Milk droplets... - DPChallenge Forums

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/21/2006 05:28:33 PM · #1

yes, they have been done many times before but its something I've always wanted to try (kind of a classic reproduction). I been practising tonight and here are my best 3 attempts at abstract, crown and tower versions.

Can anybody tell me their tried and tested settings to use for this? I played around for a bit and the best shots for me where 1600ISO, f/14 and 1/1000, lighting was a 500w Halogen worklamp and cheap desklamp,

Any feedback would be welcome :)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

01/21/2006 05:33:33 PM · #2

Pretty nice resutls!
Most of the time, these are done using flash to stop the motion. Remote triggers are often used to trip the shutter when the falling drop interrupts an IR beam (after a short delay chosen by the photographer). That takes most of the trial and error out. Getting this kind of shot with continuous lighting and trial and error timing is darn difficult, as you've found out!

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/21/2006 05:40:45 PM · #3

Thanks Kirbic, yes, I guess I went about this the hard way. My reflexes are too slow to trigger my flashguns so went with continuous lighting, I have read up on IR beams etc but the setups I saw were quite expensive - any cheap links?

stare_at_the_sun

Canon EOS-10D

01/21/2006 05:44:09 PM · #4

When I do my water droplets I just have two 100w bulbs on either side and run the on camera flash. I do it all by hand and just timing it right...

All of those were done this way... I think the flash helps out a lot, as long as you can angle it right as to stop reflections...

Refwhett

Nikon D300

01/21/2006 05:46:41 PM · #5

Pretty nice, do you mind sharing your set up. How did ou drop the milk? how did you get the reflections? etc.
I've made some attempts at this myself but using a tap in the bathroom sink.
Don't remember my settings but I seem to remember that short well timed bursts was the way to get almost decent results, I never really got teh shot I wanted.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/21/2006 05:50:56 PM · #6

Here is the one that, pardon my pun, really trips my trigger. For the functionality, it really is reasonably priced, but you need to purchase triggers separately. I've had my eye on it for a long time and I just might spring for it this year, I think it would be a hoot.

hanneke

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/21/2006 06:00:53 PM · #7

This is my own all time favorite (won a Photo Friday noteworthy with it :D)
I dyed the water with black paint and dropped water from the tap into the bowl with water. Just timed with the sound of the drops. Used my internal flash, no more light, with an aperture of 5.6, shutter 1/200, ISO 100.

Message edited by author 2006-01-21 18:05:21.

hanneke

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/21/2006 06:13:44 PM · #8

by the way Ecce, how did you drop the milk in the bowl?

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/21/2006 06:20:16 PM · #9

First off I stuck my finger in the centre of the upturned glass and manually focussed, then I used a small pipet (normally used for dispensing fish medication) and tried a few practise drops to get in the centre of the glass, then I shot short bursts as the drop hit the glass. Now I'm intrigued I may invest in a turkey baster and set up some sort of frame to hold it. I'll also take a deeper look at kirbics link, am sure it will save many wasted frames (thanks)

NstiG8tr

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

01/21/2006 06:28:35 PM · #10

okay, I'm going to do this right now and try. Will be back to share

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/21/2006 06:31:35 PM · #11

Originally posted by dsmeth:

okay, I'm going to do this right now and try. Will be back to share

Am glad I tweaked your interest and look forward to your results :)

NstiG8tr

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

01/21/2006 10:54:02 PM · #12

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Originally posted by dsmeth:
okay, I'm going to do this right now and try. Will be back to share

Am glad I tweaked your interest and look forward to your results :)

I'm done with my water drop experiment. Here are the results.

ralph

Nikon Z9

01/21/2006 11:08:26 PM · #13

Originally posted by kirbic:

300$$
wow
see the how page for a 30$ version
ones in the links were done 3 years ago but my recent ones were using the same equip.

Rikki

Canon EOS-20D