Shot this series a week ago. Only edited one shot. Hope you will like it.
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 105mm
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Return not detected
Fluid Sculpture
Shot this series a week ago. Only edited one shot. Hope you will like it.
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 105mm
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Return not detected
Troy, The gradient color is a nice touch. The lighting looks great. I like the sharpness and the collision is well done.
Denise,Originally Posted by denise ippolito
Thank you. I will share more soon. Only had time to pick one from this batch I just took last week.
Love your work as well.
Nice image and application, Troy.
Did you do anything besides the color gradation?
We like to hear of technique when going OOTB.
Keep 'em coming! ;)
Mark, I used two flashes, using orange and green color gels.
What is OOTB?
OOTB=Out of the Box:)
Oh Ok.
Double drops are harder, much harder. I shot about 900+ pics that day, and only ended keeping 130+ around first round. I am sure I will trim it down to 50 or less.
I suggest to do single drop. I used Zip lock bag and poke a tiny hole and drop it into a plate. Lighting wise, it all depends on how much light, how you want to light your drop, etc. It took me 2-3 setup trials to get the decent drop. Single drop is very interesting. You can get the crown, which I will post later.
Hope this helps.
Excellent image, Troy! Perfect timing with the drops. I love the colors and sharp details. Well done. :)
Timing is everything and you nailed it here, resulting in a sharp 'splash.' You have some wonderful contrasts here with the smooth water surface and the extremely sharp drops and resulting shapes. Well done!
Great collision, Troy! The colors and sharpness are lovely. I also like the reflection.
~Susan
Thank you Chris, Barbara and Susan.
Susan, I still need to figure out what kind of milk to use to shoot these without making bubbles. Also, the type of mushroom collisions that you have.
Troy, I have to say WOW here! I love these images of yours and I truly appreciate the technical work that you do to get these. I would love to see your images posted at the maximum size allowed. Do you use Photoshop to process?
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Kerry, yes I used CS4.
There are a few others on my site, you can view in XL size.
Let me know, I can always send you a bigger version of this one also.
Thank you.
Hi Troy,
I have used regular as well as low fat milk without getting any bubbles. For the mushroom effects I have found that increasing the distance of where the drop is released to the tray has worked best for me. Also try adjusting the water tension in the tray by adding some rinse aid. The downside of that is that you then have to deal with the bubbles. I prefer to try and clear them out of the way in between shots.
HTH
~Susan
I never done it to the tray, always to the drops.
I will try the milk first, but I got a big tray. Did you drop milk into milk? Or Milk into water?
I will try higher for sure. I hate those bubbles as they show up big in macro shots. :)
Do you use a trigger? I shoot mine all on trial and error, hoping for the best. :)
Thank you.
Hi Troy,
When I started doing the water drops years ago, I did it by visually trying to time the drops. Therefore I give you so much credit, knowing the difficulties involved first hand. I have seen some of your drop images and I think they are terrific.
I now use a trigger. But due to the many variables involved, it still takes time to tweak your settings, fluids, height, temperature etc. to attain the shapes you are after. I have had the pleasure of recently photographing the water drops with Roman K and Denise I. and I am sure they would agree.
I am convinced that even the atmospheric conditions play a roll and one must adjust settings and viscosity accordingly.
As far as for the combination of the fluids that I have used has depended on what shape I am after. I simply adjust as I go along until I can get the collision I am after, or at least one that I like that is close to what I envisioned. I don't really keep notes, I base it on memory and past experiences.
~Susan
Last edited by Susan Candelario; 05-06-2010 at 02:57 PM.
Susan,
I agree with you, the setting up part took more of the time until you get it. Then, for me, it is trial and error.
I never thought of the temperature affecting it.
Thank you. Perhaps one day we can get to do this drop together and learn from each other..
That would be great, Troy!
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