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    Hi All,

    I got such good feedback on the last photo, I thought I'd try it again.

    Presented this image at my local camera club, and got really polarized reviews. Some liked it, others were polite.

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    - Macro lens
    - 1 second exposure, manually triggering the flash while the shutter is open
    - 100 mm focal length
    - f 6.3
    - ISO 100

    What do I do to the image to make this image more universally appealing.

    Thanks,

    Sean
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    IMO it is really neat!

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    I think this photo is cool ! Because photography is so subjective and not
    everyone is going to admire our work I would leave the photo the way it is,
    as long as it appeals to you.

    Take care,

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    Hi Sean

    I like it too. It may just be the low res for the web but it looks like the focus is a little off. I know focusing on water drops is very difficult.

    cheers

    EJC

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    I like this shot too!

    To make it even better I might consider cropping out all the black on the left and the right. It's just black...and is making the image too centered IMO.
    Cropping the black will also make the shot more abstract and IMO more interesting.
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    Yeah, I like stuff like this too, and have indeed shot something very similar (in my case, a garden pond fountain).

    I like getting in really close to these and usually take lots of framing options - the more abstract the better. IN the case of the pond fountain, I actually rotated it 90 degrees to take the water drops out of the usual context, and it worked quite well. The water just flying off to the right, with no gravity...

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    I have tried to take water dropplet shots for EVER it seems .... can never get it right. Great job! You say you manually triggered the flash, where was the flash positioned? On or off camera?

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