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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 8/8/2006
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Hi Ciprian,
I use new CDs straight out of the box - the water beads seem to form better. I use a water spray (intended for spraying plants) and then shake the CD to get a wider range of drop sizes. The drops form naturally without doing anything special. The light for this one was from a desk lamp in an otherwise darkened room. The position and angle of the lamp and the camera are crucial and require some experimentation.
Hope this helps - good luck!
John
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Ciprian Ilie
{K:13571} 8/8/2006
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Hi john,
I'm trying to replicate this and wondering how did you manage to get all these even lovely round droplets on the cd. Also what lighting did you use?
Appreaciate all the advise I can get.
Regards, Ciprian
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Ornella Erminio
{K:4881} 10/13/2005
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adoriamo lo stesso genere di foto questo mi fa molto piacere, sei bravissimo, complimenti ciao Ornella
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 9/8/2005
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Pankaj - go ahead: I look forward to seeing the results! For me, this is one of the most wonderful aspects of UF. I have found so many great ideas here (which I always acknowledge), but then I try to develop them and make them my own. AJ
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Pankaj Arora
{K:3752} 9/8/2005
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So exciting that now i want to try this out on my own. Hope i would get as good results as your's and also that you don't charge me with pliagrism when i post them here!
Cheers Pankaj
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Ron Wilson
{K:18362} 8/9/2005
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Very creative and original.
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Cheryl Ogle
{K:24494} 7/26/2005
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This is cool - love the reflective action of the water and the CD itself. Great color! Well done again - perfect border too.
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 7/23/2005
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wonderful capture here,great colors and details,thanks alot and very best regards.
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Lori Stitt
{K:75282} 7/17/2005
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I LOVE IT! You really do have some GR8 images. Love the bright, vivid colors in this abstract!
Good job, Lori ;)
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Maurizio Spadaccino
{K:5132} 7/16/2005
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this is just awesome John! Colors are incredible, as well as details.... congratulations, excellent!
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Jeff Cartwright
{K:52046} 7/16/2005
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Really....Brilliant...Colurful..Presentation... John! Very Nice 3-D..Dimensional Effect...! Best Regards: Jeff.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/16/2005
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Hi John, I did try that too, but the drops seemed to flatten out a bit, whereas yours are so beautifully pearl shaped /round, as if sprayed on a greasy surface.... I normally apply a very thin layer of oil on my product shots before I start with the plant watering spray thingy. that gets me the best drops. I'm amazed by the result!
Thanks for your reply,
Cheers,
hugo
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 7/15/2005
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Hi Hugo! Many thanks for your comment. I got the drops using a water spray (I think it's meant for spraying plants), then simply shaking the CD. I used a CD straight out of the box for this one, and the water formed very high beads. AJ
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Alex Pieroni
{K:15506} 7/15/2005
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Great and colorful shot, an excellent idea and a wonderful result. Congrats! Alex
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 7/15/2005
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Hi John, Very good clarity in this sht; the colourful refraction of the light in the CD as well as in the drops is always a key to success, but what I like most is the pearl shaped drops and their reflection on the CD; how did you achieve that? Very well done!
Cheers,
Huog
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 7/14/2005
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PERFECT John!
Jeanette
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 7/13/2005
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magnificent. great details. 7
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Saqib Zulfiqar
{K:2745} 7/13/2005
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Very Creative John. Great work.
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 7/13/2005
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Very inspirational atmosphere, the particular and different shape of the beautiful drops, with the superb looking background gradient, super arrangement and shot. Saeed
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{K:12494} 7/13/2005
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I like the colors and the drops, very well put together, excellent job. hugs
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Gianes Ma
{K:26069} 7/13/2005
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Optimal result of a classic work on cd. Wonderful!
Ciao, G.
ps. Many thanks John for your very beautiful comment of my "promenade".
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 7/13/2005
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Hey this is very beautiful. I like the droplets. I also like the effect the lamp had on the other disc.
