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spfanatic
10-04-20074th October 2007, 09:06 AM
for another drop season. I was playing around with the lighting and got this sinister looking shot.

http://members.shaw.ca/primulaworld/pixel/TIB_8223c2.jpg
Ann
10-04-20074th October 2007, 09:12 AM
Super shot Pam!
paul weston
10-04-20074th October 2007, 09:37 AM
great shot,iam going to try that this winter.


paul.
MGlennn
10-04-20074th October 2007, 12:10 PM
Looks like another great winter ahead.....:cheer: more drops & snowflakes ;)
beaucamera
10-04-20074th October 2007, 12:47 PM
Pam, boy, you do water well, sinister or not.
I always admire your work!

Virginia
aka beaucamera
viewfinder
10-04-20074th October 2007, 02:21 PM
Cool shot Pam!:notworthy:

Any reason why water drop is a winter sport? I can understand the snowflake bit... ;)

Look forward to more of these, and I am sure you will fill us in on the details on how these are done.

Regards,
Jonathan
Mao
10-04-20074th October 2007, 07:43 PM
The shot looks so simple BUT, try to imitate this shot and you'll soon be tearing hair off your head from frustration if you didn't know what you were doing.

I'll keep my hair, in other words, I simply love what you do with drops.
Peter
10-04-20074th October 2007, 07:48 PM
Stunning Pam! Your timing and setup was perfect.:cheer:
Bobby
10-05-20075th October 2007, 04:03 AM
Mao is right on, this is way harder than it appears, great shot Pam.
spfanatic
10-05-20075th October 2007, 10:45 AM
Super shot Pam!
Thanks Ann!
great shot,iam going to try that this winter.
paul.
It's lots of fun Paul...go for it!

Looks like another great winter ahead.....:cheer: more drops & snowflakes ;)
You bet! ;)
Pam, boy, you do water well, sinister or not.
I always admire your work!

Virginia
aka beaucamera
You are too kind Virginia :notworthy:

Any reason why water drop is a winter sport? I can understand the snowflake bit... ;)

Because it's too darn cold outside :biggrin: Actually it's too nice to be spending all that time in the basement doing drop shots when it's nice summer weather outside.

Look forward to more of these, and I am sure you will fill us in on the details on how these are done.

Regards,
Jonathan
There are two ways to do this: Set up your camera on a tripod with a flash, drop liquid and hit the shutter at just the right instant to capture the moment....no kidding, this has been done successfully before.
The second method is to create an electronic device (http://www.hiviz.com/tools/triggers/makeown.htm)which detects a drop falling and fires your flash at the right instant. You do this in the dark, use the "bulb" setting on your camera to hold the shutter open, the flash happens, then you close the shutter. The key is to get the lighting right, which is what I am experimenting with.

The shot looks so simple BUT, try to imitate this shot and you'll soon be tearing hair off your head from frustration if you didn't know what you were doing.

I'll keep my hair, in other words, I simply love what you do with drops.
It is tiring at times, and every good shot has hunderds of bad shots to back it up. I'm glad you enjoy them.
Stunning Pam! Your timing and setup was perfect.:cheer:
Thanks Peter!
Mao is right on, this is way harder than it appears, great shot Pam.

Thanks Bobby!
Kevin
10-05-20075th October 2007, 03:54 PM
It is a very interesting lighting effect. Cool!
Ellen
10-05-20075th October 2007, 04:22 PM
Awesome Pam. I like it a lot.
Salsa
10-05-20075th October 2007, 05:46 PM
Amazing:-)Looks like a crown :-)
I enjoy these types of shots!

Sally