Thanks Rick. For the droplets check out this set-up shot:
<http://www.amnet.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/D700/Drop%20Set-up.jpg> I lined my old print developing try with a black plastic garbage bag. Found some colourful pieces of paper & material to use as a backdrops. The aim is to light the background, not the water directly. The drops were supplied by a water bottle with a hole punched in the bottom. I used a piece of blu tac to adjust the drop rate. I also had a plastic bag that I pricked with a pin (this was for smaller drops). 2 flashes were set-up on manual @ 1/16th power aimed at the background. The low power setting is critical. The higher the power setting, the longer the flash duration longer & you end up with blurred drops. The shutter speed doesn't ensure freezing motion, it's the short flash duration. To ensure I got enough light & DOF I was shooting around f11, 1/200th @ ISO 1250. Lens was the Voigtlander 125mm macro. The flashes were fired using Yongnuo RF-602 wireless triggers (much more reliable than the Cactus triggers). The rest is trial, error & perfecting my timing. I ended up with about 750 frames after a couple of hours shooting (this is after a lot of in camera culling), of those 40 were interesting & only about a dozen are post worthy. The whole shoot was interesting as it highlighted in my mind how you photography shiny & refractive objects. You light the background not the object. The Tesla coil shot was simply a matter of shooting a bulb exposure long enough to get a good lighting arc (about 3-5 seconds) & fill in the foreground with a burst of flash (I set the power to about 1/4 power and fired it using the test button). Cheers, Dave On 9 August 2010 22:11, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > Great shots, Dave! I am very curious how you did the droplet shots and the > "mad scientist" in particular. > > Cheers, > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > --- On Sun, 8/8/10, David Savage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: David Savage <[email protected]> >> Subject: OT PESO - Lots of them >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 1:53 AM >> G'day folks, >> >> Here is a collection of stuff I've shot recently or found >> in my archives: >> >> Firstly some water drop photos: >> >> Up Shot >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4860067630_ae3271fc6e_o.jpg> >> >> Deep Impact >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4853253412_44f569f392_o.jpg> >> >> Crater >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4853252770_ea3ee20862_o.jpg> >> >> Balanced on a Fine Point >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4849096425_0da6d7256a_o.jpg> >> >> Blues >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4849086803_25a21c1765_o.jpg> >> >> - Bird photo: >> Winging it >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4826452381_36df87d489_o.jpg> >> >> - Flower photo: >> Acacia Sunset >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4826525765_8ba15c223c_o.jpg> >> >> For those of you familiar with the Monty Python Bruce >> sketch, this is >> the emblem you can stick in a bottle or hold in your hand. >> >> - Star Photo: >> Southern Sky >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4837392343_015b905db8_o.jpg> >> >> - Nude >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4801451970_60806652cb_o.jpg> >> >> - Portrait/fashion photo: >> Winter >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4804389729_c3f2211637_o.jpg> >> >> - Mad scientist photo: >> Sparks Fly >> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4799302434_a16b52fde6_o.jpg> >> >> Enjoy. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
