Water Clock

[chiky]

I was reading about the Water droplets last week and I gave it a shot
Set up on my kitchen sink,the same way he explained in his article
Nikon D200 with SB 600 speedlight
Nikon 105mm macro at ISO 200,Fstop 7.1,at 1/60 sec
In the original the clock was blurred, so I cloned a sharp image of the watch out of the
20 images I had taken at the same time.
My question is...which is better and why?

[san_at_cliff]

The one with blurred clock is better. Droplet is your subject, so i would like to see sharp focus on droplets. Everything else should be out of focus. If i were you I would have composed it with a plain background (no objects, just black or blue or whatever). Just my opinion.

[DogHeadGod]

Second shot for me too, the blurred clock really emphasises the focus on the drop.

[wal]

second shot.. like the water to be sharp.. that's' the subject......

[Lightwriter]

Going with the crowd...the second/original shot. I also agree that a plain backgroud is the best way to go with this type of shot.

[nathanbarlow]

I agree with the people above,

BUT

how about this: taking the first image, and manipulating it so the clock is inside the water droplet, while still maintaining the reflections and the '3Dness' of the water droplet. Am I genius or what? Reckon it would make a more interesting and unique shot...