This must be the most difficult subject i've tried, Problem getting the water to drop, not stream, getting and holding focus, and knowing when to fire the shutter. I got 2 keepers from 70 shots, and they are rubbish.
The key to this is to find focus on the place where the drop impacts the water surface. To do this, I normally put a pencil/pen in the water where the drop impacts, get focus, and start to drip and shoot. It's still a matter of timing and luck, but at least you've gained focus.
Yours is spot on GT, I seem to have trouble locking the focus, I have an FZ50, any advice.?
I know it can be done with a bridge camera. A remote shutter release is a big help and I assume you used a tripod. With the remote shutter release, you can hold the button at half-down to lock focus then, drip your drops with the other hand. Oh, and use the flash and continuous shoot! You'll have to back off a bit from the distance you had in your attempt.
Just realised what I am doing wrong, when I change from P to M etc, I lose my focus lock, and must refocus for any change, Try again soon. The book says you cannot use the lock in M but it looks as if you can with the af macro setting. bit confusing.
All pix must be tripod mounted !!!
Open on-camera flash
Set 2-gallon bucket upside down in laundry tub to raise level to camera height - tub catches splashes
Set a water bowl on top of 2-gallon bucket
Set the AF / MF button on the LHS of the camera body to MF
Use a pencil or something across the water bowl to pre focus
Set Aperture mode, f8 or f11
Set tap to slowly drip - drip - drip etc etc
Shoot 100 to 200 frames, get 5 - 10 keepers
Changing colours of water bowl will change results & having variable colours makes it interesting
