[SweetGirl]

Thought i would get in early with this one just in case someone beat me to it .

Glass of Ice representing 'Cold' and a flame in the middle representing 'Hot' - Hence Hot and Cold.

Background darkened and cropped.

Photograph information

Camera: Nikon D40X
Taken on June 30, 2007 at 9.40pm
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 38 mm
ISO Speed: 200

http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=675081617

[macker2006]

Low light and candles ! How dare you Sweetgirl, you know that's my area !

A real 'cool' entry for sure

[vulkan75]

Believe it or not I had a very similar idea as a backup...nicely done anita

[Liquid101]

Nice one Sweets - definitely some opposition going on there. Love the warm glow coming through the ice.

Hope you're not going to be bored for the rest of the month.

[Bursar]

That's ace

[grantsteve]

Originally Posted by Bursar

That's ace

Nearly ... its ice

Great shot Sweetgirl, quick out of the blocks!

[SweetGirl]

Originally Posted by Liquid101

Nice one Sweets - definitely some opposition going on there. Love the warm glow coming through the ice.

Hope you're not going to be bored for the rest of the month.

Probably will

... have to try and find some other competitions to keep me busy

...plus got to show Mr Sweetgirl how to use his new toy now that he's spent all that money

[Beachball]

(N)ice shot. I like the glow of the candle showing in the top layer of ice-cubes.

Very nICE entry, I like the condensation on the glass, and the dark background

[stevegreen]

Nice one, and well thought out so quickly

[Zone]

I really like this one Anita, extremes of the spectrum to say the least

As others have said it has a nice feel to it with the light shining through the ice and the condensation on the glass.

Your little fill in flash has worked well but I wonder what results you would have ended up with having not used flash but using a tripod and a long shutter speed, one to try if you get bored methinks

Excellent

[SweetGirl]

Originally Posted by macker2006

Low light and candles ! How dare you Sweetgirl, you know that's my area !

A real 'cool' entry for sure

What can i say

Mr Sweetgirl and I were having a candlit dinner (as u do)....

There was ice and the candles on the table ...

put them both together

and then the camera joint us for dinner

[nudge]

Really like this shot. well thought out and nicely composed .
Think you may have a front runner there

As for the candlelit dinner, last time i did that was 20 years ago

[Gadget Daddy]

lovely shot, love the pitch black background along with the strange homely warm glow coming through the ice

Great pic

Pete

[Tobers]

A very good take on the theme - bang on as usual. The condensation on the glass gets the "cold" bit across very well, and the flame is obviously very hot

On the constructive criticism side, I think the crop is a bit close. I'd have preferred to see a bit more space above the flame as the composition takes the eye up the shot, but then it hits the border. Perhaps a bit less speedy next time?

I suspect there will be quite a few watery themed shots in this comp

[tontoshorse]

This one certainly stands out.
Great, thoughtful composition and very clever imagery.

[iandrews]

Originally Posted by PeteB_2000

lovely shot, love the pitch black background along with the strange homely warm glow coming through the ice

Great pic

Pete

All I can say is Ditto. Very good, and quick entry.

Ian.

[rich1]

nICE one

[Simon_143]

Lovely pic, I like the way the flame is glowing thru the ice at the top of the glass

[DE-DE]

Love the colour of the top ice cubes nice effect well done.

[Puli]

I like the slight melting of water on the edge of the glass, as well as the darken background.

It really works well. I must admit I tried something alomg these lines (Only to see what I could get), and found it quite hard, and no way need as good as yours.....

This I am sure will be there in the voting...

Paul

[Gizmo 76]

You got in early with this one Sweetgirl, and it is still one of my favs

Love the idea, and you it's all come together very well.

[SweetGirl]

Thanks for all your nice comments .

I wasnt sure at first if i was doing the right thing posting so quickly.

I usually wait until the 3rd week to see what others are posting .

Anyway half way through the month now ....another 2 weeks to go b4 voting

[Indy @ S.E.]

Very cool pic, I like it a lot.

That's a gorgeous picture ...

[pixelpixel]

Well done.

[erikbloodaxe]

Well done!, a well deserved win. However, minor query - July winner - a June photo. Does that mean I can use a July photo for August?

[SweetGirl]

Originally Posted by erikbloodaxe

Well done!, a well deserved win. However, minor query - July winner - a June photo. Does that mean I can use a July photo for August?

you can use a photo time stamp after the comp entry theme is given - so in this case after 7pm on 31st july...

[erikbloodaxe]

Thanks Anita,

I'm just in time, then, to take a photo of the dog in my bed before shooing him to his basket.

Vic

[SweetGirl]

vic

August competition ends Tuesday 28th August 7pm....so no need to rush.

see August 2007 Competition - Launch and Discussion thread