The Water Drop Challenge -- Judged by IreneM

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

08/04/2009 03:37:30 PM · #1

Ok, here it goes everyone! The Official, Unofficial Water Drop Challenge!

How it works--this challenge is open to anyone who has never entered a water drop (or other liquid/drop combination) into a challenge.

1. Post your water drop pictures, successes, failures, tips and tricks in this forum throughout the month of August.
2. By midnight, on August 31st, everyone who hasn't previously entered a water/other drop picture into a challenge must select their final water (or other) drop picture and post it to Water Drop pictures to be judged
3. IreneM has graciously agreed to judge the competition, and she will provide a ribbon to go to the top five entries.

btw, if you have entered pics like this into challenges, feel free to shoot and upload them into this forum--however, you are not eligible for the competition itself, but we'd love to see your pictures and get some advice!!

Message edited by author 2009-08-23 12:27:03.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

08/04/2009 03:41:27 PM · #2

Oh...my....GAWD...!

Just what we need around here is an entire new cross-section of DPCers actually training to shoot waterdrops! The mind boggles at the thought!

Actually, this sounds like a fun thing to do, for those whose idea of "fun" can be stretched to spending hours and hours and hours making a humongous mess in an attempt to freeze the invisible :-)

R.

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

08/04/2009 03:43:05 PM · #3

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

sounds like my type of thing! My husband would say that I'm an expert at spending hours on making huge messes!

cryan

Nikon D700

08/04/2009 04:09:12 PM · #4

Hell, I'll give it a try.

aliqui

Nikon D300s

08/04/2009 04:17:37 PM · #5

We've gone 4 posts without a picture in this thread, so I'm going to jump in and be the first to submit one of my oldies just for show and tell. I said in the comments of this photo "Sigh, I'm such a sellout", but in all honesty these shots are really kind of fun. ~~I'll be keeping my eyes out for an interesting idea to submit for this side challenge.~~ Nevermind that, I somehow misread the rules and since I've entered one in a challenge I can't play. Boo!

My set up for my oldie here was horrible and decently dangerous. At the time I just had a pair of macro flashes that don't put out a ton of light especially when diffused. I tried lowering the ambient light and using my two little flashes, but that wasn't freezing the water and giving me the look I wanted. My solution was get as much light in the sink as possible. I turned the bathroom overhead heat lights on (they're crazy bright), put my metal desk lamp up-side-down in the sink along with the flashes, and boosted the shutter speed until I consistently got decent shots (1/1600). I had the faucet on just barely a dribble and was using a spoon (after my finger got tired) to flick the water into drops on the drain.

After about 30 minutes I'd taken a hundred or so shots, was sweating like crazy from the heat lamps, and the lightbulb and metal dome shade of the lamp were drenched in water. I figured I should probably stop before I passed out and electrocuted myself.

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08/04/2009 04:38:47 PM · #6

Does it have to be water or will any liquid be ok?

08/04/2009 04:44:26 PM · #7

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Does it have to be water or will any liquid be ok?

any liquid!

MattO

Nikon D4

08/04/2009 05:01:06 PM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

No worse then a whole entire cross-section doing HDR and Topaz shots. :D

Matt

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

08/04/2009 05:28:32 PM · #9

Originally posted by MattO:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Oh...my....GAWD...!

Just what we need around here is an entire new cross-section of DPCers actually training to shoot waterdrops! The mind boggles at the thought!

Actually, this sounds like a fun thing to do, for those whose idea of "fun" can be stretched to spending hours and hours and hours making a humongous mess in an attempt to freeze the invisible :-)

R.

No worse then a whole entire cross-section doing HDR and Topaz shots. :D

Matt

Speaking of which we haven't had a Topaz Water Drop challenge yet. :P

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

08/04/2009 05:33:24 PM · #10

I'm not eligible, but here's proof that water drop shots can be profitable:

basssman7

Nikon D500

Google Glass Google Glass

08/04/2009 05:45:21 PM · #11

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I'm not eligible, but here's proof that water drop shots can be profitable:

Wow, in Hamilton they still pay for photography? Here they expect everything for free! Congrats.

Message edited by author 2009-08-04 17:45:37.

ambaker

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

08/04/2009 05:49:43 PM · #12

Originally posted by vawendy:

Ok, here it goes everyone! The Official, Unofficial Water Drop Challenge!

How it works--this challenge is open to anyone who has never entered a water drop (or other liquid/drop combination) into a challenge.

