which one?: oil & water series

adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
edited June 20, 2006 in The Dgrin Challenges
i'd love to hear which on of these you prefer.
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it's only veg oil water & a bit of food colouring.
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  • Head in the CloudsHead in the Clouds Registered Users Posts: 376 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    the last one - love the red colour. nice shots !
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  • smalltownamysmalltownamy Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    It's the second for me - I like what you're getting with that angle.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited June 19, 2006
    Just to confuse you further, I prefer #3.1drink.gif

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    15524779-Ti.gif with #3.
  • Eric and HelenEric and Helen Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    I'm with #3 as well, nice shot.
  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    Well..
    I'd actually like to see the angle of #3 with the red coloring... but if you aren't going to reshoot... definitely #3... great shot..

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  • adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    thanks all - the majority seem to prefer number 3 but that's not my favourite - I may go with the majority, I dunno ne_nau.gif .

    I don't know if I'll have time to reshoot but I'll try, and see how it turns out.
    Eric and Helen wrote:
    I'm with #3 as well, nice shot.
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  • LCDLCD Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    I like #2 and the last one with the rim of the glass cropped out.

    Neat idea! thumb.gif
  • wizard444wizard444 Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2006
    I prefer the second shot also, where the focus is truly on the layer of oil.
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  • athosathos Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    i like the idea of water and oil creating layers to be lamina a lot, but i dont think this composition works.

    with some funky lighting and background i think it could.

    otherwise like a big flat container where you could mess about with DOF and lighting over a larger surface area highlighting the areas of oil & water may work better.
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  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    Adrian,

    I like the last one the best but I would try a slightly different approach. Maybe closer in with a good macro shot and cropped so you don't see the glass. Just the layers of oil. Play around with different lighting (strong directional lighting may work here).

    Erich
  • adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    Erich, thanks for the thought, the big issue is that I'm at the limits of what the camera can do (it's only a P&S).

    I tried cropping out the glass but I felt that it wasn't obvious what the subject was.

    I don't have alot of equipment but I tried a halogen lamp but it was too harsh.
    But I have more ideas, now I just have to find time to reshoot.
    erich6 wrote:
    Adrian,

    I like the last one the best but I would try a slightly different approach. Maybe closer in with a good macro shot and cropped so you don't see the glass. Just the layers of oil. Play around with different lighting (strong directional lighting may work here).

    Erich
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  • Tessa HDTessa HD Registered Users Posts: 852 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    Great idea!
    I like the focus of #2, however I also like #5.

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  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2006
    I'm with Denise, number three but red!

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