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26-JUN-2005 alain db

4th - Belgian Water ~ alain db

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Minolta DiMAGE A1
1s f/9.0 at 7.2mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Jun-2005 20:03:53
MakeMinolta
ModelDiMAGE A1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7.2 mm
Exposure Time1.60 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
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Konica Minolta Users04-Jul-2005 11:33
Excellent - Chris Gregory
Konica Minolta Users02-Jul-2005 20:51
Hi Alain
You can turn an ordinary every day object like a plastic water bottle in art. Amazing!! When I first saw this picture in the thumbnails I thought this was two very elaborated and delicate perfume containers : ) .
Best Regards
Nuno Cruz
Guest 02-Jul-2005 06:03
This is much better than your original! It holds my interest long enough to explore the entire image. Only after a long look does the pink come into play, and it does become distracting after you notice it! I like the green at the bottom; It adds a subtle but needed contrast. Nice!
Marc Baumser01-Jul-2005 14:25
Alain,
I think this is a fantastic shot. It reminds me of ocean waves. where are the pink reflections coming from? I do wish they weren't there. In addition to this shot have you thought about a tight crop of the center section as a abstract?

Marc
Dennis Phillips29-Jun-2005 19:27
The simplicity of the composition belies the effort that went into it. Excellent frame. Excellent photo. I'm impressed by all your work, but this one is outstanding. Tlaloc
Guest 28-Jun-2005 11:17
Alain, I was also thinking that I preferred for the bottle not to be truncated, so I'm glad you reworked it. Great effect with the blue patterns. Well spotted. I like your choice to point one bottle into the corner, but I think this is a subject where some symmetry would have worked better for me and it would have been great to see both bottles pointing into the corners. The green wave (support?) at the bottom also seems out of place, but can easily be changed during PP if there's no other simple way around it. However, the upward and outward angles are a good idea and the DOF works well to create the illusion that the bottles are short and round in the thumbnail. John
Guest 28-Jun-2005 00:56
I think I like this better, having the second bottle all in. I like the way the bottles are clearly idenfiable as bottles of water, it makes the striped reflections more mysterious.
Konica Minolta Users27-Jun-2005 22:26
Thanks for your feedback, folks ! I posted a reworked version which IMHO has a much better image quality. And yes, MCsaba, I did bring in the second bottle... ;-)

Alain
Guest 27-Jun-2005 20:42
On the contrary, that's what I like the most (part of the bottle out of the frame): it gives the bottle some 3rd dimensionality. And also the "striped" reflections.igb
Konica Minolta Users27-Jun-2005 06:00
I like the non-symmetric positioning of the bottles, but I would not cut out the right part of the right bottle. - MCsaba