A Waterdrop Macro

[PhotoBrad]

Hey I am really new to Photography Got started in July of this year with a Hand me Down FinePix S5000. Just looking of feed back on some of my shots. Thanks in advance for your help

[Artdrea]

love the colors. how did you get those colors? the only suggestion i have would be to have the actual drops in focus they're kind of blurry

[Jill H]

I agree the colour background is gorgeous - how did you get that? and that the water droplets need to be in focus.

[mike1187]

it looks to me like the drops "should" be in focus... but the shutter speed is just a bit too low, so they appear to blur. I like the effect of the color in this shot though.

[MarkyLandon]

Water has no colour in and off itself but will reflect the colours around it. The colours are given by coloured paper underneath the glass bowl/tray that you drop the water into. Here is another great example. Crater H2O on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The motion is not usually frozen by shutter speed (alone) but more usually by the flash. There are some great water drop tutorials on flickr and on DPS i think if you do a quick search. Have your sutter set at the highest flash sync speed 1/250 sec (depending on camera) and take the shot in a dark room with the flash at low power. Having the flash on low power gives a fast recylce time and also an incredibly quick flash which freezes t he motion. This is how many high speed photos are taken as a flash of light from a strobe is FAR quicker than a shutter ever will be. Lots of discussiojn, hints and tips here... and at various other flickr groups.

Flickr: High Speed Photography

[Echidna]

Hi

I just checked out your Water set on Flickr and I'm surprised u posted this photo as most of the others are better, although I like the colours in this one, your set rocks!! grats