Splash

[jjmucker]

hiya.
well, ive seen i few of these shots done before and thought i'd try my hand at it.
shot with my sigma 17-70 and 430EX flash. 1/2500th sec . took me a few shots to say the least.
what do you's think?

[angryhampster]

Did you have the flash on the hot-shoe? Was the camera hand-held? How did you focus? I take it this was with the 17-70? I like it :)

[Stavhp]

Nice photo
i know how hard these can be....i need to get myself a flashgun

[R.ticle One]

Wow! A great photo, and an excellent choice of color I think. Are those small letters I see in the lower left corner?

R.ticle One

[SimonG]

I think that this photo is really good, especially considering this is your first shot at it. I do think that the photo would benefit from a slightly wider crop however (the top of the spash is cutoff here). Also, I am curious about your choice to use such a fast shutter speed; assuming that the flash is your main source of lighting, it should freeze the droplet just fine when shooting at the flash sync speed.

... Are those small letters I see in the lower left corner? ...
Looks like writing on the bottom of whatever clear container was used to contain the water.

[jjmucker]

thanks guys. first of, yeah flash was on the hot shoe , camera on my tripod with cable release. i first focused where i knew Id be taking the shot then switched to manual.
lol, i didnt even see these small letters. must be from the container. about the crop, yeah i could have done with it being wider, the tip of the splash never made the frame unfortunetly. i dont know why i used such a fast shutter. maybe i could have lowered it. i will try next time.
cheers for the comments guys, always welcome