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Lyrics51 · Jan 16, 2008, 12:15 PM

These are similar to the one I posted in January's monthly challenge. It was easy to set upalthough, since I don't have a good strobe, somewhat hit and miss. This, of course is not the same drop in each picture as it took me about 50 shots to get these three. The green in the bowlis from food coloring.Ihad the camera set up on a tripod and dropped the drop from about a foot and a half so Iwould have time to react and trip the shutter at the appropriate moment. As you can imagine the moments were not always appropriate! Have a go at it! Its fun! The first one is just before the drop hit the water, than as it hits and then as it comes back up. They have been doctored up a bit with the tint feature in Picasa.

mtngal · Jan 16, 2008, 5:55 PM

Cool shots! I really like the second one - perfect timing and perfect focus, you can't ask for more than that.

Dal1970 · Jan 17, 2008, 9:29 AM

Excellent shots.

I have been meaning to try this for ages - good the food dye, syringes etc...

Looks like I may have a go this weekend - all being well.

By the summer Ihope to have a few shots like yours.

Dal

87olds · Jan 17, 2008, 10:13 AM

Pretty Coo ! What did you use for the water drop?

Jim

Lyrics51 · Jan 17, 2008, 2:46 PM

I used a plastic vial that had fish plant stuff in it and allowed me to push out one or two drops at a time. It was the only thing close to an eye dropper I had. An eye dropper would work better and you would have a lot more control over the number of drops that come down. It was a really fun experiment and yielded some nice results. I held the vial about a foot and a half above the water and adjusted that hight so I could synchronize the shutter with the splash. It was still not an exact science! The one of the splash was the only one like that so it was obviously luck. By the way I left the camera on program for exposure, used the flash and manual focused on the middle of th bowl.

Glenn

Monza76 · Jan 17, 2008, 3:33 PM

An eye-drops bottle should work as well.

penolta · Jan 17, 2008, 4:15 PM

Persistence pays! The food coloring was a nice touch.:idea: Well done.

bigdawg · Jan 17, 2008, 6:59 PM

Very Nicely Done!

Dawg @ WRK

NonEntity1 · Jan 17, 2008, 9:22 PM

Cool shot!

Tim

Lyrics51 · Jan 18, 2008, 12:55 AM

Harriet, Dal, Jim, Ira, Penolta, Dawg and Tim, thanks for looking and the comments.

Glenn

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Jan 16, 2008, 12:15 PM	#1
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	These are similar to the one I posted in January's monthly challenge. It was easy to set upalthough, since I don't have a good strobe, somewhat hit and miss. This, of course is not the same drop in each picture as it took me about 50 shots to get these three. The green in the bowlis from food coloring.Ihad the camera set up on a tripod and dropped the drop from about a foot and a half so Iwould have time to react and trip the shutter at the appropriate moment. As you can imagine the moments were not always appropriate! Have a go at it! Its fun! The first one is just before the drop hit the water, than as it hits and then as it comes back up. They have been doctored up a bit with the tint feature in Picasa.

Jan 16, 2008, 5:55 PM	#2
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Cool shots! I really like the second one - perfect timing and perfect focus, you can't ask for more than that.

Jan 17, 2008, 9:29 AM	#3
Dal1970 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 1,868	Excellent shots. I have been meaning to try this for ages - good the food dye, syringes etc... Looks like I may have a go this weekend - all being well. By the summer Ihope to have a few shots like yours. Dal

Jan 17, 2008, 10:13 AM	#4
87olds Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 127	Pretty Coo ! What did you use for the water drop? Jim

Jan 17, 2008, 2:46 PM	#5
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	I used a plastic vial that had fish plant stuff in it and allowed me to push out one or two drops at a time. It was the only thing close to an eye dropper I had. An eye dropper would work better and you would have a lot more control over the number of drops that come down. It was a really fun experiment and yielded some nice results. I held the vial about a foot and a half above the water and adjusted that hight so I could synchronize the shutter with the splash. It was still not an exact science! The one of the splash was the only one like that so it was obviously luck. By the way I left the camera on program for exposure, used the flash and manual focused on the middle of th bowl. Glenn

Jan 17, 2008, 3:33 PM	#6
Monza76 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,154	An eye-drops bottle should work as well.

Jan 17, 2008, 4:15 PM	#7
penolta Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California USA Posts: 5,206	Persistence pays! The food coloring was a nice touch.:idea: Well done.

Jan 17, 2008, 6:59 PM	#8
bigdawg Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thach Alabama Posts: 14,981	Very Nicely Done! Dawg @ WRK

Jan 17, 2008, 9:22 PM	#9
NonEntity1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lake Placid Florida USA Posts: 2,689	Cool shot! Tim

Jan 18, 2008, 12:55 AM	#10
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	Harriet, Dal, Jim, Ira, Penolta, Dawg and Tim, thanks for looking and the comments. Glenn