getting the elements together, without having too much of a back story of intention other than the visual one.

Cheers,
Joao

Message edited by author 2010-06-19 04:52:52.

Silky smooth
by sarampo

Comment by bvy:
Beautifully done. The foreground textures complement the smoothness of the water very effectively.

Light desire
by sarampo

Comment by smardaz:
obviously this is technically well done. I am, however, struggling to understand the context. is there supposed to be a correlation between the pencils the drops and the picture of the woman? or is the shot just there for its own sake?

Light desire
by sarampo

Comment by bohemka:
This is incredible. A wonderfully deserved ribbon. I'm quickly becoming a huge fan of your work. Excellent, excellent stuff.

Silky smooth
by sarampo

Comment by mycelium:
Nicely composed. The color cast throws me off because I know those lights aren't blue. Highlights seem a bit too bright. (7)

Light desire
by sarampo

Comment by duartix:
This is clearly your best pencil picture ever!
Congratulations!

Silky smooth
by sarampo

Comment by duartix:
Fantástica!
Great balance between foreground and background interest!
How did you managed so much DOF? Is this a double focus take?

Light desire
by sarampo

Comment by JustCaree:
This screams tutorial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Light desire
by sarampo

Comment by noraneko:
Thanks for posting your explanation on how you achieved this! It's very cool. Sorry I didn't vote in this challenge - you would have had another 9 or 10.

Silky smooth
by sarampo

Comment by kprasad9375:
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