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IreneM


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Challenge: Green II (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: My kitchen
Date: Jun 2, 2006
Aperture: f9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160th s
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: Jun 6, 2006

I don't use a laser module/gate, so it's nearly impossible to catch the very moment the coloured droplet (dropping from a height of about 12 inches) just barely touched the green liquid underneath and caused a tiny ripple before going through the water surface. I know the image is not perfectly in focus but I was thrilled to capture something as unusual as this.

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Place: 113 out of 453
Avg (all users): 5.7170
Avg (commenters): 5.8462
Avg (participants): 5.3858
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Views since voting: 2950
Views during voting: 450
Votes: 265
Comments: 20
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06/30/2006 05:19:22 PM
Its so hard to focus on something so small never alone when its falling, again I thinks its amazing love it. fuzzy or not .
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06/15/2006 04:41:26 AM
Originally posted by ralfw:

Ah, IreneM -
I sensed this might be one of your new experiments! I like it!

You've inspired me to start working with splashes and drops by the way. My wife told me to take it outside, and to stop making so much of a mess!

Great timing on that capture. Do you normally use a laser to trigger the exposure, or just hand time it and pick from the best?

ralfw


Hi Ralf, I've sent you a PM.
06/14/2006 01:01:58 AM
Ah, IreneM -
I sensed this might be one of your new experiments! I like it!

You've inspired me to start working with splashes and drops by the way. My wife told me to take it outside, and to stop making so much of a mess!

Great timing on that capture. Do you normally use a laser to trigger the exposure, or just hand time it and pick from the best?

ralfw
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/13/2006 07:42:09 PM
Nice shot. Love the colours. I should imagine it took a lot of work to produce.

The lack of sharpness lets an otherwise superb image down. Is it motion blur or focus do you think? I think it may be focus, the ripple in the droplets shadow looks quite sharp – it still may be motion blur as that part of the image has the lowest velocity from the cameras view point.
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06/13/2006 01:27:10 PM
nice shot, photoshop of drop color?
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06/12/2006 03:50:32 PM
Crazy! To catch it just hovering over the surface. Looks like it has eyes too. only improvement I can see is sharpness.
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06/12/2006 12:48:58 AM
Very cool capture - just wish it were a shade sharper.
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06/10/2006 01:21:59 PM
Very interesting shot, more for the "eerie face" on the marble or whatever the round object is, than the rippe effect in the water. I like it!
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06/09/2006 09:38:32 AM
a little bit soft.
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06/08/2006 11:18:40 PM
I'd love to see the setup on this one ... Nice.
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06/08/2006 11:07:12 PM
Sorry, but nothing seems to be in sharp focus, and that really hurts an image like this.
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06/08/2006 06:53:42 PM
!!! Can't wait to see how you caught this.
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06/08/2006 06:10:21 AM
Sorry, it's doesn't work for me...
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06/07/2006 10:53:18 PM
Amazing shot! Called the "Money Shot" I believe. 10
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06/07/2006 10:11:16 PM
I LOVE this photo! The selling point for me is the detail in the drop!
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06/07/2006 08:59:11 PM
Great shot, to bad focus is a bit off.
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06/07/2006 06:52:54 PM
nice shot :)
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06/07/2006 05:10:47 PM
very unusual your droplet looks like it has a little face, I like it.
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06/07/2006 12:32:25 PM
Focus is too soft.
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06/07/2006 12:17:19 PM
same problem as my submission, little too much motion blur.
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