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Old 11-23-2010, 06:10 PM
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Hey everyone this is my first post. I am pretty fascinated with water drops. They can be so gorgeous. This one is pretty basic,but i'd like to know how i can improve. Thanks in advance!

Camera: Nikon D5000
Exposure 0.01 sec(1/100)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal length 45mm
ISO 200
I hope that is all the info you need. If anymore info is needed,please let me know.
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Old 11-24-2010, 12:27 AM
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I love it. I wouldn't change a thing.
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Old 11-24-2010, 03:46 AM
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very nice, how did you get the coloring?
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Old 11-24-2010, 05:51 AM
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Thanks you guys!
And I adjusted the white balance before I shot this image. Then in Photoshop I adjusted the blue curves.
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Old 11-25-2010, 03:06 AM
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The only think I find distracting is that the water drop reflects the whole room and creates a little clutter. It might be more calm looking if you surrounded your area with posterboard or something along the lines; this would double as a bounceboard. Also if you used a smaller aperture, something around 2.8 (or smaller) if it goes that big. Also what lighting setup do you use? When I browse water drop photos on Flickr It seems that people use a combination of diffused lighting to give it a smooth look, and harsh to give it highlights. If you have gels you could give it multiple colors.

Hope I could help a little, I don't have tons of experience with water drop photography, but I know a little from experience and browsing the web.
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Old 11-25-2010, 06:56 AM
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Thanks Kyle!
I actually like reflections in water drops,but that's me. I see how it is distracting though.
Thank you for the posterboard suggestion. I have one. It's black on one side and white on the other. It also has a matte finish. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing though. I'll use it next time to see if that helps.
As for the lighting i had my pop up flash and an LED lamp to my right pointed at my background. Which was actually a "Sprite" case. Thought that'd give it some color. In the rest of this series i have the green as the background.
And yes,you were of help! Thank you!
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