Water Drop Photos
Apr 23, 2023 23:33:39 #
I've been playing around with this for several months and have finally reached the point of using something besides water. I used Vanilla Iced Coffee bought in the local supermarket; next time I'll get a more colorful flavor. The red light is a laser I aimed at the drops. I have cleaned up the stray droplets on most of the photos but left a few untouched. There is still so much more to learn. My next step will be to add more color.
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Apr 24, 2023 01:54:30 #
I find the red laser light distracting but the last two are great. Well done.
Apr 24, 2023 06:25:20 #
Thorny Devil wrote:
I find the red laser light distracting but the last two are great. Well done.
Yes; the laser didn't give me what I had envisioned. I may re-aim it or drop it altogether as I learn. I am looking for more novel ways to incorporate color than what is usually done; it's all a big experiment.
Apr 24, 2023 06:52:39 #
They look great and I like the laser but...who's going to clean up all that splatter??
Apr 24, 2023 07:26:14 #
I imagine that the ice-coffee has a viscosity effect on the droplets formation. Howard, I assume you had more energy after drinking the laser-spotted coffee, if so that makes the process competitive with fusion energy. You may be eligible for government grants to pursue other "colorful flavor" coffees. Perhaps even a very high-energy laser would cause some steam eruptions!!!
Fascinating beautiful mysterious things water-droplet experiments made more so by your using coffee with viscosity, particulate, and color... great work Howard.
Fascinating beautiful mysterious things water-droplet experiments made more so by your using coffee with viscosity, particulate, and color... great work Howard.
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Apr 24, 2023 13:03:34 #
scallihan
Loc: Tigard, OR
Thorny Devil wrote:
I find the red laser light distracting but the last two are great. Well done.
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Apr 24, 2023 13:08:34 #
Howard5252 wrote:
I've been playing around with this for several months and have finally reached the point of using something besides water. I used Vanilla Iced Coffee bought in the local supermarket; next time I'll get a more colorful flavor. The red light is a laser I aimed at the drops. I have cleaned up the stray droplets on most of the photos but left a few untouched. There is still so much more to learn. My next step will be to add more color.
I think those are pretty remarkable. Sometime perhaps you should create a post and explain your technique.
Apr 24, 2023 21:07:14 #
Very well done, you may have a lot to learn but you also have long road of work and thought behind you.
Nice job!
Nice job!
Apr 24, 2023 21:26:22 #
DWU2 wrote:
I think those are pretty remarkable. Sometime perhaps you should create a post and explain your technique.
Here are two photos of my setup (without the laser). I use a Miops drop unit / two flash units / a Nikon D850 and a 105micro lens; micro is Nikon's word for macro). The flash units are mounted on a homemade piece that allows me to place them onto anything using an Arca-Swiss connection. The liquid is colored water. The control of the Miops drop unit is an app on my phone - I push a button on the app > the Miops unit opens the camera shutter /drops the water / fires the flash units > closes the shutter. The timing for all of this is adjusted in the app. All the shots are taken in the dark. It is not physically difficult to get interesting shots but it is extremely tedious. The pole in the foreground of the first picture is holding a small floodlite that is plugged into an outlet controlled by Alexa.
NOTE: To anyone who owns a Z9. The process can be done in broad daylight, without flashes, and without precision timing; just use the 60 or 120fps option. The last two photos were taken this way. If you need more info, PM me.
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