Best surface for water droplets?

[droidz]

Hey guys, im trying to do some macro stills of water droplets (high speed isn't for me as of yet xD)

but whenever i get a water droplet on to a surface, they dont cohere really well; they spread out and form a sort of flattened surface. i've seen some photos and those people seem to get the water droplets as a perfect orb on the sitting surface. so is it because my droplet is too big, or is there a good surface for water to sit on and not spread out?

thanks!

example of a water droplet of mine:

 

[droidz]

nevermind got it. just increase the surface tension of the water itself abit

 

[Bynx]

How about a drop of glycerine on a dvd?

 

[Frequency]

(Hey, why you presented this as a failed attempt? rather you could have mentioned this as a special try of yours . I liked it very much )

(Regards )

 

[droidz]

How about a drop of glycerine on a dvd?

oooo that could work well. ima try it today

(Hey, why you presented this as a failed attempt? rather you could have mentioned this as a special try of yours . I liked it very much )

(Regards )

haha i kinda like how the the image turned out too, but in the sense of a water droplet, its more like a water bed xD

 

[changoleon]

Always look at the positive side of things

 

[droidz]

Always look at the positive side of things

what do you mean? im just trying to improve lol.

on another note, here's a try with some feathers and salted water. much better, no?

 

[Frequency]

Beautiful shot; did you change its original color?

Regards

 

[droidz]

Beautiful shot; did you change its original color?

Regards

no it came out blue cuz i fired the flash against a white piece of paper in the background. didn't use the flash white balance, but turned out i liked the color so i kept it

 

[anandonaqui]

try a drop of water on wax. In principle, you want something that is highly hydrophobic, and the most common hydrophobic substance that I can think of is wax. Or you can rub a thin layer of wax on whatever you want and it will have the same effect.