Digital Camera Speed Challenge #419 - Liquid

Liquid can be interpreted or defined in several ways as a simple search in a dictionary can show. Your challenge for this week is to show us an image where something liquid or relating to liquid is the primary subject. Feel free to be creative when interpreting the theme.

This challenge begins when posted, and will end at 6:00 pm Eastern time, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Winner of this challenge will be announced shortly thereafter.

Standard Rules apply:
Photo Submissions:

1. Camera: Any Digital Camera, but NO Cell Phones.
2. Time: Any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size: Please visit Image Posting Rules.
4. Post Processing: Do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting: ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge. Camera model & lens used. Post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
6. Commenting: No commenting during challenge. When the posting is closed and a winner has been declared, comments can be made in this thread.
7. Keep it clean, and both Family and Work safe.
8. Have questions, PM me.
9. Have FUN!

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:

* New Topic - After winner is declared.
* Posting Starts - Right after topic is announced.
* Posting Ends – 6pm,Eastern Time Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
* Winner from this competition decides the theme of the next one (and judges it for a winner) after this competition is closed.

Sculpting Stream

Faucet

BIF
7D

Bubble

Canon 1Dx II
Canon 100-400
F4.5
105mm
ISO 250
1/1250 sex

Challenge is closed. I'll post results up a little later.

Thanks to all who participated this week! Here are a few thoughts & comments on the entries this week.

OldCrow (Don): I always like photographing water and trying to freeze motion. It's amazing the shapes you can see when you "stop time" as the water moves through the air. I'm also impressed you did that with a Powershot. I'm not sure if you use Photoshop or not, but one thing you might want to consider for future water shots (if you do more) is to clean up some of the stray drops so the eye can focus on the main stream. I didn't think about that until someone suggested it to me, and I was amazed at the difference it made.

Darkslinger: I love getting shots of water drops on leaves & such. On your image, I think I'd have liked to see the focus on the larger drop towards the bottom of the left leaf. SInce it's a larger drop, my eye wants to go there, but it's out of focus.

Teekay & Sculpting Stream: I really liked this image. The nice S curve, the light blue reflected in the water blends nicely with the yellow and orange(ish) rock. It evokes a nice relaxing mood for me. Where was this shot? The sand seems to be black, so was it in Hawaii?

ummechengr & Faucet: First, welcome to the challenges! It's good to see some new folks dropping by! I like the idea of the faucet & water coming out. I'm thinking you might've been trying to frame the faucet with the wood, but the framing doesn't quite work since it cuts through the top of the faucet. The sky is also blown out. Maybe next time you might want to try metering for the sky and using a fill flash or changing the composition.

Sibil & BIF: Something about this scene appeals to me. The dark shadows/silhouette of the bird & other objects contrasted against the water reflecting off the water is intriguing. I find myself looking around the image at the subtleties in there such as the patterns in the water from the boats. However for me, the dark is just too dark. I find myself wanting to try to see more detail on the land.

Voaky999 (the other Don) & Bubble: I confess I smiled when I saw this. Bubbles bring back childhood memories and fun times. Of course some of my cats like to chase them now too. How many tries did it take to get one in focus? I like having 2 in the scene, and I like seeing the details in the bubble. Are you looking up to take the picture? A little nitpik, I'd clone out the 3 little white spots on the photo

I confess I really wrestled with trying to pick a winner for this. These are the 3 that stood out most for me: Oldcrow and the "frozen" water, Teekay's stream, and Voaky's Bubble. After pondering & thinking about the photos, I'm giving the win this week to Voaky999 (Don) and Bubble. The crispness of the bubble and the simplicity of the shot are what won me over. Teekay's stream is second, and OldCrow's water is third. Don, if you'd cleaned up some of those stray drops, you might've taken the title this week.

Congrats, Voaky!!
Now I need to go shoot some more liquids myself! Thanks again for contributing!!

Congratulations Voaky and Teekay. Great shots both.

Appreciate the feedback Lisa. I'm not much of a pp'er and it never crossed my mind to clean up some of those stray drops. Thanks.

Good feedback Lisa, much appreciated. Great shot Don, congrats.

Congrats to the winners, and I appreciate the in-depth feedback.

Thanks for the welcome and especially the feedback. I'll be sure to keep it in mind for the next challenge. Congrats Don!

Congratulations to Voaky999, and thanks for taking the time to comment on our shots, Lisa - much appreciated, and encourages entrants to keep posting, I think. And thanks for the #2 spot - always good to see how some old shots from my little A95 stack up. BTW - that stream was on a beach on the Olympic Peninsula, WA.

teekay wrote in post #18032640
... always good to see how some old shots from my little A95 stack up.

I have an A95. That is a great picture for the camera.