Also for the 52 Week Challenge that said to experiment and have fun with water. So I did!
I researched how to do it. They say that the water drop will land in the same spot every time if you just pop a small hole in a plastic bag.
It doesn't. The drops are close to one another but not always in the same spot.
I took over 80 shots and then narrowed it down to eight shots, and posted two of my favourites. I did get a water crown but it was not the sharp splash I was hoping for.
Also need to adjust my back board for a better reflection.
But - pretty pleased with my first attempt at water drops.
Great job doing your best with this. It's not easy but you did get a neat looking drop and the blue color looks great.
If you don't mind, I was looking at your settings. f/11.0 is good aperture but at a 105mm focal length, you'll still have a shallow depth of field. Maybe you could up your ISO a bit more. That could allow you to use a higher aperture number which might help your focus have a tad less room for error. Of course, some of it is still up to luck and truckloads of patience. Just my two cents. Good job regardless!
@cjphoto
Thank you, Chris. I will be giving this a try once again and will use your suggestions of the ISO.
I could bump the aperture of my 105 macro lens that I was using all the way to 32 (not that I would) so I do have a ton of room to get a better focus.
I will tag you when I give this a try!
Another tip I learned is you can hold the end of a pen into the water where you assume the water drop will fall and then have your camera focus on the pen. Then, or course, remove the pen when the water drops fall. That can give your camera a reference point to focus on.
In any case, looking forward to seeing your results !
@cjphoto
Yep - I did that but still found that the drop did not always fall exactly in the same place ... close but not exactly. Using your suggestion of higher ISO and a smaller aperture should help in that case.
March 18th, 2021
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If you don't mind, I was looking at your settings. f/11.0 is good aperture but at a 105mm focal length, you'll still have a shallow depth of field. Maybe you could up your ISO a bit more. That could allow you to use a higher aperture number which might help your focus have a tad less room for error. Of course, some of it is still up to luck and truckloads of patience. Just my two cents. Good job regardless!
Thank you, Chris. I will be giving this a try once again and will use your suggestions of the ISO.
I could bump the aperture of my 105 macro lens that I was using all the way to 32 (not that I would) so I do have a ton of room to get a better focus.
I will tag you when I give this a try!
Another tip I learned is you can hold the end of a pen into the water where you assume the water drop will fall and then have your camera focus on the pen. Then, or course, remove the pen when the water drops fall. That can give your camera a reference point to focus on.
In any case, looking forward to seeing your results !
Yep - I did that but still found that the drop did not always fall exactly in the same place ... close but not exactly. Using your suggestion of higher ISO and a smaller aperture should help in that case.