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Title: Two blondes showering!
Post by: antonoat on July 02, 2015, 14:46:36
Sorry, couldn't resist  ;) :)


(http://www.pbase.com/wildoat/image/160618413/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Fons Baerken on July 02, 2015, 15:06:35
good ones  :D :D
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: frankv on July 02, 2015, 15:07:07
Haha. Brilliant humor.  8) 8) 8)

Btw; are these served best hot or cold?
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Bill Mellen on July 02, 2015, 15:30:06
 :) :) ;D
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Birna Rørslett on July 02, 2015, 15:40:22
If the "Cry wolf" moment can be disregarded, let's look at this purely as a picture to learn whether it performs admirably - or not.

I'm afraid the overall rendition is pretty dull and lacks sparkle. Like ice, water and in particular water spray or drops, require some against-the-light shooting to bring out the detail and convey the freshness (and wetness) of the medium. Try again but leave some of the bottled substance stay in their original container :D
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: antonoat on July 02, 2015, 15:59:24
If the "Cry wolf" moment can be disregarded, let's look at this purely as a picture to learn whether it performs admirably - or not.

I'm afraid the overall rendition is pretty dull and lacks sparkle. Like ice, water and in particular water spray or drops, require some against-the-light shooting to bring out the detail and convey the freshness (and wetness) of the medium. Try again but leave some of the bottled substance stay in their original container :D
Appreciate your constructive comment.
The photo is what it is, it was raining very hard so my opportunity was brief.

Life can be very serious sometimes,  this was intended as a bit of fun, I hope it doesn't offend anyone  :)
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on July 02, 2015, 16:07:25
Nobody suspected you were just poking fun, Tony .... People wielding a 400/2.8 lens need to be taken seriously :D

However, the comments should be read into a context and for example, the advice about getting contra-light in order to give more sparkle is sound. Sometimes all it takes is setting up something to throw a shadow to the background, yet not bringing the rain/water fall/whatever is running into the same shadow.
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 02, 2015, 16:10:46
Wait until the lables peel off...



....then it gets really dirty.
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: antonoat on July 02, 2015, 16:18:19
Nobody suspected you were just poking fun, Tony .... People wielding a 400/2.8 lens need to be taken seriously :D

However, the comments should be read into a context and for example, the advice about getting contra-light in order to give more sparkle is sound. Sometimes all it takes is setting up something to throw a shadow to the background, yet not bringing the rain/water fall/whatever is running into the same shadow.
Bjorn,
I do appreciate what you said, so much so infact that I will try and improve on the theme, though the rain may have to be artificial for my next attempt!  ;) :)
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on July 02, 2015, 16:21:37
Water is water ...

Any how, getting a feeling of how to bring water scenes to a better life photographically is quite useful as a challenge. Often ice motifs are served well by the similar considerations.
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Gary on July 02, 2015, 16:53:36
Wait until the lables peel off...



....then it gets really dirty.
That's what I'm sayin' ...
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: elsa hoffmann on July 02, 2015, 21:32:43
Totally shameless
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: antonoat on July 02, 2015, 22:50:27
Totally shameless
Maybe, you had to look though didn't you  :) ;)
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Jakov Minić on July 02, 2015, 23:23:56
Tony, that's my favorite beer!
Not my favorite two blondes though :)
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Airy on July 02, 2015, 23:27:46
You got me trapped. Joke aside, that's a good shot.
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: elsa hoffmann on July 03, 2015, 11:54:48
Catching old ladies is sooo disrespectful....  :P
Title: Re: Two blondes showering!
Post by: Jan Anne on July 03, 2015, 12:25:03
Ha, thanks for the LOL Tony :)