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Good Luck II.

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similar to my other photos :aww:
the chinese sign means good luck

Image size
2150x2150px 1.39 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 1100D
Shutter Speed
1/197 second
Aperture
F/13.0
Focal Length
53 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Sep 14, 2012, 11:02:16 AM
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Sensor Size
11mm
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

VERY genious idea, because this particular Chinese character has meanings both upside down as well as right side up!
I love how you used the square crop, and how the Chinese character in the background is centred perfectly. It's really nice that the drop is slighly off centre, not right in the middle, giving it a more artistic quality to the photo. The centred background and off-centre foreground give the photo more balance to it.
I also LOVE the "whoosh" effect of the water just above the waterdrop!
The black and white works perfectly fine for this photo, but this could also have been done in red or golden yellow, since those are the colours most commonly used when Chinese people display this character in their doors. But don't get me wrong, the photo is great the way it is.
The only thing I might change is the fact that you can see the shadow of the tap and falling water inside the droplet itself. To me, it is a bit distracting; it is quite noticable against the plain white paper. I know this is unavoidable when taking photos like this using flash; however, since the shadow is on a white background it also makes it easy to edit out.
Overall, this is an amazing photo! I can never get tired of photos like this, your entire series is wonderful!