Splash : My experiments with water

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/19/2006 02:17:01 PM · #1

Always wondered how "they" did this with water. Finally decided myself to give shot at few water shots. Well ... after a (lot) messy floor and being kicked out to balcony (for anymore "watery" experiments), this is what I got.

Here are the "first" water/drop shots I took with my camera (which does not let me go beyond 1/2000sec). Not the best ones, but just the first step.

Comments/Critique are most welcome

Brielle

03/19/2006 02:19:20 PM · #2

Nice work!

The second one is my favorite. I think it would look really neat with the saturation and contrast jacked up a bit. :o)

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Rikki

Canon EOS-20D

03/19/2006 02:25:56 PM · #3

for a great crown effect, drop the liquid on an empty plate ;)

great experiments here ;) i like #2 the best as well ;)

Message edited by author 2006-03-19 14:26:22.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/19/2006 02:28:35 PM · #4

Originally posted by Rikki:

for a great crown effect, drop the liquid on an empty plate ;)

great experiments here ;) i like #2 the best as well ;)

Thanks, Rikki and Brielle! ... but its hard for me to make out which one is "the" #2! Should I start with row or column :)

Brielle

03/19/2006 02:29:50 PM · #5

I was going by row. :o) The first pink one with all the pretty ripples.

Rikki

Canon EOS-20D

03/19/2006 02:34:29 PM · #6

ditto ;)

paulb_17

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM

03/19/2006 02:47:23 PM · #7

What did you use for that? Just a regular old eyedropper?

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paulb_17

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM

03/19/2006 02:47:29 PM · #8

doh...double post

Message edited by author 2006-03-19 14:48:06.

Ecce_Signum

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/19/2006 02:57:10 PM · #9

ooh, some crackers there :) I see by the image names they are going to a stock image site? good luck.

A couple of my attempts ...

ralfw

Canon EOS-60D

Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD with Piezo

03/19/2006 03:00:40 PM · #10

Fun experiments! I like the first, "crown effect".
Other things to try:

1. Consider a dark environment - try putting your camera on it's bulb setting or long exposure - idea being to use a flash you can control to stop the action.
2. Another consideration is the difference in the drop shape - water drops vs. objects like a marble or ball bearing. Crowns versus columns of water.

Ok - now this has inspired me to do some more testing. I've got to go now ... :)

03/19/2006 11:25:30 PM · #11

Originally posted by paulb_17:

What did you use for that? Just a regular old eyedropper?

I was actually "guided" to go to balcony to try these experiments :) So what I used was polythene bag, hung by cable (offcourse-filled with water and a pin hole at bottom). So I kept getting the drops on regular basis (without worrying about the refill) and I kept the camera at burst mode.

Due to camera limitations (not being able to go faster that 1/2000 and not willing to decrease aperture as I needed shallow DOF), I got slightly overexposed pictures which I post-processed in "Picasa" (Not software of my choice, but wanted to see quick results). And then offcourse- lots of neatimage.

Message edited by author 2006-03-19 23:27:26.