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Title     Broken glass
Photographer     jcaet/Jose Carlos (43) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     macro
F-stop     f/8
Shutter speed     1/15 sec
Categories     Abstract
Macro
Lens     Canon FD 50mm f1.4 + 68mm macro tube
Camera     Olympus E-P1
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     May 22, 2012 6:58:05 PM CDT
Views     303
Rating     3 Thumb-up

Macro photography of a chip on a broken wine glass.

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Thumb-up    from saguaro/James (3,894) Send mail to this user on May 23, 2012 12:24:46 AM CDT (4) Early critique

Carlos - welcome to Photosig! I love the subject - I've taken many macro abstracts of glass and bubbles within glass, and some of the abstracts which can result are splendid.

I think you've have a more potent image here if you were to remove the slight irregularity in the upper left: 'tis a distraction, as opposed to an element of interest. For me, the result would be suggestive of a mother whale serenely hovering over her calf, in a flawlessly tranquil sea. At the same time, I'd like to see just a bit more depth of field such that the major bubble maintains a completely sharp edge, as opposed to the soft focus it carries at its lowest point. In compositions composed of such minimalist features, such detail is crucial. Cheers, James

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From jcaet/Jose Carlos (43) Send mail to this user on May 23, 2012 5:37:38 PM CDT

Thanks for the tips James. I kept the glass so I'll try them out.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user on May 22, 2012 11:43:17 PM CDT (3) Early critique

Very interesting. I would not have imagined this to be glass had it not been mentioned by you. I like the abstract nature of the image.

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From jcaet/Jose Carlos (43) Send mail to this user on May 23, 2012 5:50:30 PM CDT

I got this by accident. I saw the chip on the broken glass and as I was on the macro thing I try to capture it and I got this lovely photo. I have more than 20 pictures like this with the flash in different positions making them all different and equally beautiful. As soon as my bellows arrives I'll try some more to improve even more.

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