Comments on: How to Photograph Water Drops http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Martin Soler HDR Photos http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Martin Soler HDR Photos Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:23:37 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-548 Wow your's are close to perfect! Having a weekend of bad weather last weekend I had some fun with this. Well not having two flashes, or even one - I had to try something else so I used food coloring to give it a shot. But trying to get the drop in the center of my tiny pot was quite a trick. It's funny how the drops seem to know when the shutter is about to happen and speed up just to make sure you don't capture them. Well after a few hundred shots a couple were worthy of showing. Here's one: http://martinsoler.com/2010/06/20/water-drop-photography/ Wow your’s are close to perfect! Having a weekend of bad weather last weekend I had some fun with this. Well not having two flashes, or even one – I had to try something else so I used food coloring to give it a shot. But trying to get the drop in the center of my tiny pot was quite a trick.
It’s funny how the drops seem to know when the shutter is about to happen and speed up just to make sure you don’t capture them.
Well after a few hundred shots a couple were worthy of showing.
Here’s one: http://martinsoler.com/2010/06/20/water-drop-photography/

]]> By: ThierryD http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-535 ThierryD Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:25:29 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-535 Hello I can speak on this post because I made a detector drops of water for SLR photography. This small electronic circuitry detects a falling drops of water with an infrared barrier. It can detect extremely small objects but also transparent objects like drops of water. The electric installation is very easy to achieve. All details of installation, drawing, explanations and examples of photos are available on my website: rienquepourlesyeux.free.fr Hello
I can speak on this post because I made a detector drops of water for SLR photography.
This small electronic circuitry detects a falling drops of water with an infrared barrier. It can detect extremely small objects but also transparent objects like drops of water.
The electric installation is very easy to achieve.
All details of installation, drawing, explanations and examples of photos are available on my website:
rienquepourlesyeux.free.fr

]]> By: Cemal Ekin http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Cemal Ekin Mon, 03 May 2010 01:52:35 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-475 The flash duration can, and probably should control the exposure. That will give much faster shutter speeds to freeze the drops. Manually setting the flash power to 1/32 or even 1/64 power makes the exposures extremely fast. In order to sync at speeds 1/640 you must be using high speed synchronization setting of the flash. But that may not be necessary with the manual flash at reduced power. The shutter speed on Canon cameras should be set to anything below 1/200 and exposure accuracy be adjusted by moving the flash closer or farther to and from the water. The alternative is the high-speed sync I believe. Here is a Web site with extensive instructions: http://tinyurl.com/kpossf BTW, at PSRI we have a member who specializes in this kind of photography, his nickname is "Splash". You can see his photograph on the cover of our photo magazine and inside if you follow the link to MagCloud. Try the following link to PSRI: http://www.psri.us You will see the magazine on the sidebar, click and follow. PS. If you visit the Gallery you will see that we are still using your Carbon theme there. Thanks again. The flash duration can, and probably should control the exposure. That will give much faster shutter speeds to freeze the drops. Manually setting the flash power to 1/32 or even 1/64 power makes the exposures extremely fast. In order to sync at speeds 1/640 you must be using high speed synchronization setting of the flash. But that may not be necessary with the manual flash at reduced power. The shutter speed on Canon cameras should be set to anything below 1/200 and exposure accuracy be adjusted by moving the flash closer or farther to and from the water. The alternative is the high-speed sync I believe. Here is a Web site with extensive instructions:
http://tinyurl.com/kpossf

BTW, at PSRI we have a member who specializes in this kind of photography, his nickname is “Splash”. You can see his photograph on the cover of our photo magazine and inside if you follow the link to MagCloud. Try the following link to PSRI:
http://www.psri.us

You will see the magazine on the sidebar, click and follow.

PS. If you visit the Gallery you will see that we are still using your Carbon theme there. Thanks again.

