Water and Milk splashes

[inquiries]

Last night I decided to have a go at capturing some water and milk drops. It takes a lot of patience to get the right shot!

[NZMXr]

I have had a bitof fun with these, they are great because most shots have some different aspect to them, I shot mine in a blue glass bowl with natural sunlight supplying the light through the bowl

[shellie20]

Great shots. I have tried this, but guess patience is not one of my strong points .
Must put it on my to-do list again. Any tips??

[ajithpr]

they're nice, different from the classic "crowns", good job.

[vimalkv]

WOW...Beautiful shots...Can you please explain me how you took this?? thank you for sharing such Lovely shots...

[NZMXr]

Originally Posted by shellie20

Great shots. I have tried this, but guess patience is not one of my strong points .
Must put it on my to-do list again. Any tips??

Really just practice and timing, set a steady drip but slow enough for the water to settle before the next drip (I used an inverted plastic coke bottle with a hole in the lid) and then you can get your timing right and would suggest you use a flash also .. good luck and look forward to seeing the results

[inquiries]

Thank you for the comments

Originally Posted by vimalkv

WOW...Beautiful shots...Can you please explain me how you took this?? thank you for sharing such Lovely shots...

Here was my crude set up:

Set up
Chopping board for white background, put a cushion over it for the black background.
The board is supported by some pasta and toothpaste...my sister wasn't willling to hold it!
I used a large cup full to the brim with the liquid, on a plate for the spill over.
I used a jug with some of the liquid in it, and used the straw for the drops, by placing it in the liquid and covering the otherend with my thumb.

Camera Settings
I had the camera set to manual, and used my on-board flash. I set the camera on a tripod.
I manual focused the lens, in roughly the area I wanted in focus.
I had a long-ish shutter speed and a narrow aperture. The flash freezed the action

You have to be pretty patience, I had way more duds then successsful shots. Timing is key!

There are other techniques, but this is how I did it. I hope this helps

[kgb224]

Outstanding series of pictures captured by you.