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16th March 2012
Water Balloons by grizzlysghost

Water Balloons

photo 140
Happy Birthday Bennett TheSwissy! Now get ready to PARTY!

(this is a droplet of water in front of balloon wrapping paper, more explained below)

http://365project.org/grizzlysghost/365/2012-03-12

And for those of you wondering what's up with this shot:
I was experimenting with water drop splashes; this is the second time attempting it (my first is here: http://365project.org/grizzlysghost/365/2012-03-13)

I wanted to catch the drop midair as well so I could get a nice round refraction if possible. Here is the original:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g349/GrizzlysGhost/waterdrop1of1.jpg

And here is a shot I took after the drop hit the water:
http://365project.org/grizzlysghost/the-projects/2012-03-16

PP 18 Mar 12
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g349/GrizzlysGhost/pptwowaterdropsonpp18mar12.png
Comments
I love this but you're going to have to explain it!
posted March 16th, 2012  
Very cool! Have a great day Bennett!
posted March 16th, 2012  
Very, very sharp!
posted March 16th, 2012  
I still love it in focus or not ! Happy Birthday Bennett!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@pictureitbig Thanks! I went back and added an explanation under the picture :)
@lazydaisy0413 Thanks Marie!
@swguevin Thanks Sheila!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@sueh Thanks Sue, I like the focus on this one :)
posted March 16th, 2012  
Oh geez another PP shot already!?! ;-P Fine...fine...I'll fave! Haha, this is really cool! I love the original version too!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@tamsg4 Haha, you're a trip Tams, thanks!
posted March 16th, 2012  
And now I'm behind another thing on The List...water drops! ;-P
posted March 16th, 2012  
Happy birthday to your beautiful Bennett! A FAVtastic capture!!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@grizzlysghost thats weird I was sure I clicked on the droplet just hitting the water which you said was out slightly out of focus.I am very tired and probably clicked on the wrong thing sorry! didnt mean to offend!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@tamsg4 Tams, you should see my list, it's huge!
@rockinrobyn Thanks Robyn, extra kisses for Bennett, got it! :)
posted March 16th, 2012  
@sueh Awww, no offense at all Sue! I kind of figured that's what happened :)
posted March 16th, 2012  
@grizzlysghost thx! And happy birthday!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@pictureitbig You're most welcome, and thanks!
posted March 16th, 2012  
Love it! I am going to have to try some of the water art as well!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@jennklein Definitely do Jennifer, it's great fun and you never really know what you're going to get!
posted March 16th, 2012  
excellevt creativity!!!!!!! - excellevt shot!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@adobewaters Thanks!
posted March 16th, 2012  
Love the idea, very creative :)
posted March 16th, 2012  
Fav...
posted March 16th, 2012  
@nicolesmith Thanks Nicole! :)
@cebelka Thank you Sanda! :)
posted March 16th, 2012  
Wow. Very creative
posted March 16th, 2012  
@nikkic Thanks Nikki!
posted March 16th, 2012  
Rob
Fantastic shot. Love your creativity!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@jdr4690 Thanks Rob!
posted March 16th, 2012  
Great shot!
posted March 16th, 2012  
@2sweetladybugs Thanks Diana :)
posted March 16th, 2012  
Water shots are my favourite, and this is no exception.......the reflection is so clear in that droplet........stunning shot!
posted March 17th, 2012  
@allisonrap Thanks Allison! :)
posted March 17th, 2012  
Great timing on this one.
posted March 17th, 2012  
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! These little suckers drop mighty quick :)
posted March 17th, 2012  
What an excellent idea and so perfectly executed! Stunning! :-)
posted March 17th, 2012  
A very Happy Birthday to Bennett! This is the most amazing, cutest shot! 8D
posted March 17th, 2012  
well DANG! that's so awesome... i bow down (so you can't see how green with jeaolousy i am ;D)... i take it you used a superduper flash? the exif shows a 1 second exposure, but the shot is so bleepin' crisp!
posted March 17th, 2012  
@zuzana Thank you Zuzana :)
@myautofocuslife Thank you Livia! I passed that on to Bennett and he licked me on my eyeball :)
@northy Yep, I definitely went the flash route. I tried strong light, high ISO and wide-open lens but just wasn't getting the results I was looking for. So I waited until dark, set shutter speed to 1 sec, drip-flash-drip-flashed for about 600 shots and called it a night :) Thanks!
posted March 17th, 2012  
Wow. You are a very talented and persistent man. It paid off. Lovely shot.
posted March 17th, 2012  
What a lovely idea and so creative
posted March 17th, 2012  
This is great! Happy Birthday Bennett!
posted March 17th, 2012  
@beckys Thank you Becky! :)
@peterdegraaff Thanks Peter!
@twinsplusone Thank you Sharon! :)
posted March 17th, 2012  
This is awesome!
posted March 17th, 2012  
@honeybees Thank you Rebecca! :)
posted March 17th, 2012  
Fantastic, favd
posted March 17th, 2012  
@fungirlslim Thanks Jen :)
posted March 17th, 2012  
Brilliant Aaron...fav!
posted March 17th, 2012  
@rwhite Thanks Rosie! :)
posted March 17th, 2012  
Aaron.....I am not worthy......My wife and I have been looking at these water droplet pics of yours, and we are speechless. In f***ing credible. I want to be Aaron when I grow up. Awestruck FAV
posted March 17th, 2012  
@jaboney Haha, you crack me up Mike! Thanks so much! :) I will post my setup a little later tonight with an explanation for anyone who wants to give it a go, or is frustrated with their own results. Thanks again LOL :)
posted March 18th, 2012  
Gosh! I just want to catch rain drops splattering on my deck! I couldn't begin to do anything like this! This is amazing! Great shot!
posted March 18th, 2012  
@marlboromaam Thanks! :)
posted March 18th, 2012  
oh wow, stunning - fav - and thank you for the follow
posted March 18th, 2012  
Beautiful shot! :D
posted March 18th, 2012  
@shanne Thanks Shanne :)
@rejasemran Thank you Reja! :)
posted March 18th, 2012  
Thanks everyone for your views, comments and faves; we're PP now! You guys rock!
posted March 18th, 2012  
Congrats on PP! Capturing a clear water drop midair continues to boggle my mind. I don't know that I even have the patience to try!
posted March 18th, 2012  
@cmc1200 I have to admit it was a little difficult at f/5 but I really wanted the background to be blurred. All told though, it didn't really take much time or thought. I will try and shoot a little more today and take a picture of my setup :)
posted March 18th, 2012  
Another one I want to try but will have to wait! This is a cool one since you used just one drop....i thought it was a crystal ball shot at first. Very cool!
posted March 18th, 2012  
@espyetta Thanks MaryBeth :)
posted March 18th, 2012  
this is super!
posted March 18th, 2012  
@woot Thanks Davide!
posted March 18th, 2012  
Very neat -- you are incredibly creative! I love this! And Happy Birthday Bennett!
posted March 19th, 2012  
@debbim Thanks Debbi! :)
posted March 19th, 2012  
Don't know how you do it, nor would I ever attempt it but certainly is impressive. Congrats on the PP
posted March 19th, 2012  
@sailingmusic Thanks Myrna :)
posted March 19th, 2012  
Oh wow SWEEEEET shot. This is amazing!
posted March 24th, 2012  
@estheryoon Thanks Esther! :)
posted March 24th, 2012  
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