And It Was All Yellow
by hotpasta

Comment by liltritter:
Beautiful, I love the color and clarity. Very nicely done.

Two Heads are Better Than One
by hotpasta

Comment by philup:
Awesome SP! Congratulations on your top 20!

A Stella Dive
by hotpasta

Comment by awpollard:
Hey there Hotpasta, Greetings from the Critque Club.

Great shot, well executed concept and the border works in this instance as a means to contain the action. The border even acts to push the viewer inward nice subtle touch.

They play on words in the Title is a welcome asset. The colors all work well together, however the more critical dpc'ers may nit pick about how the Green background overpowers the (I believe Stella's come in a green bottle) subject of foreground object.

Possibly your intention (I can see that) was the green water and not the bottle at all. Many weekend warriors of DPC would focus on the bottle/action that is taking place.

To confirm my Observations (Opinion) I will bring a shot down and study it locally, as I did with yours.

I honestly believe the biggest contributor to your score was that it seems a bit soft. Possibly a faster shutter would have sharpened it up a bit, but the shoot as it stands I might have done one more sharpen after the resize to clear up the lettering on the labels, doing so also sharpened the water droplets and that edge (little wave) that surrounds the bottle. Again I beleive that a touch of sharpen might have brought this up a whole point in the challenge.

When I studied the shot, just after the sharpen (which added a little contrast on it's own) I also went into to Levels and darkened just a tiny bit and then added a bit more contrast by sliding the upper right handle in levels to the left just a bit. The greens seemed to jump out a bit more.

This is a really great concept/composition and I know it was a bit of work to get that feel you were looking for. The voters as usual probably wanted to see a little more pop and sharpness.

Still this is a great job at not so easy a subject.

Andy

A Stella Dive
by hotpasta

Comment by deepfrog17:
cheers neighbor! nice score, i think we both should have done better. always next time.. right? my take on your shot was on the low end (4) sorry. i liked the splash a lot, but the choice of a brown bottle and the heavy reflection off of the bottle were too much. i think a green or clear bottle would have been more effective, though that reflection is always difficult to deal with (no studio). also all that movement never lets your eye settle into the shot, for instance if the bottle had perfect/crisp focus and appeared motionless (yours is close but a little fuzzy) it may have had more impact. otherwise...like i said we both should have done better. happy 21st to your son. peace.

Message edited by author 2006-06-14 13:10:59.

Flying
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Comment by pineapple:
My father was a doctor and, as I was growing up in Western Australia in the late 50s, he was on call for the Aussie Rules games. He pretty much guaranteed getting one fractured skull every Saturday.... Nice photos both this and the entry.

Two Heads are Better Than One
by hotpasta

Comment by tkjaer:
Love it! Great self portrait!

A Stella Dive
by hotpasta

Comment by Zoomdak:
Nice splash image. Water kinda has an unnatural green to it though. How many images did you take to get this one?

A Stella Dive
by hotpasta

Comment by scrum8:
That brings back memories. Well done.

A Stella Dive
by hotpasta

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
Neat..

A Stella Dive
by hotpasta

Comment by FocusPoint:
Cool ;)