@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!
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!