Demolishing the Competition
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
I think it�s a great stock photo shot. I�m new to the term �light blowback� by David C (thanks for the link). Maybe that refers to some backlighting that may show up on the edges of the model.

Fruit
by alanfreed

Comment:
Looks good and delicious, too. I bet they even taste better then mountain oysters. Congratulations on 4th-Place! I like the concept, it goes with many food themes, so it's great for stock.

Now if there was a pan of water under it with some water drops...

Coming to the boil
by IreneM

Comment:
I guess it can be called a Stock Pot, for soup stock.
I don't know how you do it, but you did it again.

Remembering Gloria: Friendly Wings
by J-Me

Comment:
The Monarch Butterfly is a symbol of Change and Hope.
My wife is into collecting Snowmen themed items around Christmas and Winter. She started getting butterfly items from the monthly meetings at TCF (The Compassionate Friends), a bereavement support group. So I started collecting Monarch Butterfly photos for her.

PHASE III
by saloonstudios

Comment:
Congratulations on your Mad Scientist theatre setup. Good lighting.

Lucky to have each other... Tribute to De Sousa's "Love is... Flying into your arms"
by CorySmith

Comment:
You're getting better all the time.
Sounds like the 24-70mm would've worked better. At 1/250 5.6 you may not need the camera on a tripod, or is there an advantage?

Anyways it's alway part skill, persistance, innovation, along with luck. It turned out great.

Hot Dice
by IreneM

Comment:
Hot shot!
Well at least you didn't burn down the house or your village.
Was it done indoors or outside?

Bubbles
by lovethelight

Comment:
Nice composition. glad to see you're back for some more ribbons!

Spilling out
by IreneM

Comment:
This is a typical "IreneM" watershot
It seems the splash didn't come from the bottle, is that correct?
Please give some setup details.

From May-Dec 2006 you got no ribbons, but in 2008 you hit the jackpot.
So I guess persistence pays off.

Great record, 16-1st + 11-2nd + 11-3rd = 38, (19-HMs)
Scalvert's record: 15-1st + 19-2nd + 12-3rd, = 46, (7-HMs)
IF you count HMs, you beat Scalvert, 57 to 53.

I'd say you Animate the Inanimate.

29,747.24 Days
by hotpasta

Comment:
Congratulations, great image. He must be another hotpasta.