]]> By: Mincel http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Mincel Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:40 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-452 Hi Josh, Honestly, I haven't tried putting a film in front of the lens, that might work as well. As an alternative you can also stick a small blue film on the flash like in this setup http://www.flickr.com/photos/mincel/4303718015/. Hi Josh,

Honestly, I haven’t tried putting a film in front of the lens, that might work as well. As an alternative you can also stick a small blue film on the flash like in this setup http://www.flickr.com/photos/mincel/4303718015/.

]]> By: Josh Fray http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Josh Fray Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:06:10 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-451 Hi, I'm just wondering, i'm trying to make an image similar to this at the moment, and i am going to try this technique over the next few days. The blue piece of film you have infront of the flash at the back, would you not have that infront of the lense to make the whole picture blue? As i imagine when i try it, it will look black for me? Thanks for your time, Josh. Hi, I’m just wondering, i’m trying to make an image similar to this at the moment, and i am going to try this technique over the next few days.

The blue piece of film you have infront of the flash at the back, would you not have that infront of the lense to make the whole picture blue? As i imagine when i try it, it will look black for me?

Thanks for your time,
Josh.

]]> By: gabija mclauchlan http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-450 gabija mclauchlan Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:03:40 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-450 Great picture - would you consider selling a photograph. I am looking for a beautiful water drop pic that has not been photoshop - ie original in natures true beauty. Thank you Gabija Great picture – would you consider selling a photograph.
I am looking for a beautiful water drop pic that has not been photoshop – ie original in natures true beauty. Thank you
Gabija

]]> By: Andy http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Andy Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:54:03 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-448 Hello there, thanks for the photo of the setup you used and for the tip with colouring the water with black ink - I'd never come to that myself =) I like the result very much, particularly the soft gradient of the background and the ideally round shape of water disturbance!! Amazing! Btw, I've also tried this about a year ago. (You can see the "results" here: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Andy.aka.Andy/Aqualife12#" rel="nofollow">http://picasaweb.google.com/Andy.aka.Andy/Aqualife12#</a>). I used my point-and-shoot cam Canon PowerShot A630, it's built-in flash and some additional light like lamps and reflectors. My drops are quite crooked and all messed up, but I saved several photos for some interesting effect =) I'd also say that in order to get a really good "freeze" of the drop, one should use shorter exposure time than you mentioned (1/640 s). Hello there, thanks for the photo of the setup you used and for the tip with colouring the water with black ink – I’d never come to that myself =)

I like the result very much, particularly the soft gradient of the background and the ideally round shape of water disturbance!! Amazing!

Btw, I’ve also tried this about a year ago. (You can see the “results” here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Andy.aka.Andy/Aqualife12#). I used my point-and-shoot cam Canon PowerShot A630, it’s built-in flash and some additional light like lamps and reflectors. My drops are quite crooked and all messed up, but I saved several photos for some interesting effect =)

I’d also say that in order to get a really good “freeze” of the drop, one should use shorter exposure time than you mentioned (1/640 s).

]]> By: Mincel http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Mincel Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:29:21 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-329 The price depends on many factors, but any external flash should work fine. You can also use your camera’s build-in flash, it will help you to freeze droplets, however it will not give the same effect. You must prevent camera movements somehow, so you can use any kind of support. A sturdy tripod will help you a lot to prevent any camera shake. The price depends on many factors, but any external flash should work fine. You can also use your camera’s build-in flash, it will help you to freeze droplets, however it will not give the same effect. You must prevent camera movements somehow, so you can use any kind of support. A sturdy tripod will help you a lot to prevent any camera shake.

]]> By: iMan http://www.mincel.com/featured/how-to-photograph-water-drops/comment-page-1/#comment-327 iMan Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:24:33 +0000 http://www.mincel.com/?p=87#comment-327 thank you for sharing, how is the price of the flashes and the tripod that is sufficient for this? How essential is the flash? DO you think it is possible for Camera flash? thank you for sharing, how is the price of the flashes and the tripod that is sufficient for this? How essential is the flash? DO you think it is possible for Camera flash?

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