Judi
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 7/12/2005
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A brilliant and mesmerising shot, John ~ very creative. I'm impressed with the quality of the macro on your A2! Thank you for your kind comment on my fishing boat image. Kind regards, Chris
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 7/12/2005
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Excellent work John, I love images like this :-)
Best wishes, Steve
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 7/12/2005
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A gorgeous abstract AJ, Love the colors, and the patterns of the waterdrops, the rainbow reflections in the waterdrops are awesome as well..wonderful image, creative and well composed...:):)Linda
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 7/12/2005
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oooo!!!! I like this one AJ!!!!!!! very nice idea!!!!! love the rainbow color reflections!!!!! super shot!!!!!! bravo!!! my very best regards Marian
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Ann Van Breemen
{K:13399} 7/12/2005
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Wonderful photo, John. Even better that you did it all within the camera. Very creative. Photoshop is great but it does make a person a bit lazy, I think. Personally speaking, anyway. I love your portfolio. Really, really exciting stuff. I will keep an eye out for future pics of yours. Thank you for your comments on my pic. Cheers, Ann.
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Larissa Nazarova
{K:12118} 7/11/2005
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Matrix! Cool!
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Art McCaffrey
{K:23645} 7/11/2005
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brilliant playing, love it,. regards art,.
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 7/11/2005
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Way fun. Great graphic image. Antonia
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 7/11/2005
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Here's an update on the "cool" version, Sally: it looked like it had potential coming out of the freezer, but I hadn't taken account of the heat coming off the lamp. AJ
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 7/11/2005
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Beautiful abstract!
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Sally Morgan
{K:9219} 7/11/2005
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Cool - I can't wait to see!
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Silvia Festa
{K:6008} 7/11/2005
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Very nice and great idea! I agree with the square format
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idil saliha küntüz
{K:-114} 7/11/2005
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i love it
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 7/11/2005
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Hi Sally! Thanks for your comment. I sprayed the drops from a water spray bottle (meant for spraying plants I think) and used a new CD straight out of the box. I shook the CD a bit and the water formed these very strong beads. AJ (PS: the sprayed CD is now in the freezer, just to see what might happen...)
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Alessandro Borsetti
{K:622} 7/11/2005
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Cool rainbow effect inside drops, beautiful
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Sally Morgan
{K:9219} 7/11/2005
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AJ this is delicious! The graduation of colour - and those droplets - how did you get them so tall and round (mine go flat!)?
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Ciprian Ilie
{K:13571} 7/11/2005
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I love the clarity in this one; I've always struggled with the A2 to get a good close-up.
Regards, Ciprian
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Amna Al Shamsi
{K:21795} 7/11/2005
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interesting and creative work.
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Dan Lightner
{K:12684} 7/11/2005
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I like the way the you captured these drops they look very 3 Dimensional .Very nice.
Dan
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Jim Budrakey
{K:24393} 7/11/2005
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Very clever. Nice shot.
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 7/10/2005
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Lovely colours and reflections. Excellent work Margaret
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 7/10/2005
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Another wonderful CD image of this series AJM.. the droplets and their reflections gave it a very nice abstract look in addition to the nice rainbow color tones. Well done my friend, Khaled.
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Jan Symank
{K:22030} 7/10/2005
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Beautiful scale of colours and size of waterdrops. Creative work and a decorativepicture , too. Bravo and regards Jan
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Lea Mulqueen
{K:7396} 7/10/2005
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oooooh....nice! And I don't see any dust or scratches!
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AAT SA
{K:4565} 7/10/2005
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very wonderful
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Nikki A
{K:247} 7/10/2005
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Very cool. I love the rainbow effect the light has on the CD.
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 7/10/2005
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Very cool John!!! They must make a cd project so We can try more neat stuff like this!!! Excellent creative shot John! My best,...............John
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Imrana Kapetanovic
{K:975} 7/10/2005
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This is excellent photo John. Well done!
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