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More Water
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May 4, 2004
More Water

As they say, "If you can't do it right..." Actually, the water pictures are imitations of others so well done in the studio. I don't think I can create such perfection - so I do what I can. See what happens. And I find the result rather interesting to look at. Here, the water is caught mid-flight, catching the gleam off a flashlight; the glass is about to tip over. As I look at the poised movement, I ask the question recently posed on DPReview, "What are you trying to tell with this picture?"

And...I can say...I don't know. Maybe it's a testament to fleeting action, to moments that possess so much meaning yet are gone in an instant and if you don't happen to think about it, muse over it, take a picture of it, that moment will be gone. Or maybe...it's about chaos.

Or...maybe it's just me screwing around with a glass of water. And a golf ball.

Here's another shot using the flashlight... http://www.pbase.com/image/28655555/large


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Carolyn B.07-May-2004 07:27
Oh thank you so much everyone - what wonderful comments...what a neat group of people we PADers are!
Vinay07-May-2004 03:54
Very nice
Guest 07-May-2004 03:51
I like it! Great job! I have yet to pull one of these water shots off!
Guest 06-May-2004 01:44
This is AMAZING! If it was mine i would have answered "I'm trying to say that I CAN" trust me not many people have the patience and reflex to get this! Drop/splash shots are always different and that's what makes them so enjoyable, not to mention the pretty light show you get from each drop! Nice!
Karen Leaf06-May-2004 00:48
Expanding energy trying to remain contained? You gotta love the results from experiments.
Larry Ahern05-May-2004 23:40
Yea screwing around is cool ... and this is a very cool shot!
penny roots05-May-2004 19:40
Fantastic shot , so well timed .
Guest 05-May-2004 18:47
Nicely done, Carolyn.

I don't think every picture need tell a story... especially for the PAD. Sometimes it is perfectly alright to just be experimenting, you know?
jypsee05-May-2004 17:15
Screwing around is my favorite mode of being....
Jill05-May-2004 16:39
Carolyn this is fabulous. Not an easy shot to capture well. And you did!

Loving it.
Geoff Delderfield Photography05-May-2004 16:15
I love it Carolyn! Frozen chaos! Excellent. Keep screwing around if you produce shots like this!
Carolyn B.05-May-2004 16:12
LOL, Adalberto! It DOES look like ice! Thanks everyone!
Guest 05-May-2004 16:07
This is amazing! The lighting is perfect against the dark background, I love it!
virginiacoastline05-May-2004 16:03
I like the last statement . . .doesn't need to be any more ethereal than that . .=)
Adalberto Tiburzi05-May-2004 16:01
So we discover that freezed water looks like ice! (just to answer the DpReview question :-))
Very cool.
Guest 05-May-2004 15:46
fantastic photo! I'm gonna vote for it! WOW great job
Si Kirk05-May-2004 15:46
well it worked, looks like the light is exploding.