Ghostly droplets...

[AshMashMash]

After seeing this amazing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/julian-evil/4280785312/) photo by someone else, I think my next challenge is to play with droplet collisions and double exposures.

I had a very quick play simply with a pan and a syringe last night. Used 6-15 second exposure times, pitch black room and my Jessops flash, pressing the "test" button, set on 1/16th power as always for the droplet photos. Decreased the aperture too (18-22 ish), as I was doing 2-3 flashes per photo, didn't want to over expose.

So though while these photos aren't amazing, at all, it's something interesting to try when I next have a moment!

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc310/AshMashMash/Camera%20Playing/Ghost1.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc310/AshMashMash/Camera%20Playing/Ghost2.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc310/AshMashMash/Camera%20Playing/Ghost3.jpg

[kirk09]

Great Attempt

Kirk

[Robbo]

Quite interesting theory to this! Give me a few ideas for the future

can't wait to get round to setting up my drop set up

[AshMashMash]

Great Attempt

Kirk

Thanks :)

Quite interesting theory to this! Give me a few ideas for the future

can't wait to get round to setting up my drop set up

Aye it is, it's cool. And you should... did you see my other thread yday with some I took?

[Robbo]

Yea just quickly, didn't have much time to look propperly but looked cool

[Digitall]

Hi Ash not a bad effort, practice makes perfect.
I have had loads and loads of this kind of shot and always thrown them away not thinking that anyone would like them.

Allan

[deadprez69]

They are a pretty good try, practice, practice, practice.

[Ajophotog]

Not sure about these Ash, I think I far prefer the single shots . ;)

[AshMashMash]

I have had loads and loads of this kind of shot

Allan

Oh yeh? How comes? :thinking:

Thanks Allan!

They are a pretty good try, practice, practice, practice.

Not sure about these Ash, I think I far prefer the single shots . ;)

Thanks both :) See the new thread.

[Splog]

Not sure these work Ash :thinking:

The photo you referenced was a strobe effect! but if I understand correctly you are using multiple exposures of different drops? ... Different thing really!

Steve

[AshMashMash]

Not sure these work Ash :thinking:

The photo you referenced was a strobe effect! but if I understand correctly you are using multiple exposures of different drops? ... Different thing really!

Steve


Yeh I wasn't trying for the collisions here, was literally just a test of how it works... see my thread further down the page! Haha :)

[Splog]

Yeh I wasn't trying for the collisions here, was literally just a test of how it works... see my thread further down the page! Haha :)

Sorry Ash, still don't understand :thinking:

Your shots look like multiple exposures that have been stacked? The shot you referenced was a strobe effect! .. Very big difference ... :cool:

[AshMashMash]

Sorry Ash, still don't understand :thinking:

Your shots look like multiple exposures that have been stacked? The shot you referenced was a strobe effect! .. Very big difference ... :cool:

Sorry Steve. No, the pics above are literally me holding a syringe, and flashing the flash 2-3 times in quick succession in a pitch black room, over a long exposure time. Same (though obviously not as quick/even/good) as a strobe effect, no?

Then I did manage to get this shot today:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=197363

[Alex T]

Cool! I really like the different colours of the water! What did you use for the coloured stuff?

[AshMashMash]

Cool! I really like the different colours of the water! What did you use for the coloured stuff?

Blue milk droplets into black water :) (food dyes). Thanks.