Ice #91

kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
edited December 9, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
Hello, Got a jump on this one, C & C welcome.

#1
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/20341892_bqQSBt#1609086477_NdPFsgR-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/i-NdPFsgR/0/M/DSC0158-2-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

#2
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/20341892_bqQSBt#1609106342_rf6HJZ6-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/i-rf6HJZ6/0/M/Ice-Tray-1-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

#3
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/20341892_bqQSBt#1609150803_nJRsHzn-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/i-nJRsHzn/0/M/IceHDR2-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

#4 Decided to mix a drink....
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/20341892_bqQSBt#1609091099_SNCbXKP-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/i-SNCbXKP/0/M/DSC0203-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

I entered #1, My 2nd Choice for the contest is #3 the HDR image or Maybe The Tray #2.... Keith
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Comments

  • GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2011
    Ha - this green is reminiscent of your kiwi! Of these, the most visually interesting to me is #4 for concept, color & reflection. GP
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    I agree - #4, but I don't really get green ice? #4 needs a bit of clean-up in the black areas.
    SandiZ
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  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    Why green? and what is # 2 a picture of? ne_nau.gif
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    Good start and cool colors. The downside is that the first thing that came to mind when I saw green ice was yellow snow.:D
    Chad - www.brberrys.com
    If I post it, please tell me how to make it better. My fragile ego can take it.
  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    I also like #4, mainly because I don't know why the rest are green. Have you thought about trying them in black and white to see what that looks like?
    Kate
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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    I wanted glowing Ice
    Why green? and what is # 2 a picture of?
    Why? I wanted Glowing Ice. #2 is the Full Ice Cube Tray before cubes come out. I made Blue Ice (in #3) using Tonic Water with Quinine, The green Ice came from a Yellow Highlighter mixed with water. Lighting was three black lights and a flashlight. Highlighters and Quinine glow with fluorescence under black lights..
    the first thing that came to mind when I saw green ice was yellow snow.
    lol.... not the image association I was looking for.

    #4 for concept, color & reflection
    I agree - #4, but I don't really get green ice? #4 needs a bit of clean-up in the black areas.
    Thanks, I may do some more shooting or PP with this glass shots, This setup was my 2nd part of the shoot and by then things were melting, glowing and getting messy on a glass table in the dark! Maybe more of a story can be told with the glass and glowing Ice...

    Keith
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited November 30, 2011
    I had just googled a few things last night and was reading how helpful tonic water and a black light can be for this kind of thing. Add me to the chorus of admirers for #4!

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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    Ice in a glass revisited
    I cleaned up #4 some, This is the strongest 'ICE' Image with the glass I have thus far.

    Black Light Martini, Alien Juice on the Rocks, Light and Ice....
    ICE Drink 1

    A possible an Entry replacement, or Subject to Reshoot, maybe with less green Cubes/Drink..
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  • PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    Of these I like #4 best.... I'm just not digging the green thing... but that's just me. :)
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    Better - maybe try to take out some of the reflection on the glass where the glowing drink is?
    SandiZ
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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    New Glowing Ice Images
    Couple of NEW Ice in a glass shots. No Green today.

    #5 'On the Rocks' (my current Favorite)


    #6


    Do not know what to do from here, I got the image I was seeking in blue, green, and purple..., #5 could be a new entry. I used up 2 bottles of tonic water making blue glow-in-the-dark cubes. There must be other things to freeze...
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited November 30, 2011
    I prefer the blue (#5) to the green (#4) but find them all impressive!

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  • PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    15524779-Ti.gif I like the blue much better.
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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2011
    Thanks, I am entering #5 and dropping the glowing green.
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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2011
    FYI Interesting Observation. Last Year at this time the Dgrin # 65 was "freeze or flow". I entered this Photo of Ice on 12/6/2010 and it was my First dgrin Challenge! So I guess this makes Ice dgrin #91 a one year mark of participating in dgrin Challenges for me! Yeah! I have really enjoyed the last year of photo challenges.

    Freeze or Flow entry one year ago.
    DGRIN Challenges Entry #65 Freeze or Flow

    Keith
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2011
    I remember Freeze or Flow well. I worked with ice back then and remember how hard it was to make it interesting. I also colored mine, but didn't like the result, so went with something totally different. Ice by itself just isn't pretty.

    Blue - much better!
    SandiZ
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  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2011
    Blue is kind of classic for ice, but I kind of liked the original green #4. It was different.
    Jenn (from Oklahoma)
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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2011
    #7 still on the rocks just purple


    This has some unusual color and I manged to get the Whole glass in the photo! (unlike my entry #5 from above). I'm going to stew on this purple, while my next batch of tonic water cubes freeze.
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  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2011
    kwickers wrote: »
    #7 still on the rocks just purple
    <a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/20341892_bqQSBt#1613195522_w8zBRkC-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Dgrin-Challenge-91-ICE/i-w8zBRkC/0/M/DSC0170-Edit-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

    This has some unusual color and I manged to get the Whole glass in the photo! (unlike my entry #5 from above). I'm going to stew on this purple, while my next batch of tonic water cubes freeze.


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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2011
    I like the blue and purple much better than teh green.
    Chad - www.brberrys.com
    If I post it, please tell me how to make it better. My fragile ego can take it.
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2011
    #7 - well done!
  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited December 2, 2011
    Yes, #7 is a stand out now! clap.gif

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  • kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2011
    Still Shooting.... I tried this first dropping the cubes into the water with a flash.... but no splash worth capturing resulted. Continued using black light with time exposure and a flash light for lighting.

    C & C welcome
    #8 On the Rocks (with Orange slices)
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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2011
    I prefer the last one (in the martini glass) to any of the others... both the variation of color and the full glass work well for me. Nice work!
    Bill Banning

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  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2011
    I like #7 better, still. That's a really nice photo!
    Kate
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  • dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2011
    another vote for #7. very well done.
    - dan

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