I'm diving!!!!

mentos_007 · Jun 30, 2005

yap.. so here's an eplanation. The emply left area is intentional while a guy who ordered this kind of shot wants to add a slogan there. I played only a bit with levels... too much?

iSellJerseyShore · Jun 30, 2005

Neat!! How did you compose this shot??

-iSellJerseyShore

mentos_007 · Jun 30, 2005

I used my old aquario (sp?) with water, I put a white sheet of paper behind it, and I... kept throwing the strawberry in...

OBrien · Jun 30, 2005

Excellent Mentos. The rich red of the strawberry contrasts nicely with the aquamarine water, the bubbles and shadow are great. I think I might leave a little more empty space on the left if anything, it seems to be cropped almost square. I really admire your patience for this type of photography. It would drive me insane after two throws.

elsaspet · Jun 30, 2005

I agree. I love the colors. The aquamarine appears smoth and calming, and then....bam! Red Strawberry splash!

mentos_007 · Jul 1, 2005

actually the proportion of the pocture is 4:3 and this is the same what my cam does. And... I did about 200 shots like this... but in most... I missed the strawbery

Christie Photo · Jul 1, 2005

OBrien said:
I think I might leave a little more empty space on the left if anything, it seems to be cropped almost square...

I'm sure the layout artist can take it from here. It's always better to have some room to work with. It's so much easier to crop rather than adding additional background.

Very nice. You cetainly earned your fee on this one!

BTW... what is the product? Let us see the final layout with copy in place.

Again, very nice.

mentos_007 · Jul 1, 2005

haha... it's a ... swimming pool company... they built a swimming pool and try to attract people's attention... I already got a fee for this but I haven't seen the final result uet, because somebody else adds a slogan there

cillie · Jul 1, 2005

Great shot Mentos. Did anyone see the "rabbit" in the shadows at the bottom???

Artemis · Jul 1, 2005

Wow Mentos...id pay for a shot like this....its...perfect....10/10!!!

elsaspet · Jul 1, 2005

Oh my gosh, I see it. Bottom center. LOL

dalebe · Jul 1, 2005

wow really neat shot mentos, i've been experimenting on shots like this you have inspired me to keep trying.

Eric. · Jul 1, 2005

Neat shot, I've seen it done like that before. Only done with a colored sheet in the background for more of a contrast.

As for critique the way you did it really brings out the blue/green in the water. Good job.

DaphneOracle · Jul 2, 2005

A great shot. I can imagine it was frustrating getting the timing down. Only criticism I have concerns the droplets on the glass just above the water level. They seem a tad distracting to me. Probably could clone them out easy enough. But that's a minor thing.

Good Job
Bryant