Atrium Roof V
by banmorn

Comment by yanko:
That's cool.

Atrium Roof V
by banmorn

Comment by f-32:
Whoa! This does interesting things to my eyes. And I LOVE this image!

Felix and Oscar
by banmorn

Comment by graphicfunk:
Robert: I am convinced the flowers are seeking you now. Amazing and creative presentation here. Congratulations on your top ten finish.

Felix and Oscar
by banmorn

Comment by banmorn:
Thanks every one for the Great comments! I appreciate it. A note about the tulips: NO TULIPS WERE HURT IN THE MAKING OF THIS IMAGE! LOL! No really. OK I cut the stems, but that was the only thing I used a pair of scissors for. The florist that I bought these from did not know what they were...something Dutch, he said (to which I replied silently "Duh"). I found some more today at another florists who new they were Fringed tulips, which I had found on the net. And he actually had, and I bought, some of the same variety which he told was called "Isle de France". Thanks again!

Felix and Oscar
by banmorn

Comment by GeneralE:
Wacky plant, nice title, lovely exposure : )

Felix and Oscar
by banmorn

Comment by fritzoschitzo:
great quality and subject manner. creative idea and beautiful shot!

Felix and Oscar
by banmorn

Comment by AzCKelly:
Wow, interesting flower combination. Good use of space and lighting.

Felix and Oscar
by banmorn

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Great visual analogy! :)

Tulips, Red, White
by banmorn

Comment by AChelton:
Nice color here

The Color Purple on CD
by banmorn

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club:

First of all I have to qualify that I'm not a big fan of water drop shots but let's see what I can come up with...

Your overall composition is very nice. I also love the colors scheme that you achieved using the computer screen to create the reflection.

My first impression of this shot is that it is very dark. It looks like it could use a good bit of light. This is kind of a conundrum though because increasing the overall lighting would wash out the reflection on the disc. The few times that I've tried to photograph water drops or ice, I've had a difficult time getting nicely defined edges. I see you have that issue in this shot. I'm not 100% on this, but I think a boost in lighting should help with this definition of edges. Overall, I think the shot is a little soft. You can see this not only in the water drops (which could be an illusion caused by the lighting as mentioned above) and also on the CD itself.

The only other problem I have with this shot is in the inconsistant shape of the water drops themselves. Some of them are nice and round, but some of them are not. I know that in past water drop shots the photographers have used a product called (I believe) RainX. This product is a very good water repellent that you would spray on the disc before dropping the water on it. It makes nice perfect round drops.

I think the reason that this shot didn't score as highly as many in the past is because of the shape of the drops, the indistinct edges of the drops and the softness of the shot. If you like this kind of shot I would recommend trying different lighting schemes and the RainX trick and I bet you could come up with a very nice image! Keep shooting.
TC