A Challenge: Water Bouncing on Water: I saw this on "Smarter Every Day" last night. When drops of water fall onto water, they often bounce a bit before blending into the main body of...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I saw this on "Smarter Every Day" last night. When drops of water fall onto water, they often bounce a bit before blending into the main body of water. Of course, if you manage to photograph the bounce, it will look like the drop is simply falling toward the surface, but it will be a challenge, nonetheless.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

jerryc41 wrote:

I saw this on "Smarter Every Day" last night. When drops of water fall onto water, they often bounce a bit before blending into the main body of water. Of course, if you manage to photograph the bounce, it will look like the drop is simply falling toward the surface, but it will be a challenge, nonetheless.

Yes, nature is strange.

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

Surface Tension: "The property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of its molecules."

Explained...
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/surface-tension-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

Advocate4TheMT Loc: Connecticut

I love doing water drop photography. Its fun because you never get the same shot twice.This is a 3 drop collision.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

You can buy triggers that will capture these images, and there are different mediums you can use other than water to make them more dramatic, that is not what you see here, just a water drop in a terra-cotta bowl. Actually in the Sunday free challenge a water drop enthusiast explains his set up and shows some pics... I never got that far into it, just a flash and some lucky timing on my part. I used to have several of these images many with droplets floating across the surface of the water but have lost them as computer hard drives failed. Anyway, for me it was just a flash and timing, and a lot of missed shots.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-697027-1.html#12243815

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Linda S.

Advocate4TheMT wrote:

I love doing water drop photography. Its fun because you never get the same shot twice.This is a 3 drop collision.

That is a gorgeous photo! I've seen water drop photos, but never one with those beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing.

Advocate4TheMT Loc: Connecticut

Linda S. wrote:

That is a gorgeous photo! I've seen water drop photos, but never one with those beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much Linda!:-)

DaveyDitzer Loc: Western PA

jerryc41 wrote:

I saw this on "Smarter Every Day" last night. When drops of water fall onto water, they often bounce a bit before blending into the main body of water. Of course, if you manage to photograph the bounce, it will look like the drop is simply falling toward the surface, but it will be a challenge, nonetheless.

Hope a raindrop onto an outdoor table qualifies.

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Advocate4TheMT Loc: Connecticut

DaveyDitzer wrote:

Hope a raindrop onto an outdoor table qualifies.

Of coarse it does !!! The beauty of art is that there’s no rules! Great pic!!!

14kphotog Loc: Marietta, Ohio

jerryc41 wrote:

I saw this on "Smarter Every Day" last night. When drops of water fall onto water, they often bounce a bit before blending into the main body of water. Of course, if you manage to photograph the bounce, it will look like the drop is simply falling toward the surface, but it will be a challenge, nonetheless.

Like this one ?

Advocate4TheMT Loc: Connecticut

14kphotog wrote:

Like this one ?

Looking good man!! add 10 to the size of that first drop, and 15 milliseconds to the delay on the second drop and see if they collide!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Anybody who has taken a water ski fall will understand just how hard water is!!!

greger Loc: benton harbor, mi

very cool!