1. Post your water drop pictures, successes, failures, tips and tricks in this forum throughout the month of August.
2. By midnight, on August 31st, everyone who hasn't previously entered a water/other drop picture into a challenge must select their final water (or other) drop picture and post it in this forum with the subject "THIS IS MY FINAL PICK".
3. I will gather up all the final pics and get them to IreneM. She has graciously agreed to judge the competition, and she will provide a ribbon to go to the top five entries.

btw, if you have entered pics like this into challenges, feel free to shoot and upload them into this forum--however, you are not eligible for the competition itself, but we'd love to see your pictures and get some advice!!

I dropped strawberries and blue berries into milk once, does that count?

basssman7

Nikon D500

08/04/2009 06:10:04 PM · #13

don't worry yanko, I will not post in this thread again.....

Message edited by author 2009-08-04 19:10:56.

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

08/04/2009 06:39:14 PM · #14

Originally posted by basssman7:

This was my one foray into the water drop shots. I got KILLED by the anti-drop brigade! I no longer qualify for the newbie drop ribbon here but I might try some more just for fun!

Probably because you entered it this year AND it was a free study!

08/04/2009 06:51:04 PM · #15

ooh, just found this, its not a water drop so hope I can still play?

basssman7

Nikon D500

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

08/04/2009 07:10:04 PM · #16

Originally posted by yanko:

Probably because you entered it this year AND it was a free study!

:P

Why does that make it less of an image? actually forget it. I hate all this crap.

ErikV

Nikon D7000

08/04/2009 07:14:05 PM · #17

Originally posted by vawendy:

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:
Does it have to be water or will any liquid be ok?

any liquid!

But beer will go flat, which would be such a waste!

08/04/2009 07:20:20 PM · #18

Originally posted by basssman7:

Originally posted by yanko:

Probably because you entered it this year AND it was a free study!

:P

Why does that make it less of an image? actually forget it. I hate all this crap.

Ernie, I think what Richard was saying was (as you mentioned in your comments) that a) yes its a cliche shot and a year is a long time at dpc and b) a FS seems to get the harsher voter with cliche shots. However I may be wrong ;)

08/04/2009 07:22:40 PM · #19

Originally posted by ambaker:

Originally posted by vawendy:
Ok, here it goes everyone! The Official, Unofficial Water Drop Challenge!

How it works--this challenge is open to anyone who has never entered a water drop (or other liquid/drop combination) into a challenge.

1. Post your water drop pictures, successes, failures, tips and tricks in this forum throughout the month of August.
2. By midnight, on August 31st, everyone who hasn't previously entered a water/other drop picture into a challenge must select their final water (or other) drop picture and post it in this forum with the subject "THIS IS MY FINAL PICK".
3. I will gather up all the final pics and get them to IreneM. She has graciously agreed to judge the competition, and she will provide a ribbon to go to the top five entries.

btw, if you have entered pics like this into challenges, feel free to shoot and upload them into this forum--however, you are not eligible for the competition itself, but we'd love to see your pictures and get some advice!!

I dropped strawberries and blue berries into milk once, does that count?

Hmmm, I'm tempted to say it counts, but that seems churlish in a side challenge--so you just have to drop a liquid drop--no more solids for you!

08/04/2009 07:23:00 PM · #20

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

ooh, just found this, its not a water drop so hope I can still play?

Definitely you can still play, that hardly counts.

08/04/2009 07:24:21 PM · #21

Originally posted by vawendy:

Definitely you can still play, that hardly counts.

was it that bad :(

08/04/2009 07:26:38 PM · #22

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Originally posted by vawendy:

Definitely you can still play, that hardly counts.

was it that bad :(

hehe, I don't know how it rated a 5.6! maybe you should send it off to the critique club, I hear their plate is empty :D

08/04/2009 07:37:25 PM · #23

Originally posted by vawendy:

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Originally posted by vawendy:

Definitely you can still play, that hardly counts.

was it that bad :(

hehe, I don't know how it rated a 5.6! maybe you should send it off to the critique club, I hear their plate is empty :D

Yes and no wendy...

Success! The current queue is empty due to the hard work of critique club members like yourself!

Try back soon!

If you're up for it, you can take a stab at one of the 57,887 older requests that were never fulfilled.

yanko

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

08/04/2009 07:42:46 PM · #24

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Originally posted by basssman7:

Originally posted by yanko:

Probably because you entered it this year AND it was a free study!

:P

Why does that make it less of an image? actually forget it. I hate all this crap.

Ernie, I think what Richard was saying was (as you mentioned in your comments) that a) yes its a cliche shot and a year is a long time at dpc and b) a FS seems to get the harsher voter with cliche shots. However I may be wrong ;)

Correct.