better water drops
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ive tried this with rain x before, got some nice results but always struggled with focus.
i read somewhere that focus stacking really helps with this kind of thing
i read somewhere that focus stacking really helps with this kind of thing
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I like the effect Just wondering what Kind of setup you had and camera settings I have seen a tutorial on this kind of thing where it is actually on a sheet of glass Which I really do not have lol.
I think the images would turn out better if you were actually reflecting a smaller object and possibly something round But then not having tried it to find out for myself I could be wrong.
I think the images would turn out better if you were actually reflecting a smaller object and possibly something round But then not having tried it to find out for myself I could be wrong.
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Hoogle,
I had a small glass coffee table, cleaned and treated with rainx, i boiled the water twice to hopefully make it clearer and remove impurities, camera set up on a tripod and off camera flash also on a tripod, firing across the table just slightly higher so the flash bounced into the bubbles and away from the camera roughly 45% from the camera, flash was on manual and between 1/4 and 1/2 power depending on what's underneath. Camera was canon450d fitted with a canon 60mm macro lens, shot at f 20-22 for good depth speed was 1/200 but you can play around with this but leave the f stop as it is. ISO was at 200 again you can adjust this. i used the 2 sec timer to avoid camera shake.
I used this youtube vid to get me started
hope this helps
I had a small glass coffee table, cleaned and treated with rainx, i boiled the water twice to hopefully make it clearer and remove impurities, camera set up on a tripod and off camera flash also on a tripod, firing across the table just slightly higher so the flash bounced into the bubbles and away from the camera roughly 45% from the camera, flash was on manual and between 1/4 and 1/2 power depending on what's underneath. Camera was canon450d fitted with a canon 60mm macro lens, shot at f 20-22 for good depth speed was 1/200 but you can play around with this but leave the f stop as it is. ISO was at 200 again you can adjust this. i used the 2 sec timer to avoid camera shake.
I used this youtube vid to get me started
hope this helps
but I do love the first one 
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Very nice and much improved over your earlier posted shot's.