On the way

[windrider86]

After 30 some shots this was one of two shots I saved. Its a bit "soft" for my tatse but had to play with it anyway. Shot in a tupperware bowl in the kitchen sink I played with the color and saturation until i got the blue shade. Shot with Olympus E-500, macro, i forgot the shutter speed, used a flash.

[QNormal]

I like this picture. Though a bit out of focus, it has a nice effect. The upper left-hand corner is a tad distracting. The picture also seems a bit underexposed. I have tried similar shots, and know how hard it is to get everything right. It is better than anything I have ever done.

[windrider86]

Thank you very much! Like I said this is my first attempt at shooting something like this. The other one I saved is more in focus but I couldnt get the blues to come out in it. I'll keep trying till I get her right.

[jiminyClickit]

windrider86,

For even more inspiration:

http://www.liquidsculpture.com/

[Nicole]

Wow, that site has some amazing photos Jim.

Windrider, these sort of photos are hard. I've tried playing with them a bit, and it really seems like not only do you need about 3 hands, but also really good timing. It sounds like you've got the camera settings down. Did you try using a tripod when you were shooting to stabilize the camera more?

I agree that the blue shade is good, even if it is a bit soft as you said. The one thing I would do is try to clone out that top left corner that's significantly darker than everything else so it presents a more uniform look

[windrider86]

http://www.liquidsculpture.com/

Now this was nothing short of amazing and way out of my league on how to do things. Maybe in the next millenium! ha ha
And no I did not use a tripod on this shot. I was just experiementing and playing around to get a feel for settings and to actualyl see if I could do it! Next time around will be far more in detail and more carefully done.

[Saralonde]

I've tried this and found my best shots came when I used a tripod and a macro lens. I set my camera at 1/200, f/2.8, ISO 100 and used a flash. For my setup I used a shallow dish of water and an eyedropper. I set the tip of the eyedropper into the dish of water where I thought the drop would hit and prefocused on that. Then I dropped water into the dish taking a lot of rapid shots. Just kind of random luck at that point. This is what I got. The tripod is really essential if you want a sharp image.