Strawberry Plop!

[Bowlch]

Strawberry Pop!

• Where Was it Taken?
  Kitchen Sink!
  
  
• What settings did you use?
  Focal Length: 55 mm
  Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
  Aperture: f/5.6
  ISO: 100
  
  
• What gear (camera, lens etc) did you use?
  Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
  Lens: 18-55mm Kit Lens
  Flash: 430EX II
  Diffuser: Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible
  
  
• How did you compose the shot
  I set up a piece of white A4 paper behind a perspex dish. The flash is on a wireless transmitter/.receiver. Flash with diffuser at 5 O'clock position. I set the flash at 1/16th power.
  
  
• What post production work have you done on the shot (if any)?
  I slightly tweaked the colour of the strawberry, as it was getting a bit old!
  
  
• Issues along the way
  Had massive problems dropping the strawberry by hand and timing the splash just right. I held the fruit just above the water to set the focus point before lifting the fruit for the drop. After about 50 shots I finally got one in focus, with the splash just right. Any advice as to a better way this can be done would be appreciated!

[PowerPix]

Sweet shot (literally)!

[Focus_React]

Amazing...

[mr. Unknown]

so i reckon a flash has got an important role in this shot or could the same result be taken with my on camera flash?

[Bowlch]

Originally Posted by mr. Unknown

so i reckon a flash has got an important role in this shot or could the same result be taken with my on camera flash?

I reckon it could be done, might get a bit of Over exposure with the water, but placing a piece of white paper in front of the flash should help diffuse the light.

[Grovian]

Love it, going to try this at home!