Thanks everyone for the comments on yesterday's shot!
The way I shot these was actually in my bathroom (wish I had a proper studio!). Tripod, flash, release cable, glass container and water dropper were used. The best idea is to have the water dropper suspended high and fixed, like a ladder. I had mine stuck to a pole. That way, you don't have to worry about where the drop will hit each time, and just worry about the timing!
makes me wish i had flogged a burette and bosshead clamp and stand when i left work last year!! imagine the watershot studio i could have set up with that baby!! maybe I should ask them if i can borrow one for the weekend :) wonderful shot :)
I'm loving these Bobby. I did a bit of this last week too but haven't mastered the collisions yet. I think I need to get the dropper thing rigged up better! Thanks for the explanation- it might help!
@darsphotos thanks Darlene! I just shot at a higher F-stop, and U used a pen to find out where the drop will fall in the water, and used that to focus!
@bobbyj I hate to even admit this but have been using auto but can change some settings, like ISO, distance clear and distance with blur in the background and a number of other settings. ISO set in auto is great in only some instances as it will set to where it needs to but my photos do not come out all looking the same. Also with no dedicated Macro, I have a horrible time trying to capture anything small. Takes forever in most cases. I have to go manual but using auto does give me a lot of options just not anything like this that you are shooting. All my water photos of fountains come out blurry and my birds wings are blurry. Is this an F-stop issue? I know I bought the wrong camera but will have to make due and learn and figure out how to get Macro easily. Thank you for the info on your fabulous shot, Bobby.
@darsphotos You've got a pretty good camera Darlene, definitely play around with the other modes such as Aperture and Shutter. Manual mode is my favourite because it gives you the most control. Although your one may not be able to change lens, most cameras these days usually come with a macro mode, so check the manual on if it does. Oh, and a tripod is a must for these kinds of shots, but I've gotten away with using books to prop up my camera before :D
