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Challenge: Beverages (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Home Studio
Date: Sep 26, 2005
Aperture: 20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 400
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Sep 27, 2005
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This picture is what i had intended in my head from the start. Although at the begining, i wanted to make it with a Corrona Beer bottle and some colored water to match the bottle, time was of the essence as i didn't have time or money to make fake ice. So instead, 12$ of real ice were used. So cold... ahhh
Anyways, I bought a used fish tank for the shot, which i acquired at a very cheap price. Unfortunatly, the windows were slightly dirty and scratched (behond cleaning and fixing), so that explains the small impurity in the picture, mostly around the bawls bottle. This also explains the hazy looks, even tho this shot was done with a flash unit.
The shot consisted of my girlfriend Marie, having lots of patience with me, dropping the bottle in the tank and using her other hand to 'splash up' some water at the same time. It took about 2 hours to get it right, after more then 200 shots.
Overall, this was a good experience, one i wish to perfect later, with fake ice and a better window (crystal clean) and perharps, with a better background (double exposition), most likely.
In the end, although this was a good experience, i am not satisfied with the shot, unfortunatly. I was hoping for better quality in the image, which couldn't be attained, mostly due to this challenge being an 'open Challenge' entry, where spot editing was done.
As for the technical aspect is concerned, i used a AlienBees SB800 Flash Unit with a big Softbox on top to make light even. Another Flash unit from the top left to make a contrast with the ice and better reflect on the bottle (a strip like would've been awesome here) and finally, another Flash unit from the bottom to light up the ice.
post prod included every ounce of ideas and layer adjustments i could think of. Levels, Hues, Curves, Brightness, Overlay high pass and some USM. The result is 'ok', but really frustrating because of the poor quality of the fish tank used. AHHH...
Thanks for voting... i'm hoping for a top 30 on this shot. |
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| Layers: Only Adjustment Layers (or the non-Photoshop equivalent) may be used.Adjustment Layers must be applied in Normal mode. |
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10/09/2005 11:17:02 PM |
Je crois que c'est le Overlay qu'ils n'ont pas aimé. Seuls le mode normal est permis. Si ton overlay n'est pas un mode pour un de tes calques d'ajustement (adjustment layers), tu pourrais leur dire.
Elle est fantastique, cette photo. J'adore l'effet de l'éclaboussure d'eau. Lâche pas! |
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10/07/2005 01:33:22 PM |
| Well, i guess DPC.com didn't like my adjustment layers. Thanks for everyone who voted. |
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10/07/2005 10:37:00 AM |
| Congrats on your 2nd place! Great shot! Looks like the effort paid off! |
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10/06/2005 03:41:32 PM |
| I am very happy for you, especially after reading your comments. It was definitely worth the effort I'm sure :) |
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10/05/2005 09:12:12 PM |
| Hey Antoine: my warmest congratulations on this slick and superb splash of an image. Keep up the faith and your good work. Happy RED! |
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10/05/2005 11:01:15 AM |
| Congrats on your red ribbon! Great job! |
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10/05/2005 09:17:11 AM |
| One of the few favourites I had in the challenge (the other got the yellow ribbon). Exceptional! And congratulations! |
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10/05/2005 08:45:12 AM |
| Congrats on the Red....Love the color tones in this one. |
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10/05/2005 08:11:18 AM |
| This was one of my top picks. Congratulations on your first ribbon and in only 10 entries at that. |
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10/05/2005 12:35:45 AM |
Thanks guys, i really appreciate this! Although i'm really scared of a DQ right now. I really pushed the limits on the rules of Open challenge to get this result, i hope i didn't cross to the darkside, would be a shame.
I really appreciate all the nice comments i got so far, this really helps me better my photography, which is the point of being here!
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10/05/2005 12:33:41 AM |
| Yow! Another first ribbon for this challenge. WTG! |
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10/05/2005 12:23:18 AM |
| Well your efforts certainly paid off... congrats on your first ribbon! When you put up 6+ scoring entries this consistently, the result is inevitable. ;-) |
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10/05/2005 12:07:02 AM |
Wow. This rocks. Didn't get a chance to vote on it. Woulda given a 10. I LOVE that bottle! After this challenge, I have decided I will buy bottles that look good in pictures.
The colour, motion and contrast make this picture. I am not bothered by the imperfections brought from the aquarium.
You've got one amazing girlfriend. Go give her a kiss! |
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10/05/2005 12:03:46 AM |
Patience pays off! when will I learn that!
Congratulations on a great job! |
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10/04/2005 11:22:45 PM |
| Bravo! What an execution. Mavelous image. Congrats |
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10/03/2005 01:43:20 PM |
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10/02/2005 10:18:41 PM |
| amazing colors and action!!!!! 10 |
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10/02/2005 09:45:07 PM |
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10/02/2005 02:27:48 PM |
| Very well captured! The water is just perfect! Well done! |
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10/02/2005 06:51:45 AM |
| I get a refreshing feel when I see this. Job well done! |
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10/01/2005 06:28:50 PM |
| Now THIS is truly refreshing. This is the only photo I really like of all the Beverage entries. |
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10/01/2005 11:39:34 AM |
| Looks like it was a bit blurred and then sharpened, which left some noise, particularly around the bottle. |
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10/01/2005 02:37:00 AM |
| Great. A pity that the bottle looks unsharp - 9 |
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09/29/2005 11:42:23 PM |
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09/29/2005 07:53:19 PM |
if it was just a little bit crisper-a little bit clearer/in focus-this would be a great image.
As it is, it's still really good, just one step away from excellent! |
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09/29/2005 01:15:13 PM |
| Pretty cool shot, excellent colours and looks very much like an advertisement, only thing I dislike is that the bottle seems a little moved or out of focus but not by much and I gave this an 8, excellent work. |
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09/29/2005 06:02:48 AM |
| Very well captured! Good timing! :) |
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09/28/2005 07:27:19 PM |
| Looks a little oversaturated for my tastes but a nice image. |
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09/28/2005 11:58:59 AM |
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09/28/2005 11:33:27 AM |
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09/28/2005 08:43:41 AM |
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