give us a kiss

water is wonderful.

My daughter Sóley and her fishes.
Shot at home in the living room.

Thanks to superkev for selecting this photo as a DD.


Setup:
The fish bowl is placed on a thick glass window which is placed between two loudspeakers. Between the fish bowl and the glass is white paper. Underneath the fish bowl is a halogen lamp.
This was shot in the afternoon so it was bright outside as can be seen by the reflections in the fish bowl from a window on the right. I had to lay on the floor to get the low viewpoint and I used a tripod for the camera.

Her body is not visible through the fish bowl because of the light coming from below. The water is clean and fresh as can be seen by the air bubbles on the plastic plants.

I did some more shots but the expression on her face and the placement of the fishes were not as good. I also tried blocking the light so it would not light up the wall behind and that was better.

Post processing in PS:
. Levels
. Unsharp Mask
. Crop
. Resize
. Even out distracting shadows in the bottom right corner by cloning.

EXIF info:
. Model Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
. Date/time original 31.08.2004 18:47:18
. Shutter speed value 1/25 s
. Aperture value f/7.1
. ISO speed ratings 800
. Exposure bias value 0.00 EV
. Flash Flash did not fire.
. Focal length 25 mm
. White balance Auto white balance

I used a 18-55mm lens.