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Comment by sfalice:
Wonderful technique and fine result.
congratulations on your placement.

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Comment by h2:

Originally posted by gyaban: Just wondering: why didn't you simply raised the ISO, especially with a 5D2? This would have allowed for a narrower aperture, wouldn't it?

Absolutely true, but I wanted the back edge of the table to be blurred as much as possible. And when I looked at the shot on the camera display it seemed to be enough DOF for the bottle. Reshooting was no ootion timewise.

Message edited by author 2011-03-23 16:31:16.

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Comment by gyaban:
Oliver, very high quality photo as usual. Congratulations on the ribbon!

As for the DoF debate, the top of the bottle being out of focus did not bother me: in fact, I liked it, because it puts the emphasis even more on the splash's sharpness.

In order to obtain everything in focus, obviously, composing 2 exposures would work, as you explained. Just wondering: why didn't you simply raised the ISO, especially with a 5D2? This would have allowed for a narrower aperture, wouldn't it?

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Comment by cutout:
monument to the death of creativity 8

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Comment by vawendy:
oooh!! Thanks for the explanation! I'm reading the speedlighter's handbook, and I just read the part about higher output = longer duration. But I hadn't put it together with equaling more blur (I haven't experimented that much, yet...) What a wonderful nugget of info!

Great shot! I didn't notice/care about the bottle top. :D

Congrats on the red!!

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Comment by h2:

Originally posted by bassbone: Oliver - excuses! excuses! I did notice the bottle top out of focus and it did cost you a point or two. It is amazing how such a small detail as DOF can make the difference. Anyway - good work as always - at least the splash is in focus. One of these days you will get a hang of studio stuff ;-P

No need for excuses, peter, I knew it would be noticed when I submitted. Regarding the studio stuff - ahem, that's what I make a living from, so if I ever got the hang (I doubt that), I would still have to do it ;-)

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Comment by bassbone:
Oliver - excuses! excuses! I did notice the bottle top out of focus and it did cost you a point or two. It is amazing how such a small detail as DOF can make the difference.

Anyway - good work as always - at least the splash is in focus. One of these days you will get a hang of studio stuff ;-P

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Comment by dswann:
Congrats on the red Oliver. Great image. I like the cool blue color and the condensation on the bottle and glass.

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Comment by Lydia:
Yup. Awesome.

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Comment by jamesgoss:
refreshhhhing. I like the slight black tint, adds some good contrast.