Water droplets

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by click.it.or.ticket

snapdragon,

so cool. I'm completely new to DSLRs and I'm looking for something a little different than just plain old objects around the house. I'm definitely going to try the water droplets. Thanks for the inspiration.

,This can be very addictive as you will find ,but you will get some great droplets with this low tech set up , and so long as it fits in the sink you can get a reflection of it in a droplet with a few trys . have fun, and don't forget to share .

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by MonkeyPie

This is great! I wish my camera settings went as high as yours (the only one I have that matches is the ISO, nuts) so that I could try this. Very nice!

Mookie , I googled your camera , while your zoom is not as heigh as mine ,you do have a better camera ,try useing continious shooting in your macro setting , & if that does not work for you , you do have manual settings on your camera , do you use them ? not sure what they would be but am sure that you could find one that would do the job .

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by NikonnooB

I'm so impressed by the "simple" setup, and the amount of thought that had to eventually go into it. I, for one, might never have thought of placing the green card for the reflection. The end result on this is awesome, and inspiring. I love the setup in the sink, too. You even inspired me to get my dishes washed, so I can get in there!

Thank you ,I liked the green with the apple but have every color they make LOL . when I shoot droplets I am going for the air born droplet and the reflection so am watching my back ground , the splash is a + the reflection is the prize .

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by sweet_t

Your photo is excellent! I tried this out today.. I'm fairly new at this whole dslr so I was very excited to try this out. My lighting wasn't very great so I had to tweek it up with CS2. The colour turned out a little intense! Thank you for the tutorial. It was very helpful. I'm definately going to try this again and again to get better results!

Thank you for the complament . Sounds like you have a great camera ,makes me green with envy , but I would not know how to use it . Thanks for sharng your droplet , as you said the lighting is not right , did you use anything over your flash to bounce the light down ? and the mirrors have to be set so they will also bounce that light as well as the reflection ,and the shutter speed has to be 800 to freeze that droplet and not get too much light flare on the water . and shoot from just the right angle between those 2 mirrors to get the best reflections and least light glare . I look forward to seeing more , hint try the apple .

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by peterbryenton

It's good to see you having so much fun with such a simple setup.

For a softer lighting effect, you might want to try replacing the mirrors with white cards. To make a more dramatic image, put some black card, or, even better, some black velvet, in the sink behind the apple. Changing the green for blue might suggest a sky.

Regards,

Thanks for sharing your views , the black at the far side of the sink may work well but i use the mirrors to aid in the reflection and with my camers I need lots of light to get a good clear reflection in the droplet . I use all colors of poster board , depending on what reflection I am after . Have you tried the useing white cards ? would love to see your results .

[mseljos]

It's raining here in San Diego today, so I'm going to try this. Your explanation was very clear and concise. Great job.

[Mstee4eva]

I have yet to get a good water droplets shot! But this one you have is fab! Thankz for the show and tell as soon as I get a chance I will try it and maybe show what I get.

[AndreaT]

WOW!! this is really great!! I will have to try this set up!! It was really helpful to see the whole set up. I am very new at this. That photo is wonderful. Great shot!

[s2u.black]

Snapdragon: I love this. Not just that you share your lovely photograph but that you give away so freely and in such careful detail your technique. This is a wonderful example of how the internet should work. Thank you. I'm unwell at the moment and a bit of indoor photography fun is just what I needed to pass the time. I had real fun but broke a mirror whilst doing it! Thank my lucky stars I'm not superstitious.
Before your tutorial I wouldn't have contemplated the following shot.

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by s2u.black

Snapdragon: I love this. Not just that you share your lovely photograph but that you give away so freely and in such careful detail your technique. This is a wonderful example of how the internet should work. Thank you. I'm unwell at the moment and a bit of indoor photography fun is just what I needed to pass the time. I had real fun but broke a mirror whilst doing it! Thank my lucky stars I'm not superstitious.
Before your tutorial I wouldn't have contemplated the following shot.

WOW !!! so pleased that you found my set up helpful and got such a great shot . Sorry you broke the mirror . I have learned so much from others that that i think it is only fair to give a little back when I can . I have made some great friends on the internet who have shared so much photography knowledge that with out training I would never have had a clue about and i sure hope they keep on sharing as I have so much to learn . Thanks to all who share !