Frankenpeep
by kteach

Comment by Jedusi:
Great idea - love the stitches :- )

Day 24 - Drop
by kteach

Comment by socalsteve:
Good try, I have yet to try these too.

Couple of ideas: put something near the water where the drop will be (fork handle, pencil, toothpick) and manually focus on that so you are ready. Also, you could just turn on a ton of lights, and get a desk lamp or something and shine it right on the subject, use a higher ISO and lower aperature, etc.

Frankenpeep
by kteach

Comment by bobonacus:
ha ha ha, very good setup

Frankenpeep
by kteach

Comment by trevytrev:
lol! great!

Day 24 - Drop
by kteach

Comment by JMart:
This is a great abstract and I love the feel of it.

A strobe really does make a world of difference for sharper shots as it allows you to freeze the motion with a generous DOF using f/16-18 openings. Also, you might be better off for now in terms of DOF if you use your 70-300.

Before getting a macro lens I did some water shots with my 70-300 that turned out ok. (I just reposted a YouTube Video of them if you're interested. The camera was at arms length on a tripod, zoomed in to the water. In my other hand I did drops with a turkey baster and I had a guide above the water showing me where to drop so things would be in the focal plane (sometimes). Then it was just a matter of timing my hands. :)

I love doing drops, but it sure takes a great deal of patience. Good luck with your future adventures into the drop world.

Frankenpeep
by kteach

Comment by snaffles:
ohhh YUCK! LOL! Love it, love it, love it! 9

Day 24 - Drop
by kteach

Comment by one2one:
Focus is off but it's ok here. The fluid and blurriness makes this shot appealing. That drop almost doesn't look like one. It resembles more of a glass object. I feel like jumping in.

This would have been a good entry for the blur challenge I think.

Day 24 - Drop
by kteach

Comment by patio127:
Very nice with your beginning tries at this - I like it as an abstract & the caramel color is devine !

Day 24 - Drop
by kteach

Comment by sherpet:
It has a metallic honey feeling, and i like the fluid shapes and textures very much.....

Day 24 - Drop
by kteach

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
If you know exactly where the drop is going to land, you can hold a pencil or small object there, and manually focus on that. I like the taffy colored look of the water in this shot. IreneM is the queen of this kind of stuff. She posts the shooting info with the images in her profile if you want to learn the techniques.