These were a lot of fun to take. I think they fit into this category.
Here is a picture of my setup. I don't use any type of triggering device just time the drops and activate the shutter. It usually takes 50 or 60 attempts to get a few good ones. The pencil is used to focus the camera on the spot the drops are falling and then switch to manual focus so it stays there.
My question is not what, but how? Adam, I would love to do this! How do you stop the action? Shutter speed or strobe? Do you use a device to sync with the action? I notice laser gadgets to do things such as sense a speeding bullet, but would this work on water drops? The shots have decent DOF, did you shoot from a distance and crop? Please, the tech details! Retirement looms, and photography will be one of my hobbies. Purchasing equipment now while I can afford it...
ReplyDeleteYou are a pro! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to do much photography lately nor have I had much computer time, but when I opened the blog today and saw these pictures I was in awe. These are truely great shots and although I can't imagine I have the equipment to take these, I would like to also know the technical information on how you took them. The colors are so vibrant too. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful--I second what Shawn said--I haven't had much time lately, but these are inspiring to get out and do!!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, as ever. These types of shots are a kick in the pants to do. Talk about fun. Great job, Adam.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Yes, I agree with everyone else - please share the technical details with us!
ReplyDeleteAlright everybody, Adam is usually quite humble but after this post....can you say BIG HEAD? LOL. Just kidding adam! love ya!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. Steff I will get you later :-) First a word of warning. Trying to capture the perfect water drop can burn an afternoon very quickly with that said on to the funstuff. The basic setup consists of the camera,100mm lense, tripod, external flash, pan of water, and a way to suspend a bag of water over the pan. I set my aperture to f8.0 and used a shutter speed of 1/250 at iso 200. The color of the water is all based on the background that you bounce your flash off of. Here is a link that does a much better job of explaining how its done. I will try to set it back up and post a picture of my setup.
ReplyDeletehttp://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-photograph-water-drops-with-one.html
Gotta try this today! Don't have a wireless flash remote, but do have an off-camera cord somewhere. My flash is sort of ancient ("legacy") but hopefully it will work. Just ordered a new lens, so a modern flash will have to wait.
ReplyDeleteThat's strange, the narrative and photos added later will not click and enlarge. Was attempting to get an up-close look at your setup, but no problem...
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing the whole setup! That is beyond my camera's limited technology to do...but I am so glad we have the ability to share techniques with each other!
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