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Since I've seen a couple of watery examples recently, I'll take this chance to remind people that photos posted to the group pool should include a tutorial, and not simply be examples of what you've done with tutorials. Post examples to the relevant thread, please.
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OK, this post inspired me to try it myself. This is my FIRST photography challenge I've taken up. I'm pretty happy that I was able to capture natural beauty like this.
These are my two favorites:
Any suggestions or comments?
Thanks,
FiSH
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Sorry, it's milk and no flash :)
Click here to view my whole set of splashes >
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Here's my first attempt:
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my first attempt. Got bored after doing dishes.
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ferg690 [deleted] says:
 Just a couple of my fav's 
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Thanks a ton for the idea. I decided to give it a try using this technique, and had some great results!
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It took me a while, but I managed to get a few decent shots.
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here's my attempt:
took me a real while to get this one (about 50 shots). i was bored in a hotel room.
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at least it was a clean hotel room...
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Gave it a try...with extension tubes.
I used an Sb-800 for this. Used with a green gel filter. The flash is bounced at an angle off a glossy green construction paper. Water was clear, and the actual background was white. I think it came out cool enough.
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After dropping cherries for over an hour i finally got this shot. Shot at f4 1/200sec iso100 on a 70-200mm lens (at 200mm). i also had some flash in there. this was mounted to the camera. have played with colours in PS. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
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This was much harder than I thought it was going to be!
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I really like what every one has done here. Every shot is a result of hard work and determination. Although i doubt people are getting these magnificent shots on the first try. (As they are stating).
But if they are, then i guess these are the people who should try the most complex issues of photography. Challenge yourselvs and come up with something original without the wonders of photoshop. Create something new that people would replicate.
ALSO I LOVE THE CHERRY SHOT THE COLORS JUST EXPLODE. VCERY NICE WORK****
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luigiciorra@sbcglobal.net edited this topic 31 months ago.
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OK, so I think I am the last off the boat with this one, but taking on board what everyone has said about this subject I had to have a go. Used red food dye and a splash of detergent (to thicken it up a bit) then rattled off a whole 1gig card of shots. Here are a couple of my faves:
Thanks to everyone who put in their ideas that I read with great interest. :o)
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here is my try last night with my Brand new Powershot S80.
i am actually surprise to get this image after 5 shots.. (f/8, 1/500) then i tried again and again and nothing came close to this. but
1. i don't know why everything turned blue.
2. i forgot to turn off red eye reduction
fun camera! thanks guys for the inspiration
Comments Please??
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chino-latino edited this topic 30 months ago.
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Incredible everyone. Just my two cents, this is how I do it.
Posted 30 months ago.
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Boredom at work... Not so much a DROP... but many drops... :D
Part of the Water Fun! set. Boredom at work is greatness.
Posted 30 months ago.
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Here's my attempt - thanks to everyone who contributed their expertise in this discussion!
Posted 30 months ago.
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one i did awhile ago but only recently posted. i wish it was a little sharper.
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Here are some of mine, thanks for the info bikeracer!
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Thanks for the inspiring work! SO I also had to try this out. My drops aren´t as good as yours but I´m working on it... Additionally I need a macro lens.
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this is one i took awhile ago, check out the point on the spear on the largest size.
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cosmic_jeebus! edited this topic 30 months ago.
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Wow there are some really great shots in here. I found an old one (from my original shoot last year) and futzed around with it a bit:
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My favorite :-)
(Canon 50/1.8 and 36mm extension tube)
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cameralucida edited this topic 28 months ago.
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I just HAD to try this one!
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Not to be left out of the fun, I made my first stab at this today...
D70, Tamron90/2.8, SB600 - just add water.
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lightbrigade edited this topic 28 months ago.
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Great! Im not so happy with my results, though there are some nice.
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I took a little different approach to setting up the lighting, drops, and flash.
I used a 300mm macro lens for my shots. Aperture was set at F22 to maximize DOF.
Shutter speed was at 1/500, the fastest sync speed possible with my camera.
The flash was pointed at a ~30 degree angle to a flourescent orange shirt that went underneath a glass mixing bowl and up on top the side of some wood blocks. That gave the orangy glow colouration to all my shots.
