Water drop pumpkin
Nov 26, 2018 22:17:40 #
manofhg
Loc: Knoxville, TN
My first attempt at water drop photography, not splashing, but using the water drops as lenses. Had a lot of difficulty getting the drops to bead on the leaf, and also to get enough of the pumpkin visible in the drops. I know there are a lot of things that could have been cleaned up or corrected, but this was just a first attempt to see what I could produce.
Nov 26, 2018 22:21:12 #
Oh my! This is stunning! I don't think you have anything to clean up! Absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to see more! Keep up the great work ....and the patience you need to set up for them....I know how pains taking it gets! Congratulations.....and it gets quite adictive! ;-)
manofhg wrote:
My first attempt at water drop photography, not splashing, but using the water drops as lenses. Had a lot of difficulty getting the drops to bead on the leaf, and also to get enough of the pumpkin visible in the drops. I know there are a lot of things that could have been cleaned up or corrected, but this was just a first attempt to see what I could produce.
Nov 26, 2018 22:49:11 #
Nov 26, 2018 23:26:52 #
manofhg
Loc: Knoxville, TN
Clicker2014 wrote:
Oh my! This is stunning! I don't think you have anything to clean up! Absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to see more! Keep up the great work ....and the patience you need to set up for them....I know how pains taking it gets! Congratulations.....and it gets quite adictive! ;-)
Thanks. It took a couple of hours and about 90 shots to get what I wanted or what I ended with. My original thought was very different from what I finished with. Making the water drops to build up instead of just wet the leaf was a challenge that finally was solved when I rubbed paste wax on the leaf. I would have liked to get bigger drops, but maybe next time. Positioning the pumpkin height in relation to the leaf as well as the distance was tricky to get the stem visible in the water drop and not just the side of the pumpkin. I've attached a close up of one of the water drops, digital enlargement of the first pic. You can see the wax on the leaf here too.
Nov 26, 2018 23:27:09 #
Nov 26, 2018 23:57:11 #
This is great work. Imagination brought to life. I like it a lot!
Nov 27, 2018 00:40:39 #
manofhg
Loc: Knoxville, TN
Retired CPO wrote:
This is great work. Imagination brought to life. I like it a lot!
Thanks.
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Nov 27, 2018 10:25:16 #
All your efforts were worth the final result. An award winning photograph! You should enter it in the next contest.
Nov 27, 2018 10:45:15 #
manofhg
Loc: Knoxville, TN
BrentHarder wrote:
All your efforts were worth the final result. An award winning photograph! You should enter it in the next contest.
Thanks. I may.
Nov 27, 2018 11:30:32 #
manofhg wrote:
Thanks. It took a couple of hours and about 90 sh... (show quote)
Thank you manofhg! Aren't you happy that we have digital photography! I know I am!!! LOL! Paste wax! Will have to try that! I have tried liquid glycerin when dropping onto some items....with some success but not always of course...depending on what I am using as a "prop". I like the idea of the past wax. I have never bought any. Could you give me an idea of what to get? I find that many photographers have specific brands that they use and it helps to know. Again.... I think this is a gorgeous shot.
Also on the subject of mediums to use... I also use glycerin with food colouring when working with abstracts in water. The glycerin drops to the bottom and saves changing the water every time. This is a terrible picture but the only one I have as an example. I needed more DOF to get better sharpness. Need to get another small fish tank!!! OMG. Thought that came to mind!!! I wonder what it would be like to add food coloring to drops when using a setup like you have done..... hmmmmmm.
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