Ice #91 C&C - first try

Jenn · November 30, 2011

Here are my first tries.. I bumped up the resolution, did some edits, but haven't cropped much. To see the largest versions you can go here. I can do some cropping on all of the images if any of them look like they might be good enough. The largest versions have some pretty detail.

I could use advice on how to crop or anything else if anyone has the time to look at the originals or just advice on these. Much appreciated! :-)

Thanks.

1. "Pure Ice" (this is the xlarge size)

2. Pure Ice

3. Pure Ice

PedalGirl · November 30, 2011

#2 is the best crop in my opinion... the ice is a bit over exposed tho... I would see if you can adjust that a bit.

Jenn · November 30, 2011

Here is #4:

Jenn · November 30, 2011

PedalGirl wrote: »

#2 is the best crop in my opinion... the ice is a bit over exposed tho... I would see if you can adjust that a bit.

OK .. thanks! I can crop all of them differently. I didn't post the largest versions here, but if you want to see them enlarged you can see them here. I've looked at them so much I can't see the forest for the trees now..

{{crop this way .. edit .. ooops .. undo ... crop that way ... arghhh!}} :-)

SeascapeS · November 30, 2011

Jenn - I really like the nail polish idea - why don't you forget the frozen ice and expand on the polish (keep the bottle in the shot)? I'll bet you could get some creative shots with that.

Nail polish on ice doesn't quite make sense to me.

slpollett · November 30, 2011

I also really like your comp/crop in #2. I think the polish with the ice is the way to go (as opposed to just the polish like in #4). Great idea. I will agree that the ice in #2 is overexposed. I would want to see some detail in the ice. Get that good sharp detail in the ice & keep the comp as in #2 and I think you'll have it.

Sherry

SeascapeS · November 30, 2011

Oh, let me clarify. I wasn't suggesting to just shoot the polish. I thought maybe some action with hands could work.

slpollett · November 30, 2011

Funny how two people see something differently. I thought the "Just Ice" polish actually on some ice (or in the ice) was just a really 'cool' idea.

So while normally, polish on ice wouldn't make sense, to me in this case it does because of the name of the polish. I just loved the play on the name.

Sherry

Jenn · November 30, 2011

slpollett wrote: »

Funny how two people see something differently. I thought the "Just Ice" polish actually on some ice (or in the ice) was just a really 'cool' idea. So while normally, polish on ice wouldn't make sense, to me in this case it does because of the name of the polish. I just loved the play on the name.

Sherry

SeascapeS wrote: »

Oh, let me clarify. I wasn't suggesting to just shoot the polish. I thought maybe some action with hands could work.

Thanks for the input Sherry and Sandi. I was thinking the same thing as you, Sherry, about the name being a play on words... that it would fit the challenge. I was looking for something out of the ordinary to do and it was right in front of me... That little bottle of nail polish "Pure ICE!"

I'll work on the crop and comp.

GretaPics · November 30, 2011

Agreed on #2 if you can get the image "crispier" - sharper focus and more detail on the actual ice as it's too overexposed....if shooting again, perhaps a polarizing filter could help? GP

Jenn · November 30, 2011

Here are two edits with new crops... Better? thoughts?

2b: "Pure Ice"

3b: "Pure Ice"

PedalGirl · December 1, 2011

2b is better in my opinion.... both the crop and the color. Seems like your white balance is off on 3b.

kwickers · December 1, 2011

I like what you are doing with 2b and 3 b. Great concept. (I like the Ice [product] on Ice) I would like to see more detail in the ICE [the frozen kind]. Try bracketing you exposures more and then you have more to work with in PP.

Jenn · December 1, 2011

PedalGirl wrote: »

2b is better in my opinion.... both the crop and the color. Seems like your white balance is off on 3b.

thanks ... I think what you're seeing is that I have different filters on each image. I'll try a different filter on 3b and see if it's more pleasing to the eye.

kwickers wrote: »

I like what you are doing with 2b and 3 b. Great concept. (I like the Ice [product] on Ice) I would like to see more detail in the ICE [the frozen kind]. Try bracketing you exposures more and then you have more to work with in PP.

question: If I shoot for more detail in the [frozen] ICE... won't it take the focus away from the [product] ICE?

Kinkajou · December 1, 2011

For a crop - why not reshoot a full fame image of 2/2b, but keeping the bottle over there on the left 1/3 of the image? I like the distance that you have from the bottle in 2/2b and the concept is great, but it might be a little more dramatic if it was a wider shot. I also really like the condensation on the bottle. It adds a lot, imo.

Jenn · December 1, 2011

Kinkajou wrote: »

For a crop - why not reshoot a full fame image of 2/2b, but keeping the bottle over there on the left 1/3 of the image? I like the distance that you have from the bottle in 2/2b and the concept is great, but it might be a little more dramatic if it was a wider shot. I also really like the condensation on the bottle. It adds a lot, imo.

I can actually go back to the uncropped original image and probably edit and crop it wider. I'll give that a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

Jenn · December 1, 2011

Here is 2b-WIDE with a new edit and wider:

Kinkajou · December 1, 2011

oh yeah. i like where this is going

Jenn · December 2, 2011

Kinkajou wrote: »

oh yeah. i like where this is going

thanks!

Jenn · December 10, 2011

Ice #91 C&C - 2nd try
I've taken some mores shots of this idea... here they are. Is 4a or 5a better than 2bwide, or should I just stick with my 2bwide?

Opinions, thoughts welcome.

4a:

5a:

This one, 3a, is the best one of the first try:

Ice #91 C&C - first try

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