Splash

[mpdc]

 

[Blackswann]

I love how you have captured that water... big stone eh? Only think I don't like is how busy the background it, too colourful it kinda detracts my attention. Maybe blur slightly using photoshop or crop... just a suggestion though.

 

[mpdc]

Thanks for the input.
What about black and white, think that would do anything?

 

[Alison]

I'm finding the image much to large to critique effectively since I can't see it all without scrolling. Try resizing to about 640X480 pixels and you'll get better feedback.

 

[Blackswann]

Good idea about the size...B&W may do it... remember though B&W is about contrasts so it may work to play with the contrast and brightness in the B&W image to make it effective.... good capture though!

 

[Blackswann]

Something like this maybe... background has been gaussian blurred and the image has been cropped

Hope you don't mind me messing

 

[mpdc]

Not at all. Did ya just crop it?

 

[Blackswann]

Cropped it according to the rule of thirds and using Paint Shop Pro I have selected the background and Gaussian blurred it...

 

[meotter]

oooo, i like the 2nd attempt with the crop and blurred background...

the original was too A) too big B) over exposed sky C) too distracting but the splash is incredible.

i think you've done an excellent job at isolating the focus of the pic now it looks like something i can buy at the waterford crystal store.

edit:
however on 2nd thought, you've also lost all the peripheral splash and water droplets... maybe w/o blurring the entire background, just go for the tighter crop at first? w/o the droplets it really does look like a piece of crystal

 

[Blackswann]

I agree, it does kinda look like a piece of crystal... hows about this..

Or to just concentrate on the crystal... I mean splash...

I thought the sky being so white took away alot of the impact that the splash brings out... so I changed it...

You know what... the more I look at this picture of the splash the more I love it it's like nature forming a crystal from a glass stream for a split second then smashing it into tiny pieces only to return from where it came....... sorry I just went off on one then!!!

 

[mpdc]

Thanks for the comments and I like all the effects you all have done. Very impressive.

 

[Blackswann]

No probs... after all it is your image I just used a little technology to bring out what you have captured...