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 06/05/2005 06:15:46 AM · #1
Inspiration came from LouiseB's "Eureka !" from the lighting challenge.

I took this with my new 300d. Basically, I'd like a "what I would change" critique.



Thanks All!

Message edited by author 2005-06-05 08:22:18.
 06/05/2005 08:05:38 AM · #2
I love the picture. Idea is intriguingly interesting. I would love to know how did you take this shot?
Hmm, I would perhaps clone out/burn the bluish hue at the base to make the image more clean and clear. A little level adjustment for glass area would make it stand out better. Thats all I could think of, simply loving it the way it is :) Well done !
06/05/2005 08:16:58 AM · #3
Thank you very much for the kind comments, Nonage.

I set the timer on the camera (mounted on tripod, of course) and held a flashlight above/behind the bulb to illumintate it.

I'm going to work on the blue area and see what I get.

Message edited by author 2005-06-05 08:17:16.
 06/05/2005 03:56:37 PM · #4
Here's the essential exif data-

Shutter- 1/3
Aperture- f/4
Focal Length- 28mm
ISO- 100
Exposure Comp- 0
06/05/2005 04:13:53 PM · #5
what is the intent of the photo, or are you going for the graphic element only?

i keep rereading my question and it sounds like there's an agenda behind it, but there's not (honestly!)...i'm just wondering.
 06/05/2005 05:17:58 PM · #6
Well, there really was no intent, so, yes, it really is just the graphic element. I was holding a lightbulb and drinking from a martini glass (don't ask) and thought "hey...these would look good together!"

I tried it with ice cubues and with colored water, but it turns out that the plain and simple clear water looked the best. And what I found to be the coolest of everything was that a lightbulb in water looks very similar to an ice cube (not the shape, but that look where it's a solid white in the middle, and clear around the edges).

That's my story :)
 06/05/2005 05:49:07 PM · #7
ahhh, yes..now i see it, it does look like an ice cube...i completely missed that the first time.

I think it would be more effective at a lower angle so that the "bulb above water" doesn't dominate the neat effect of "bulb below water"...otherwise, great work!


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