Vitamin E

My daily capsule lit by the sun.

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Maggiet96 says:

Oh! cool... great minimalist shot! Found at 1-2-3 (Pool)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

adrianadesigner says:

like a jewel. I want some E too! :P
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

doug_r says:

nice minimalist image...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

MrKu says:

Great macro! *_*
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Waechor says:

Great work
1-2-3
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Maggiet96, waechor, doug_r - thank you! I really wanted to remove the dirt particule on the left of the capsule to make it even more minimalist, but it actually gives a space referential as well as underligning the small dof.

Mr_Ku - thanx. I started handheld, then I had to use a tripod, the camera AF and the reflection of the sun made it impossible to correctly focus. Lots of work for this picture :)

adriana - i have a full jar of E, you can take some :)...vitamin E, of course....:P
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

MrKu says:

I know! Glass and glasslike subjects are so hard to shot! >_< And you made an amazing work! ;)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

ONE/MILLION says:

Never thought vitamin E could look so pretty...... ! Well done!
www.flickr.com/groups/3-2-1/
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

Mr_Ku - [blushing]

ONE/MILLION - and with vitamin E, you live supposely longer (anti-oxydant), it is good for the heart, and the caps are perfect for picture taking :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

veloopity says:

beautiful !!! (3-2-1)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

J Catlett says:

Well, however you got this image, it's gorgeous. A great idea for a macro, and the graduating colors you've achieved are fantastic.

3-2-1
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

J Catlett - say thanx to San Francisco skyline :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

veloopity - thanx for your comment. I really liked how to turn into as well.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

JuliusTheCat says:

Ultra mega cool!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

cyntheticflava says:

this is just awesome work... very delicate
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

cheryl - always a pleasure to see you on my stream and supporting my work. :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Bougainvillea says:

this is incredible...my most favorite thus far...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

hieu - i just printed it out, nice rendering. No expensive lighting here, just the good ol' sun :)... and some little photoshop :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

bleu celt says:

pure !
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Cynthia Sapna says:

Lovely!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

gari.baldi says:

less is more, great shot

Macro 1-2-3
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

catmadogma [deleted] says:

Excellent, I have a bottle full of vitamin E and I never thought to do this, so clever and an excellent photograph as well!! Well done!!

Macro 1-2-3
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

strawberry banana says:

nice lighting. just really doesnt do anything for me

-voted as "deleteme" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Short Bread says:

I don't like the blurring to get rid of the outer areas

-voted as "deleteme" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

bleu_celt - a tag I forgot to add. Thanx!

gari.baldi - yes I come back to minimalism, so much interesting to fill a space with almost nothing.

Cynthia Sapna - glad you like it.

catmadogma - [blushing] thank you very much for the nice comment. I come to think that the best pictures, without people of course, are just around you, in your own house. A bit of light and they appear fantastic, surreal.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

short bread - there is no extra blurring, just the DOF from the macro lens. My sigma was almost wide open when shooting.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

blowout says:

-voted as "saveme" (from Deleteme! group)

i like the colors and the light.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

alphadesigner says:

I don't quite like the shadow mask - It goes around the drop and then it forms another curve over the plot. The blending is slightly problematic, too. but most of all, it doesn't keep me interested.

-Voted "deleteme3" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

pizzo says:

radial gradient mask on photoshop, the glow on the pill - kills it for me.

/n/n-Voted "deleteme3" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

neverb4breakfast / pizzo - yes I noticed that has well. But the sun was actually directly shining on the pill and creating this halo. The radial gradient just reinforce it, maybe a little too much, you are right. Thanx for stopping by!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

sx70manipulator says:

the halo is a little much, but i like it anyway...

-voted as "saveme2" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Short Bread says:

"I slightly darkened the picture with a radial gradient mask on photoshop, so the reinforced glow/halo on the pill" Maybe not blurred, but definitely "fixed"
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Hourman says:

Fixing tags
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

solodad300 says:

FYI When putting your shot into DM never NEVER explain what you've done to a shot. They'll either find it or vote without knowing but once you tell them...it's all over.

no vote
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Short Bread says:

I'm not fixing my tag, I was replying to what he said here. I know you're a moderator in this group, Hourman, but perhaps reading prior posts will help prevent making this mistake in the future.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

Neverforbreakfast and pizzo tagged 'deleteme3', Hourman is right then.