My drops came from a 2L pop bottle with a tiny hole punched into the top. I pushed on the side of the bottle to start the flow of drops, while I triggered my flash and my camera wirelessly.
I used the bottom of a beaker, the side of a beaker, and a plastic CD cover as surfaces for the water droplets to hit, resulting in a few different styles of splashes.
After ~400 shots I ended up with ~30 that I liked.
Definitely a really fun experiment to do!! And cool results!
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Hiya i have just joined up to this as i were researching into water splashs for my A level work and came across this! I think all of these photos are absolutlly brilliant, i have some splashs i have tried and i will post them later on today when i work out how to and am back on my own comp!
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I tried for a bit, but eventually got impatient. These were the best I could get (so far).
The rest of the set can be found here .
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When i saw this topic i wanted to try it out...cus i have a SLR camera its hard to take these kind of shots..plus my shutterspeed isn't that quick..but when i figured out how to use the flash(with tape over it to tam the brightness) and a few hundred times i got these.
Posted 27 months ago.
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OUTDOORS, no flash... with a little p&S SONNY CyBERSHOT..
counting the seconds between hits.
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CARNIVAL OF LIGHT edited this topic 27 months ago.
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All I'll say is that flash or bright light most certainly helps. I was trying to catch the base of a fountain in shade the other day and results were not the best when using a long lens:
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Washing my sons hair at bathtime has never been so much fun ... 
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John Pailing edited this topic 27 months ago.
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Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 17.3 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash fired
(1280 x 1024) Best viewed big
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 6 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash fired
(1280 x 960) Best viewed big
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artic pj edited this topic 27 months ago.
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I didn't know there was such a great place for talking about water drops..
I'm amazed .. you guys have lots of amazing shots ....
lol .. mine's attempts
lol
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Hmmm...gotta practice more, but here's my attempt.
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This is an inspiring thread. I went to the kitchen and tried out on my kitchen sink:
Images shot at 1/200 sec:
And then I shot at 1/1000 sec:
Instead of dripping water drops, I thought that I'd try to freeze running water, and it looks like mud:
I shot these with my Canon 10D mounted on a tripod, with Canon 100 macro set at a small aperature. The flash used was Canon MT-24EX macro twinlite.
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See-ming Lee 李思明 SML edited this topic 25 months ago.
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Here's how I've done it. Excellent instructions and complete kits (for ~$20) are available at www.hiviz.com. Most of the parts can be found at a local electronics store (all but one is carried by Radioshack).
Here's an example:
With a timed setup, you can set up food coloring on the base, and be assured (99% at least) that you'll get the shot. Here I put a small drop of milk at the base, put green food coloring on one half, yellow on the other, and quickly took a shot before they had time to mix. (I need a second flash to fill the white plexiglas; black is easier.)
I would be very interested in putting together a more sophisticated setup. I've been thinking about getting an electronically-controlled valve that would allow precise timing of multiple drops. Ideally, I'd like to get multiple lines so the drops could be different colors. If anybody has tried something like this, please let me know!
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This is what I came up with... not as spectacular as some, but it was fun experimenting with all the advice posted in this thread.
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My camera got wet :-( So I stopped...
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Hi - sorry to be so slow and so dumb! I am just starting out in photography! These water photos are amazing! I have only a canon IXUS 500 (I do have a little tripod for it). Are these water drop effects only possible with an SLR camera? Can anyone point me in the right direction to begin with my camera? What settings would I need to try? Also I have an old minolta SLR - can I do it with that? Just wondered if it was sophisticated enough but i don't know what I'm doing yet...thanks!
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Sorry, I'm a little late on this one. But here are my attempts.
I used different types of tazo tea for the colors. These were all done with Passion tea. I am happy with the results.
:-)
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o sleeper edited this topic 24 months ago.
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Tried it with a kid behind a waterfall.
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Gave it shot with my 3 day new Cannon 350D.
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Done it on my Olympus E-500 manual mode
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Mushroom & Gadgets edited this topic 24 months ago.
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Here is mine :)
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No macro lens, no close-up filter, no macro mode - just a loupe and a strong zoom.
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Not quite the same... but many drops as opposed to one. :D
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Photographed today:
 
Photographed at the Wollongong Town Hall
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Vanessa Pike-Russell edited this topic 23 months ago.
