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Effervescence

© Sherri Conley

Effervescence

Uploaded: March 16, 2006

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Exif: FNumber: 8, ExposureBiasValue: 0/1, ExposureTime: 6.66666666666667E-02, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 200, WhiteBalance:

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Margot Petrowski March 16, 2006

This is so cool!!! I love it!! #409990

Pamela Shane March 16, 2006

Love all that fizz Sherri - great detail, love the colors too!! :) #2540376

Judy S. Fung March 16, 2006

Great colors and image, Sherri! #2540503

Charlene Taylor March 16, 2006

Terrific shot Sherri! Wonderful colors. #2540540

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic March 16, 2006

Sherri, this is so Pretty!!!! I see you are in Virginia. I live in Fredericksburg!! Love your gallery! #2540654

James E. Coleman level-classic March 16, 2006

sherri,
Haven't seen your gallery yet but if this is any indication, very nice.
Neat and unique way to see things and pretty too!
Jim #2541007

Sherri Conley March 17, 2006

Thanks so much for all of the wonderful comments everybody!

This image was inspired by the “You Can Do It” article written by Philip Ryan in the February 2005 issue of Popular Photography entitled “Lemon Fresh Photos”. In it, BetterPhoto’s Bryan Peterson shares his technique in shooting fizzy lemons. :)

I set this up next to my kitchen window with the available afternoon light coming in from the left. The thin slice of lemon was clamped onto a drinking glass to keep it still and was immersed in tonic water. For the background, I used a multi-colored gift bag and it was set up directly behind the glass just a few inches away.

I used my Canon 20D with a 100mm macro lens, mounted on a tripod, set at f/8 at 1/15 sec. You may want to try shooting with a smaller aperture (f/22 or so) to get more sharpness in depth. If you don’t have a macro lens, Bryan suggested buying a larger fruit, like a grapefruit, with a wider glass. Also, to keep the bubbles fizzing, throw in a little salt in between shots.

Happy shooting!
#2542142

Paula Dwyer March 17, 2006

Colors, details and the fizz are terrific!! Nicely done. #2542154

Sherri Conley March 17, 2006

Hi Paula and thanks so much for the kind words! #2542176

paul parent level-deluxe March 17, 2006

Wow !
Great photo, superb colors ! #2543371

Karen Engelbreth March 18, 2006

Love this - wonderful and very creative image, Sherri! #2546351

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