It's me, Mario...

[abdullah993]

My first post here.. I decided that it was time I should also contribute..

Well, pretty simple..

Take a water tank, fill it with water and choose a good colorful object and background color...

On the left side there is a Canon Speedlite 430EX II in a DIY softbox at 1/16 power, at the back there is a yellow paper, and on the right side is a reflector.. Set the lens on manual focus and pre-focus where the object will be dropped..

good timing and u should be able to get it in at most 5 tries..

Be careful! not to spill water on your camera or flash.. try to keep your camera as far as possible...


Camera settings:
Shutter: 1/200 (max sync speed) make sure u freeze the motion
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Lens: 18-55mm IS




THANKS ALOT, I LOVE THIS FORUM AND THIS WEBSITE, KEEP THE GOOD STUFF COMING..

[zona5101]

Thats darn cool!

[toasted75]

I love the colour in it, very nice

[peanit]

This is so neat. It just needs some bloopers. lol.

[timsville]

cool... a new twist on the water drop. This is a must try for me. Oh and thank YOU a lot, I love this forum too, cuz of contributers like yourself. Great first post. Cheers.

[Rainbow Mummy]

Great shot, I love it, will definately give it a try. I just love this How I Took It Forum

[PBW]

Hi
Did you have the lense pushed up against the side of the tank?
Cheers
Pete

[abdullah993]

Originally Posted by PBW

Hi
Did you have the lense pushed up against the side of the tank?
Cheers
Pete

nop,, keep the lens as far as you can and just zoom in...
dont even try sticking the lens to the side of the tank, cause when you drop the object the water will come out..

thanks everyone else for your nice words..

[thaoimage]

I love that shot... and my son has the same toy so guess what, i'm going to copy you! lol... thanks for sharing...

[PBW]

Originally Posted by abdullah993

nop,, keep the lens as far as you can and just zoom in...
dont even try sticking the lens to the side of the tank, cause when you drop the object the water will come out..

thanks everyone else for your nice words..

Then I'm even more imperessed with your shot .... I can see no evidence of any reflection from the outside of the glass tank. Great work
Cheers
Pete