Water Drops
Dec 26, 2018 19:26:41 #
Tried something new today, water drops. Have to admit it was frustrating at times but did manage to get a few. The last photo in the series is a drop landing on the end of a nail, guess it could be said I nailed it. Hope you enjoy. Also, if anyone has experience with this type of photography I would appreciate all the advice I can get.
JoeB
JoeB
Dec 27, 2018 01:30:45 #
No advice from me, Joe. I'd like to learn the technique myself. These are all beautiful.
Dec 27, 2018 03:55:12 #
Dec 27, 2018 07:23:06 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
No advice from me, Joe. I'd like to learn the technique myself. These are all beautiful.
Good morning Donna and thank you for the kind words. As I said this is my first attempt at this and to be truthful I got lucky. The last photo with the nail was a surprise to me, I was using the nail to determine where the drop was going to hit and focused on the nail. I have a lot to learn.
JoeB
Dec 27, 2018 07:27:17 #
DOOK wrote:
Very interesting, Joe--great results. 
Hi Earl and thank you for taking a look. These were my first attempts and there was a lot of trial and error, more error.
JoeB
Dec 27, 2018 09:50:42 #
I have done several of these water drop shots, they can be quite challenging. I have to say your colors are outstanding.
Dec 27, 2018 13:09:03 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
I have done several of these water drop shots, they can be quite challenging. I have to say your colors are outstanding.
Hi Jim, thank you for taking a look. Challenging yes, I had many other words come to mind while trying this. The colors were obtained with two remote flashes and a green, red and blue gel, I interchanged them as I was shooting.
JoeB
Dec 28, 2018 14:38:07 #
Dec 28, 2018 18:09:30 #
SX2002 wrote:
Beaut fun shots Joe...
Ron.
Ron.
Thank you Ron. Fun but very challenging, focus and timing take a lot of effort.
JoeB
Dec 28, 2018 18:15:03 #
JoeB wrote:
Thank you Ron. Fun but very challenging, focus and timing take a lot of effort.
JoeB
JoeB
I did some a few years ago Joe...a quick trigger finger and a flash were what worked for me...
Dec 28, 2018 18:55:28 #
SX2002 wrote:
I did some a few years ago Joe...a quick trigger finger and a flash were what worked for me...
Thanks for the information Ron, every little bit helps. I am currently shooting with a cable release and shooting in bursts (high speed). One of the big problems is focus, I need to be at a slight angle in order to include the surface of the water. This results in the camera be in a slightly different plane than the drop of water. I have been shooting with an aperture of between f6 and f8 to try and get a decent depth of field and still get enough light to the sensor. Right now it's a work in progress.
JoeB
Dec 28, 2018 19:58:23 #
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