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Canon Image Challenge | all galleries >> Challenges From The Past >> 2010 Challenges >> CIC 17: Minimalism (hosted by Nico Conradie) >> CIC 17 Eligible > 8th Place "Drops of Gold" by Paul Alters
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19-JUN-2010 Paul Alters

8th Place "Drops of Gold" by Paul Alters

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/200s f/32.0 at 168.0mm iso100 full exif

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jnconradie22-Jun-2010 05:00
Thanks, Paul, for the excellent explanation. Again, compliments on a wonderful image.
Canon Image Challenge22-Jun-2010 04:00
Thanks for the comments, if the truth were known it was a accidental test shot for exposure, lighting angles and DOF for a water drop shot I was setting up. I dropped water drops on a Plexiglas sheet, then I used 2 Canon speedlights reflecting off a 2 pieces of poster board. One grey and one was gold. I had a slice of a red filter covering part of one of the speedlights to give a kiss of red. There is no photoshop work on this image. Raw conversion only. I did play with the color temp in raw to enhance the golden look.

By the way, originally I was going to upload a image with a different crop, with the main drop slightly up and to the left... I just selected the wrong image when I uploaded it here. Oops!

Paul Alters (Sparkey2)
Canon Image Challenge21-Jun-2010 18:44
Just gorgeous! As with Nico, I'm curious how you did this. Thanks for the entry though. Traveller
jnconradie21-Jun-2010 18:13
Excellent, Paul. Wonderfully lit. (I would love to hear from you how this shot was put together.) Compliments and regards. Nico
Guest 21-Jun-2010 16:00
I third that Paul: Beautifully done. I wonder what a crop of just the center drop would look like? Maybe more "minimal"? But I love it the way it is!
Guest 21-Jun-2010 15:55
I second that emotion. I like the detail ans reflections.
Canon Image Challenge21-Jun-2010 15:19
Very nice capture Paul, striking image. I really like the crispness of this and the lovely lighting.

~ Regards Bob