Day 265 - Flower Drops by snaggy

Day 265 - Flower Drops

Time for some more water drop photography!

This time, an Aster Amellus seen through water drops on glass.
Very cool shot!
September 23rd, 2013  
Neat! Lots of pretty purple blooms.
September 23rd, 2013  
How ever you did that (?) it is awesome. Very creative. FAV
September 23rd, 2013  
Amazing! I would love to know how you did this, too. Spectacular result! FAV
September 23rd, 2013  
Spectacular! They look like comets flying towards you :-)
September 23rd, 2013  
Wonderful!!!!! Fav
September 23rd, 2013  
Wow Kev! I love this fav!
September 23rd, 2013  
Love that shot
September 23rd, 2013  
splendid !
September 23rd, 2013  
Kev
@pflaume @eyesmile This is definitely easier with a macro lens, but you can try it with a regular lens, but the closer you can get to the subject (the drops), the better.
You need a glass surface - a coffee table works well, and some water drops dropped onto the surface as close as possible together with a pipette or something similar. In reality though, you are much better trying this with a glycerine solution or eye-contact lens solution I think it is which forms much better and more 'spheres' than water. This was glycerine solution.
The subject goes underneath the glass, and then you focus on the drops - manual focus is best with the camera on a tripod.
Then its simply a case of moving the camera up and down a bit (more and less drops in the frame!), varying the aperture (more or less dof but more of the subject under the glass which can be a distraction) and varying the height and position of the subject. Oh, btw, flatter subjects work best IMHO.
Have fun!
September 23rd, 2013  
AWESOME!
September 23rd, 2013  
FAV!
September 23rd, 2013  
Beautifully done and thanks for the description of how to do it! Will give this a go.
September 23rd, 2013  
Beautiful! Thanks for the info to how you did it! FAV!
September 23rd, 2013  
what great idea with excellent results, may have to try this at some point
September 23rd, 2013  
clever! like what you've done here.
September 23rd, 2013  
Wow! This looks so cool. I love the colors too.
September 23rd, 2013  
Dang, nicely done. A fav!
September 23rd, 2013  
Just saw this on the popular page - it is beautiful! Thank you also for telling us how you did it too - very helpful!
September 23rd, 2013  
Wow, how wonderful!!!
September 23rd, 2013  
I love these flowery planets! Super job.
September 23rd, 2013  
Excellent Fav!
September 23rd, 2013  
wow this is stunning, a great shot Kev.
September 23rd, 2013  
Amazing, love this!
September 23rd, 2013  
A stunning effect!! FAV!!
September 23rd, 2013  
I just started following you , you have a great eye I especially love the macro shot with the flowers . You photos are awesome .
September 24th, 2013  
OMG love love love!!! Fav for sure!
September 24th, 2013  
Nicely done. Fav. I bought myself a piece of glass for this type of shots. Need to dust it of and try some.
September 24th, 2013  
Kev, nice.
September 24th, 2013  
like umbrellas floating around - love this (fav)!
September 24th, 2013  
Cool shot! :)
September 24th, 2013  
Wow! I love drops, flowers and macros and you have them altogether here. Fav and follow!
September 24th, 2013  
Excellent!
September 25th, 2013  
Love this!
September 25th, 2013  
A beautiful shot. I need to try this..well done. Fav
September 25th, 2013  
Great idea!
September 25th, 2013  
Beautiful colors !
September 25th, 2013  
Amazing this worked so well.
September 29th, 2013  
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