Water droplets

[Shane]

Hi, I recieved my Sigma 105mm f2.8 today, loving it already!
My first attempt at water droplets. C+C as always please.

 

[squizza]

It is a super lens. Wonderful picture by the way, I am loving that blue colour - how did you do this?

The lens is great - I bought mine over 6 years ago and its still as good now Definitely a lens I won't be replacing. Congrats on the purchase!

 

[Shane]

I did this using a paint roller tray filled with water, camera mounted on a tripod. Then suspended from a tripod I had a bag of water with a small hole in it to give me a nice steady flow of water droplets.
To get that colour blue, I set my camera white balance to tungston. The scene was lit partially by ambient light and on camera flash. The colour was pure fluke!!

 

[AshMashMash]

Cool stuff

 

[Tgr141291]

whats the exif for these photos?

I tried doing this earlier this year with litter success. I was always able to see the bottom of the bowl that the water was in. What was your setup like for these - could you post a photo?

 

[AshMashMash]

whats the exif for these photos?

ONLY use a flash for illumination, in a darkened room. The shutter speed is irrelevant. Low ISO for quality, low aperture for DOF.

I was always able to see the bottom of the bowl that the water was in.

Droplets need lighting from behind, either reflected light or a lit up partially transulcent plastic or something. It gives the drops an "edge" and makes the surface of the water they're being dropped into opaque.

ETA: sorry for going off topic on your thread OP!

 

[Shane]

ETA: sorry for going off topic on your thread OP!

No problem, all tips are good. I'm currently trying to get the colliding water droplets. Timing and luck seem to be VERY important factors.
Thanks for the tutorial AshMashMash - http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=208624

 

[Shane]

whats the exif for these photos?

I tried doing this earlier this year with litter success. I was always able to see the bottom of the bowl that the water was in. What was your setup like for these - could you post a photo?

This got me started - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwExpFDUC9Y

 

[jakeblu]

Nice, had a go at doing this a few weeks ago, didnt turn out as good as yours. Well done

Steve

 

[AshMashMash]

No problem, all tips are good. I'm currently trying to get the colliding water droplets. Timing and luck seem to be VERY important factors.
Thanks for the tutorial AshMashMash - http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=208624

Aye collisions are purty

This got me started - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwExpFDUC9Y

That's a good'un too

 

[~BB~]

Well I think this is fab for a first attempt!

 

[_andyjb]

Great effort for a 1st attempt. I guess the hardest part is getting the focus right on the drops.

andy

 

[Shane]

Thanks guys

 

[Donki]

Stupid question alert!!!! I take it an off camera flash is definitely needed for this?

 

[Nick_A]

I did this using a paint roller tray filled with water, camera mounted on a tripod. Then suspended from a tripod I had a bag of water with a small hole in it to give me a nice steady flow of water droplets.
To get that colour blue, I set my camera white balance to tungston. The scene was lit partially by ambient light and on camera flash. The colour was pure fluke!!

someone has been reading Digital SLR magazine ha ha... looks fantastic though much better than my attempt. Well done

 

[Shane]

Stupid question alert!!!! I take it an off camera flash is definitely needed for this?

I used my on camera flash for my shot, I think it would be easier with an off camera flash.

someone has been reading Digital SLR magazine ha ha... looks fantastic though much better than my attempt. Well done

It was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwExpFDUC9Y that got me started.

 

[Nick_A]

cant view that from work but that exact set up was in the DIY section of Digital SLR magazine a couple of months ago even down to the paint roller tray, tungsten white blance setting and a bag with a hole in it


when I had it set up the Mrs though I was going mental