I stayed up way to late doing this last night...
thanks to everything I have been reading here, I think I managed to get some fun colored milk drop shots last night. There are alot of these in these forums, but here is my take on it.
A detailed pic of the setup can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nsaplay...7619073494664/
The basics:
-Used a HiViz trigger with flash (used the light activated kit, i couldn't seem to get the photogate triggers to work....)
-reflective posterboard to drip on
-turkey baster
-milk
-food coloring
-about 85 million paper towels
Camera:
-Nikon D60
-18-200mm
-SB-600
Post Production:
-cropping
-adjusting levels a tad
-some boosted color, but it didn't need much
Basic steps:
-get set up ready, with camera focused on point where the drop will hit
-add food coloring to spot where drop will hit
-turn off light
-open shutter
-drips trigger flash
-close shutter
-turn on lights
-clean up food coloring stained milk before it ruins your carpet and you dont get your apartment safety deposit back
Issues I had:
-I can't seem to get a single drop to trigger the kit. Have squeeze a whole lot of liquid through the laser beam (see the set up pic link above) to get it to trigger. Maybe if I can manage to get the photogate trigger to work, this will be resolved
-My setup was very unstable. I need to rig something up that is a little less susceptible to tiny movements, ie something that is not held together with duct tape.
-The photo transistor in the HiViz kit seemed to have a "sweet spot" on it, such that when light from the laser pen hit it, it triggered every time. I just had to move both the laser pen and receiver around until i found it.
Thats it, hope its useful!