Water droplets

Albert Street · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

So after watching an episode of Time Warp the other day on the Discovery channel, I was inspired to photograph water droplets. I'm not totally pleased with these... trying to trip the shutter, drop the water, and trigger the flashes perfectly led to 95% of the shots being total crap. (Almost all were OOF). But, I did a couple I'm fairly happy with. I plan on doing this again, but with some sort of system set up to consistently drop the water in the same spot.

EDIT: Just realized the EXIF isn't intact for these photos. They were both shot at f/7.1 with a shutter speed of 2.5 sec. at ISO 100. I shot in a dark room to kill the ambient and used the flash durations to freeze the droplets.

usingthejohn · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

^^^^
LOL...i saw that same episode, and got inspired to do the same. I just have to setup some sort of rig to do so.

I like the first one a lot..

aebrown · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

I really think they look amazing! What was your set up for this? Plus, I just like the looks of water droplets

RobNYC · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

love the colors...

Violator · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=460544

That's a VERY old thread that has some of my ideas PLUS some VERY GOOD ideas from others.
I hop some of it helps.

Violator · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

I forgot to admire your shots. SORRY.
I love the colors and the 2 you posted came out very COOL.
Once you find a way to get the drops to fall in the same spot, it gets easier.
.....but the bad news is, there are still going to be FLAT water shots....
,.......but the GOOD news = it's digital - just delete the duds (all the while thinking about how lucky we are to see the results right away - instead of having to wait for the developing)

Albert Street · 9th of November 2008 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by aebrown

I really think they look amazing! What was your set up for this? Plus, I just like the looks of water droplets

Thanks, for the setup I had a Vivitar 285 camera left with a shoot through umbrella set to 1/16th power - and another 285 high camera right shot into a black umbrella, also at 1/16 - I'm not entirely sure if diffusing the light was necessary though.

To get the colors I used a combination of gels and colored paper placed underneath the glass bowl.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Violator

I forgot to admire your shots. SORRY.
I love the colors and the 2 you posted came out very COOL.
Once you find a way to get the drops to fall in the same spot, it gets easier.
.....but the bad news is, there are still going to be FLAT water shots....
,.......but the GOOD news = it's digital - just delete the duds (all the while thinking about how lucky we are to see the results right away - instead of having to wait for the developing)

Haha yea there's no way I could have done this if I didn't shoot digital. Due to the massive inconsistencies of my method I had to take almost 500 shots to get two that I was pleased with...

rrdjserv@earthlink.net · 11th of November 2008 (Tue)

Nice photos, Albert. I use an eyedropper that is supported by a board with a hole in it. The drops fall in the same place giving me consistant focusing. Thanks for sharing. --Rick

aebrown · 13th of November 2008 (Thu)

Thanks for the info! Again, Awesome!

funk1196 · 13th of December 2008 (Sat)

how did you split the colors down the middle in the first shot? how did they not.. blend together to make a pinkish purple like in the 2nd photo?

PlayersZ28 · 14th of December 2008 (Sun)

excellent! I like the colors under the water surface.

9th of November 2008 (Sun)	#1
Albert Street Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 95 IMAGE EDITING OK	Water droplets So after watching an episode of Time Warp the other day on the Discovery channel, I was inspired to photograph water droplets. I'm not totally pleased with these... trying to trip the shutter, drop the water, and trigger the flashes perfectly led to 95% of the shots being total crap. (Almost all were OOF). But, I did a couple I'm fairly happy with. I plan on doing this again, but with some sort of system set up to consistently drop the water in the same spot. EDIT: Just realized the EXIF isn't intact for these photos. They were both shot at f/7.1 with a shutter speed of 2.5 sec. at ISO 100. I shot in a dark room to kill the ambient and used the flash durations to freeze the droplets. __________________ www.packhamphoto.com http://www.xposellc.com Last edited by Albert Street : 9th of November 2008 (Sun) at 21:27.

9th of November 2008 (Sun)	#2
usingthejohn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: buena park, ca Posts: 369 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets ^^^^ LOL...i saw that same episode, and got inspired to do the same. I just have to setup some sort of rig to do so. I like the first one a lot.. __________________ Gripped 50D /Tamron 28-75 f2.8/Tokina 12-24 f4/Canon 50mm f1.8/Canon 100-400L IS f4.5-5.6/Canon 580 EX II/430 EX/Elinchron Receivers X2/Elinchrom Transmitter Wishlist: more gear, and more skill to go along with it Pay me a visit: http://usingthejohn.smugmug.com

9th of November 2008 (Sun)	#3
aebrown Maybe the next victim Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,273 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets I really think they look amazing! What was your set up for this? Plus, I just like the looks of water droplets __________________ -Aaron Brown 1D Mark III, 5D Mark II, 35L, 85L, 70-200 f/2.8L, 580 EX II Where to go and What to do in the Pacific Northwest My Flickr

9th of November 2008 (Sun)	#4
RobNYC Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 512 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets love the colors... __________________ Rob 1d mk III; 5D mk II; EF 24-70 f/2.8L; EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS; 50mm f/1.4; 580 EX II; Vivitar 285s; Pocket Wizards; Other lighting gizmos www.robcorbettphotography.com http://robcorbett.zenfolio.com

9th of November 2008 (Sun)	#5
Violator Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Grassy Knoll Posts: 778 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=460544 That's a VERY old thread that has some of my ideas PLUS some VERY GOOD ideas from others. I hop some of it helps.

9th of November 2008 (Sun)	#6
Violator Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Grassy Knoll Posts: 778 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets I forgot to admire your shots. SORRY. I love the colors and the 2 you posted came out very COOL. Once you find a way to get the drops to fall in the same spot, it gets easier. .....but the bad news is, there are still going to be FLAT water shots.... ,.......but the GOOD news = it's digital - just delete the duds (all the while thinking about how lucky we are to see the results right away - instead of having to wait for the developing)

11th of November 2008 (Tue)	#8
rrdjserv@earthlink.net Goldmember Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bumpass, VA. Posts: 2,124 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets Nice photos, Albert. I use an eyedropper that is supported by a board with a hole in it. The drops fall in the same place giving me consistant focusing. Thanks for sharing. --Rick __________________ Sigma 500mm f/4.5, Canon EOS 7D, Canon T1i, Canon 300L f/4 IS, Canon 100mm macro, Tamron 17-50, Kenko extension tubes, Canon 580 Speedlite --Rick

13th of November 2008 (Thu)	#9
aebrown Maybe the next victim Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,273 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Water droplets Thanks for the info! Again, Awesome! __________________ -Aaron Brown 1D Mark III, 5D Mark II, 35L, 85L, 70-200 f/2.8L, 580 EX II Where to go and What to do in the Pacific Northwest My Flickr

13th of December 2008 (Sat)	#10
funk1196 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 338	Re: Water droplets how did you split the colors down the middle in the first shot? how did they not.. blend together to make a pinkish purple like in the 2nd photo? __________________ 5D II, 16-35mm f/2.8L, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 100mm f/2.8 macro. T1i, 10-22mm, 17-55mm. 580EX II, 430EX II, ST-E2, EF 2X II

14th of December 2008 (Sun)	#11
PlayersZ28 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Caledon,ON Posts: 547	Re: Water droplets excellent! I like the colors under the water surface. __________________ Canon -> A1, 1D (gone), G10, XT IR, 7D and some glass of various lengths and colors

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