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A Drop of Blue
A Drop of Blue
Rikki


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: My Bedroom
Date: Mar 26, 2006
Aperture: f10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 seconds
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2006

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Comments: 11
Favorites: 6 (view)

 Used a glycerin + water mixture to change the viscosity of the water. Used an ordinary paper clip and just bent it around a pen and flexed to create this simple line. The blue backdrop is a piece of cardboard paper. Lighting was via clamp lights with a blue gelatin filter in front of them. Pretty simple but to get this one shot, I took over 200+ shots ;)


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 05/16/2006 11:42:00 AM
Beautifully simplistic....love the color and form of the paperclip and droplet. Great studio type shot.
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 04/04/2006 07:21:39 PM
Wonderful shot Rikki - I like this better than your challenge. Like the shape of the drop and the clip. Lighting is great too. I like the different variations of blue. My favorite of these 4.
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 04/04/2006 07:14:54 PM
I like this. I also liked the challenge entry. The blue is a nice touch. I feel the color blue goes better with the water droplet than the red.

Also...one day I will learn to "alter" my surroundings like you did when you added glycerin to the water!
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 04/04/2006 07:12:38 PM
This is just totally awesome! Spectacular lines and colors. Very well composed. Beautiful work!
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 04/04/2006 07:09:18 PM
I actually happen to like this one even more than the one you entered for the challenge...I think the reason being the black shadow that is very appealing and...I would say feminine! To me its like feeling the first drop of water, the seed!

Hats off to you for sparking my imagination :-)
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 04/04/2006 06:17:24 PM
Without a doubt this is my favourite of the four. The blue background is very well done. It's amazing how you created an interesting photo out of a basic item! Well done Rikki!
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 04/04/2006 05:34:55 PM
LIke the colors you finished with, the paper clip now resembles one of those wine holders from the seventies! Overall nicely done, but honestly does not hold my interest for long, regrets.

Jacque
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 04/04/2006 05:32:09 PM
Very cool image Rikki. As with Louis' comment, I think it could benefit from the coil and drop being a little sharper.
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 04/03/2006 12:36:19 PM
Was this an outtake to the water challenge? I think this one would have done better than your actual entry.
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 04/03/2006 12:14:47 PM
In response to your request for comment: This is just a really lovely picture, with what I think is perfect composition, interest, highlight and colour. The way the coil disappears near the upper left, and the blue background bulges out at that point and below, makes for very high tension that is just extremely pleasant to look at. The same goes for the formal shape of the drop against what could almost be described as an extremely expanded view of a drop behind and below it. The colour is moody and immediately impacting, and really complements the high tension of the image so very well. There's a straight line of highlight at right that ultimately bleeds into the background that is pretty much perfect. The border works to cut off the drama at the right point, before we're forced to look at DP Challenge grey. :) There is an ever-so-slight hint of something red on the extreme right of the drop and along the coil that adds subtle interest. Maybe just a bit more would have been even more interesting.

I would only indicate that my preference would be for razor-sharp focus on the coil and drop, which on close examination are a tad soft. The coil isn't perfect; if you had to bend it, you did a fantastic job, but such a formal setup might benefit from a machined piece of wire. The swoop of the coil is very pleasing, though. In essence, I can't find anything I don't enjoy about this image. Really very gorgeous.

Message edited by author 2006-04-03 16:15:39.
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 04/02/2006 09:24:54 PM
I really really like this one.. very soothing. :)
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