Thanks for commenting, Frank. I tend to think it's a plus that you find the blown water a distraction. In a sense, that's what it's meant to be: a highlight exploding off the page that draws your attention. The shot is for an ad, and we want that corner to bleed to the edge of the page. Looking at this again, I noticed that I missed correcting one area of fringing (which was inevitable with this light). I'll have to do that tonight. Paul
> On 10/4/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been hogging bandwidth a bit with pesos, but I think some will > > find this interesting. This is a case where I intentionally burned the > > highlights. Iit's also a picture of a pretty girl, which makes it > > worthwhile in itself. For the background, I wanted the water to range > > from medium gray to a blast of hot, white light where the water was > > hitting it behind the model. I used the Sigma 500 Super in high-speed > > mode to counter the intense backlight. The lens is the superbly > > flare-resistant FA 50/1.4. The numbers are ISO 200, F3.5 @ 1/4000th. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3778030&size=lg > > > > I find the blown out water over her right shoulder to be a real > distraction, but the other highlights are interesting. I'm guessing > that the flash caused the drops of water on her suit to sparkle - I > really like that effect. > > All your technical explanations aside, I agree most with your comment > about the pretty girl. She is quite lovely (I remember her from a > wakeboard series you posted some time ago), and you've captured her > quite beautifully. I really like the pensive, introspective look on > her face. Beautiful!! > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
