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Water is Life
Water is Life
yanko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Four Elements II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD IF for Canon
Location: Home
Date: May 26, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 3.2 seconds
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2007

 Setup was pretty simple. I placed a small water drop on a rod. Like with most fish shots he wasn't real. Just a reflected image in the background. 100% unoriginal I know but I wanted to see if I could get the reflection without having the background image show up in the picture, which is what you normally see in shots like this. For the most part it was a success in keeping that distraction out. Only a small portion was seen in the non-cropped version.

Thanks for the comments!

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 394
Avg (all users): 6.9691
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.8173
Avg (non-participants): 7.2414
Views since voting: 4375
Views during voting: 413
Votes: 162
Comments: 32
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 06/07/2007 12:24:34 PM
Haha excellent, very nice idea. Congrats
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 06/06/2007 07:54:24 PM
Richard: this is some fine presentation. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 06/04/2007 09:53:59 PM
Very clever, and I love the richness in the color of the blue..... \
Just awesome IMO..... and should have tibboned.....
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 06/04/2007 11:45:00 AM
Great job yanko.
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 06/04/2007 05:04:23 AM
Had to see how this stunning shot was done! Congrats on your top 10 finish Richard.
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 06/04/2007 03:19:44 AM
Congratulations on your high finish. I thought it would do well. Thanks for telling me how it was done.
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 06/04/2007 01:16:57 AM
I swore I commented. OH well.. great complementary colours. Nice finish, my friend. ;~D
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 06/04/2007 12:42:47 AM
WTG, Richard, great shot! Congrats on to 10.
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 06/04/2007 12:24:21 AM
Thought this might have ribboned Richard...one of my faves in the challenge...congrats on a top finish in a big field
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/03/2007 11:23:55 PM
great idea, wonderfully shot
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 06/03/2007 11:15:29 PM
A cool idea, nice colors.
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 06/03/2007 10:11:43 PM
I voted on this earlier, think I'll bump it up one. Good one!
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 06/03/2007 07:02:10 PM
Neat capture! I can't wait to hear how you accomplished this. Very nice. 9
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 06/03/2007 04:25:25 AM
Elementally the best of the bunch. Captures the idea of the competition well and is a great photo. I love the simplicity.
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 06/03/2007 12:18:23 AM
Beautiful picture. I'm assuming the drop is much closer to the camera than the goldfish, so excellent DOF. I love the colors.
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 06/02/2007 10:20:08 AM
I bet this will do really well in the competition -- its just the kind of image that DPCers love. For me, this type of shot is great on the first look, but doesn't have a lot of staying power ... the more you look, the less there is to see. That's why its a 6 from me.

On the technicals: the exposure on the drop is very nice, but the fish is a bit soft. My guess is the fish might be a picture on a computer monitor behind the drop?
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 06/01/2007 11:18:37 PM
Very interesting with endearing color charm. Bump.
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 06/01/2007 07:56:54 PM
I love it. I want to know how it was done.
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 06/01/2007 10:27:56 AM
Creative and well done!
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 05/31/2007 06:22:07 PM
Very cool shot, love the vibrant blues, simply put a pleasure to view. 9
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 05/31/2007 04:45:22 PM
nice framing :-)
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 05/30/2007 11:36:10 PM
Sweet! Excellent image - great color!
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 05/30/2007 02:37:33 PM
ok
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 05/30/2007 02:30:08 PM
The orange of the fish really pops against the blue backdrop. Very clever and creative macro photograph with lots of wow factor. Well done!
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 05/30/2007 12:47:10 AM
looking forward to hearing how you accomlished this 10
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 05/29/2007 12:28:00 PM
Very Kewl!!
I like the gorgeous blue background in this one as much as the composition/subject! Creative stuff! *8*
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 05/29/2007 12:24:37 PM
My brain feels confused.
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 05/28/2007 11:06:57 AM
Fantastic colour contrast. Amazing idea - how you've done this is beyond me!
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 05/28/2007 09:17:31 AM
wow!
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 05/28/2007 06:07:50 AM
WOW how did you do this with only advanced editing?!
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 05/28/2007 04:38:07 AM
Very well done
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 05/28/2007 02:28:33 AM
Oh, my...there are some great images in this challenge and this has to be a ribbon contender. Your title is perfect, colours lighting...I cannot find a singl thing to change...10, 10, 10
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