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A little bit of water

Postby rokkstar on Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:50 am

As the comp is now over I thought I'd get some opinion on a few water shots I was taking. All critique and comment welcome.

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Loads more but I shan't bore you with them at the moment.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:59 am

Some of these are great, and as I think Paul mentioned earlier.. this is great stock type photography...awesome stuff... can you elaborate a little on the lighting and setup ?
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:06 pm

Matt - excellent shots which, IMO, are made even better with the bubble colour contrast at the top of the stem :)
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Postby DStrom on Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:07 pm

great shots Matt,

I think you picked the best one for the comp.
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Postby ozimax on Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:08 pm

Cool stuff!
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:39 pm

Sweet. That last one i like the best. Your comp entry was exquisite.
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Postby HappyFotographer on Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:41 pm

I love these Matt, when I first saw your entry I actually pegged it as one of Chris' ideas :oops:

Very cool

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Postby birddog114 on Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:43 pm

Matt,
Great shot and well setup!!!! :wink:
But no real champagne, I guess!
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:53 pm

Matt

These are masterful images and show you are really getting the hang of this studio lighting thing. As already mentioned, your choice of a glass with a coloured ball in the stem really rounds out the shot. While these are very good, I have no doubt your entry was the best of these.
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Postby rokkstar on Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:14 pm

Many thanks for the comments everyone.
I agree that the comp entry is a lot stronger than these which are the left overs really.
I've taken a pic of these glasses before but never really used the coloured glass to any great effect. I do like the fact that the image seems almost monochromatic without it.
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Postby BBJ on Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:35 pm

Matt, i like these as well as they look great, only wish we could swap one of these for the POTW photo, :lol: Like looking at some Gay guy that needs some Nads if that what they call it.LOL My mate who has an italian back ground well i call him a white wog he goes in for a wax now and then and he a hairy critter, Matt maybe you should take note mate.

Anyhow back to the serious side of things these are great so now now spill your gutts mate and tell us how you lit these pics up. They are great love them and you could inspire me to try this oneday if i had some decent glassware.
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Postby rokkstar on Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:37 pm

BBJ wrote:My mate who has an italian back ground well i call him a white wog he goes in for a wax now and then and he a hairy critter, Matt maybe you should take note mate.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: I have a lot of respect for him because I hear that male body waxing is more painful than childbirth :wink:

BBJ wrote:Anyhow back to the serious side of things these are great so now now spill your gutts mate and tell us how you lit these pics up.


The set up is, as always with me, simple. The SB600 is behind and below the glass firing up at the background. Power on the flash is 1/32. Shot in a dark room with camera prefocused - pour the water and trip the shutter. I think the EXIF is about f8 @ 1/250 for most of them.
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Postby nito on Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:00 pm

Very nice shots rokkstar. Very impressed!
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