solodad3000 - yeah, probably. Delete Me is supposed to be a group (mean, nice, partial non objective whatever) where people judge if they like the picture or not, based on their own perception. If they care about the technical aspect, well, too bad for me then. There are people with constructive opinions, jackasses, angry people, all the good and worst of flickr. Delete me is just an arena. Note there used to be a lot more a** than now. I am pretty happy with people opinions, more time spent on commenting or being constructive.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Short Bread says:

if it wasn't directed at me, by all means I retract it (wow, maybe I shouldn't be the defensive one, huh?)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

alphadesigner says:

@FredArmitage

It just appeared to me while I read your answer to solodad3000:
Usually when somebody talks too much about technical details, that means that the pic is not interesting enough (from a subjective point of view). It is valid both about the author and the one who writes a comment. ;)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

backhousestudios says:

I like the cleanliness of this image. I think you missed an opportunity to put a "story-telling-device" on the window sill with the capsule so that the it would show up in the refraction.

-Voted "deleteme5" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

alphadesigner says:

I don't understand what happened to the tags here, but I am not touching anything until the admin asks me to.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

neverb4breakfast - ha ha! true. I happen to have time tonite, the chicken is cooking in the oven so i am responding to comments. But you are right in a way. I try to answer to comments as much as I can by courtesy. Flickr is becoming so big that having comments start to be a luxury. and i am talking too much even now right? such a funny comment you made!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

alphadesigner says:

No, I enjoy discussions below the photos. I do this on my own, too. I don't care about the amount of the comments, I care about what people say in them.

For my note before:

I meant the "I slightly darkened the picture with a radial gradient mask on photoshop..." part. I always feel the need to explain myself when I subconsciously feel that the image is not that persuading... you know. I am pretty sure that most of the time other people act the same. :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

Some people asked me how I did some effects so I just add little technical details. Not that my photoshop are extraordinary, far from there, but if it can help...Sometimes, I wish people would add a little more on how they process the picture. So much to learn.

But, in the end, I get to 'flickr-know' some interesting people and pictures like yours :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

drspam says:

i don't like how the shot disappears into nothingness. it's really hard to add or create information in ps without making it look "digital". in this case, what i mean is that there are all kinds of cool caustics and refractions and textures at the bottom, and then you wade through a mathematically perfect gradient into an area of solid color. that can't possibly look anything other than fake.

-Voted "deleteme6" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

adrianadesigner says:

Its great!

Voted "saveme3" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

CoachCashMoney says:

wow!!!! it's clear and composed with great care.

-voted as "saveme4" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

alphadesigner says:

drspam has a point, nature is never perfect, there is some distortion that should be applied.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

drspam -I did not add information nor created the background. It is DOF + darkening, and the background 'disappeared' by itself in the process....mmmm....Damn! NeverB4Breakfast is right again :).

Ok I stop justifying the technical side.

adriana - my sunshine, as always...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

adrianadesigner says:

I try. :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

shobit says:

nice photo and neat photomanipulation

saveme5
(from the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

The Ludt Family says:

I like it, haven't had time (or inclination) to read through the other comments. Once upon a time you'd get excoriated for PS in this pool. I don't think however it is 'phenomenal' in the sense that it leaves me with anything to chew on, but then again that hasn't always been the determining factor for a save with me. I don't know, maybe I'm just not in the 'saving mood' or perhaps I'm a little put-off by your avatar, or how many stinking comments I had to scroll past to get down here. In any case,

-voted as "deleteme7" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Automatt says:

Weird smoothness to a big blank area on the right

-Voted "deleteme8" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

helter-skelter says:

too much blank space, composition uninspiring

-voted as "deleteme9" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

R Silver says:

I like the composition. Follows the rule of thirds pretty closely. Good colours.

-Voted "saveme6" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

dipfan says:

Dull dull dull dull dull.

-deleteme10
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

teaho says:

I love the blue surface it is on. Contrasts the yellow pill nicely.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

bıtzı says:

excellent shot!!
would you please add this to the flickr pharmacy group? :)
www.flickr.com/groups/pharmacy/
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

bitzi - ah, what an original group, glad to be able to contribute. Thanx for the pointer, i just joined!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

zerjavca says:

Great shot

Seen in Flickr pharmacy group.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

grinnner says:

Incredilbe clarity - not at all surprised it was in such demand! Great composition, lovely interesting image.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Superman! says:

simple, lovely and beautiful!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Frederic Poirot says:

zerjavca, grinner, Superman! - many thanx for stopping by!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

JusaJus says:

Vitamin E is the prettiest of all the vitamins. Great shot.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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