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From the Waterfall in Wollongong Mall (Crown St)
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Vanessa Pike-Russell edited this topic 23 months ago.
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I thought, might as well have a go and had no clue :\
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This thread is full of amazing shots... and after picking up some tips from you all, the perfect waterdrop/splash shot may be on its way...
For now, I'll just post this:
From this mornings splashes =)
I don't have a DSLR or superduper-macro, I only have a Canon A80, but am pleased with the way alot of the good shots came out...practice makes perfect =)
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Had been following this thread right from beginning, finally tried it as soon as I got my new cam
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"ended up making a dripping device out of a soda bottle, and just timing my shots by hand. I had to darken my bathroom (studio) to trick the flash into firing as brightly as possible."
what did you use to hold the soda bottle up?!
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Here are some of my first results, this is with no flash the ISO was set at 1600 and my apature was 9 and my shutter speed was 1650, I had a 1000 watt light in the room plus 6 100 watters but the 1000 watt was enough. I had to play a little bit with the color balance too cause it seemed really red but these are the altered images.
Originally posted 21 months ago.
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wings_imagery edited this topic 21 months ago.
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Had an attempt at this on Saturday with only a few good results.
Setup:
- Nikon SB-600 placed off-camera (triggered wirelessly). Set to manual mode, and set to lowest power (1/64).
- 18-70mm lens set at 70mm.
- Water. Started with just water, then added green food dye, later milk was added to thicken and change the water colour.
This was perhaps one of my better attempts (with water/dye/milk):
And a collection of several other attempts:
I also played around with different objects falling into the water (aside from droplets). As well as trying to take photos from different angles.
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Just an ameturish first attempt, difficult to figure out the optimum water speed.
Another attempt here, i liked the way the second thread of water sweeps away
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the one I liked from my first attempt.
Posted 20 months ago.
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Wow, so many great pictures. I tried this last night after seeing all of these wonderful photos, truly inspiring.
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Another example using milk:
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That kit thing looks cool, but I'm a bit confused, its a sound trigger? I'm a little confused as to how this works, the sound of the droplet hitting the water sets it off? Can someone explain? I'd be interested in getting one of these kits but... which one!
Thanks
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Not strictly a water droplet, but I took this image of some boiling water using the flash:
It was in a stainless steel pan, so the funky colours come from the reflections of the flash and the overhead light
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here's a few shots from me
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head off elephant [deleted] says:
The colours in these shot arent photoshopped, the orange background is a piece of orange vinyl, and the blue is a reflection of a water filled blue plastic bowl with a spotlight iluminating it.
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Hi, I've seen this project in a magazine of mine, maybe someone of you is interested. It's a DIY project using cheap cameras.
makezine.com/04/strobe/
makezine.com/flashkit/
greetings
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Here's my attempt:
Not so spectacular - not enough distance from tap to plate, I fear...
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This is a bit nicer:
Great technique, thanks bikeracer!
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swifty_mcvey It's very hard to tell from the image or text quite the trigger used. The website which is mentioned has a really good resume of various cheap and cheerful light, contact and sound triggers:
http://www.hiviz.com/tools/triggers/triggers1.htm
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I just stumbled across this discussion and have found it incredibly useful in trying out my own shots - thanks for all the great ideas and advice.
For my shots, I setup a flash below a blue wine glass in order to get the colouring, and also used a bounce flash off of my apartment ceiling. I found that a remote control (15 bucks on ebay) made the whole process much easier as timing the shots any other way was beginning to drive me nuts.
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nerdvin edited this topic 17 months ago.
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There are some really great photos in here! Here are two of my first attempts.
With milk
With water
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~Jennifer edited this topic 17 months ago.
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I only have a cheap compact digicam. So I can't use a flash in a macro mode. All of these shot completely regular auto mode with a flash & magnifier(s) in front of the lens.
  
 
And this one was PhotoShopped by one of my contacts ('cause I don't have one) to get rid of the shadow and smooth the bg.
And here's a mosaic of some splash photos of mine. Waterdrops from a tap in the kitchen sink & a silicone potholder as a bg.
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tanakawho edited this topic 16 months ago.
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Ive dropped a small soap bar to creat a splash.
 
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CRAP. Hehehe
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rwangsa edited this topic 16 months ago.
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Here are mine.
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My first try...
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