I thought I would join in the "eye avatar" thing goin on
Nice one John!
Where are you lighting it from? Looks like from the front to me? It would be immediately a lot better if you lit from the back
I thought I would join in the "eye avatar" thing goin on
Bloody great collision
Great timing on the shot. What lens was you using?
You caught me out :razz: I will try some from the back when I get some more batteries for my flash. I only used them for an hour tops and they are flat. I need some rechargeable ones quick time.
Thanks for the tips matey By the way my eyedroppers came today and I just removed the pipette and shoved the glass part into the water feed pipe and it makes a better formed droplet in my opinion.
Haha, I got too impatient and went and looked at the exif data anyways LOL.
Yeh definitely get some rechargables for flash, I have a few sets of 4 rechargable AA batteries to swap around in my flashes, they do eat them up as you say. But it just makes water appear SO much better when lit from behind, you get a nice smooth surface to it and can't see through it It becomes the colour of whatever the reflector/diffuser is behind the water.
I've never used droppers, do you just squeeze it and hope two drops come out that are about the right speed/distance apart?
Well that is the theory as I saw them used on a youtube video, but I need a lot more than one pipette full of liquid to get anything here so I just shoved the glass part into a spare piece of piping coming out of the pet shop air valve. It just seems to be better now as the drop is straight on and the flow appears more even. Will hunt out the video for you mate
Thanks for commenting I like the eye av Trev, You just have to join the water drop collision club now
I would love to join in.
But have no idea how to get a collision, and even less of an idea about electronics and how to set up a sensor
Oooohhhhhhh....
Then teach me
Thanks Ash.. Will have a go at this later
Nope no electric sensors and no tricks with lights all hit (rarely) and a (MISS a lot) here
Be warned it gets addictive.
Nope no electric sensors and no tricks with lights all hit (rarely) and a (MISS a lot) here
Be warned it gets addictive.
Oh I seee, you're still using the valve/airline technique? Is the pipette just being a sort of reservoir then?
Just using your eye to assess when you think they might be colliding! I did a little pic and technique explanation HERE.
(sorry for hijacking your thread John)
I think the hardest part is going to be to take a shot that hasn't been done before..... Hmmmm creative juices flowing..... :nuts:
Talking of which, what was your "keeper" rate?
Addictive? Muchly!
I'm just using it as a better way for the water to come out than the plastic end on the valve I could't get it to come out straight until now. I may use the pipettes for different liquids IF I can get some more practice in and better results
two out of 800 ish
I got this one out of about 80 this morning so i'm getting better..
Well 1 out of 700 ish and the next out of 100 ish
This one shows my basic setup
Hope this makes it a little more clear Im not very good at explaining myself and as they say a photo says a thousand words Small aquarium fish food container is my catcher for the drops till I release them, and the food dye :shrug:
Brilliant! Yeh that make's sense, I get ya now I like it, looks better put together than my set up
Have you not got a nice big oven tray you can use as the base liquid holder? Gives you that "infinite background" look
I really need something else to use as a holder so I can use my tripod for the camera Will have a look for a bigger tray but we are doing the food shop tonight and I will blag it that we need one for err!! Cooking or something I have a tripod that I may be able to set up that kind Mr Cowasaki gave me but I have broken it in more than one way since bringing it home. including jamming up the geared head by jamming it in the wrong way then breaking the legs trying to free the geared head then pulling the legs off trying to get the geared head out another way. Damn I didn't know my own strength
Not as good but posted anyway :shrug:
Flash is too slow for them, because it's just in inbuilt one, even on minus 1 and 2/3rds power it's still not as good as an external, I don't think. What level does your external flash go down to? Mine go's to 1/16th power and that's what all mine are taken on. Go get some batteries and use it!
Will do
I have a shopping list. The missus will give me a few strange looks as I throw in an extra couple of pints of milk, some different food colouring, and a new baking tray. She will think I'm heading towards the kitchen to start making cakes or something. The batteries will be the icing on the cake, pardon the pun.
Brilliant capture John ! There will be no holding you back now
nice one John
Amazing pics John, and a fascinating thread!
Brilliant work John, I bet your shutter count will take a hammering from now on!