Water Drop

[denise ippolito]

1D Mark III
100mm Macro
1/250 sec. at f/22
ISO 400
Same set up as Roman's post below. Susan -Thankyou again for everything inc. the use of your camera!:)
Roman, thanks for all your help and the fire!!:)

[Arthur Morris]

I think that I like your umbrella splash better than Roman's and I like that your purples are a bit lighter than his. Wish that yours had been centered like his. I am thinking that this type of image needs to be centered vertically.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou Artie, I appreciate the comments. I did like the off set comp. a bit more but here is the more centered version. Let me know if you like it more.:)

[Arthur Morris]

Here it is dead-centered with a 1.08 degree CCW rotation. And a slight crop for the rotation. Compositionally, I think that it is pretty much perfect now with just the right shapes in just the right places. Now I like it a lot more :) Thanks for the repost.

[Arthur Morris]

ps: Looking back, what I really like about yours are the fire patterns in the water umbrella...

[denise ippolito]

Thank you for the repost. Much appreciated.

[Julie Kenward]

Very cool image, Denise. So how did you get the fire to appear below the water? What was the set up like?

[denise ippolito]

Jules, The fire images were placed on one side and at the back of the "drop". The base is a cobalt blue low bowl filled w/ water the drops were set to fire w/the camera .There were 3 flashes positioned around the "drop" Approx. 1000 images were taken and the keeper rate was low. It was lots of fun and Susan and her husband were really nice. We used Roman's fire images.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Denise,
It was fun wasn't it! I am OK with offsetting the splash but since the crop didn't eleiminate too much of the fire in the water......it works too! I might remove the last water droplet near the edge though. Very nicely done!

[denise ippolito]

Roman, It was fun and your fire images were perfect. I want to buy one of those set-ups so I can sit home and click,click,click!!:)

[Vida van der Walt]

This is wonderful Denise! The fire and water together is such a great idea and you captured that splash perfectly. I can't decide which crop I like best. Do you mind sharing more on how you captured this image?:)

[denise ippolito]

Vida, Thankyou for your kind comments. We set up a table w/ foam core sides,put the fire images in the back and on one side. Placed a low bowl under where the drop would land. Set the camera mounted on a tripod close to the table w/ a 100mm macro lens attached.
Then had 3 flashes that were controlled by a water drop trigger that was Susan's , Camera on manual mode w/ these settings- f22 and 1/250 sec. and ISO 400. Flashes at 1/32 power.Hope that helps.

[Vida van der Walt]

Thank you very much Denise. It certainly sounds complicated but definitely worth the effort looking at the great result. Would have loved to see you guys at work creating this image.:)

[Susan Candelario]

It was a fun day indeed Roman & Denise and a good outcome. In case anyone is interested in the setup we use you can check it out at the following site: http://www.cognisys-inc.com/home_cog...b74bcf18c49226
~Susan

[denise ippolito]

Susan, Thanks so much for looking in. We did have a good time and you and Roman are both very creative and fun to be with. Thanks for posting the link. Your friend has some great toys!!:)

[Stu Bowie]

Denise, you guys sure had fun, and I too like the colours of the water created by the reflection of the fire. Well timed on your part too. How many takes did you guys shoot to get the perfect shot.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, Thankyou so much for your kind comments. We took approx. 1000 images and the keeper rate was low. There is alot of effort that goes into this and it is more difficult than it looks. Susan has really mastered it. So I was lucky to have been included with her and "The Master" (Roman).:)

[Mike Moats]

Hey Denise, very cool and interesting image. I have to say that I like this one better then Romans, and his is very cool also.

[denise ippolito]

Mike, Thank you kindly. I appreciate it.

[Eric Virkler]

Stunning image Denise. My jaw dropped when I first saw it, now I've got to go and look at Roman's.

I like the repost better than the original cropped version.

Eric Virkler
Faces of Nature Photography
www.ericjvirkler.com