Critique Two Drop Art Sessions

[Commodorefirst]

Oooooo, that horizontal really gives a different perspective.

 

[Butlerkid]

I agree with Wade! And I love the B&W choice!!!!!

 

[Palouse]

Me too; B&W + landscape=wow.

 

[Clix Pix]

I just love all these water drop photos! My favorite is the very first one -- I like the color and composition, the way that the drops landed..... Also, I like what West did with converting the image to B&W and turning it into a landscape orientation -- does anyone else see a duck sliding down the hill of water in that first one?!

 

[Mike Buckley]

Looks good, West!

I'm surprised so many people like the conversion to monochrome. I really like making monochrome drop art photos but my impression has always been that most people prefer color. My guess is that the Facebook group makes their photos 99% of the time in color. It's really easy to make the black-and-white look at the time of capture rather rather than having to convert or desaturate during post-processing. The few that I've seen done that way outlined the formation in dark tones against a bright background but I look forward to outlining them in bright tones against a dark background for a different look.

 

[West]

Looks good, West!

Thanks, endless variations one can play with. I would be tempted to even delete the umbilical liquid cord altogether and look for something interesting/unusual in the drop explosion.

 

[Mike Buckley]

I would be tempted to even delete the umbilical liquid cord altogether and look for something interesting/unusual in the drop explosion.

I completely agree and have thought about doing that for some time. I just haven't gotten around to doing it.

 

[drr1531]

More amazing stuff, Mike. I really like the first one for both the shape and the brilliant color against the white BG.

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you also to Al, Karen, Connie and Dan!

 

[dossy]

These fascinate me, Mike! The shapes have such distinct outlines. Amazing!

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, dossy!

The shapes have such distinct outlines. Amazing!

Transparent liquids have the exact same photographic properties as transparent glass. If you light a transparent liquid the same way as lighting transparent glass, those highly defined outlines will be displayed in the photo. In this case, lighting the subject from behind by shining the light source through diffusion material will outline the subject in dark tones.

 

[Binnur]

Amazing shots Mike. And West's B&W versions look super as abstracts.