FIRST attempt at water drop photography.

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

FIRST attempt at water drop photography.
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DSC_0142 by reissigree, on Flickr
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DSC_0160 by reissigree, on Flickr

My set-up.

IMG_20120102_151545 by reissigree, on Flickr

Sean_GT · Jan 2, 2012

second one I like. Ill copy your set up once I get a tripod and a remote. Im slowly learning the ropes

willis_927 · Jan 2, 2012

Not too bad, but a little bit OOF. What were your settings? Looks like maybe you just missed focus, or else you need to use a higher F # to get more depth of field.
Maybe try from a little lower angle?

Ballistics · Jan 2, 2012

Not bad, but as willis said you missed the focus. What I like to do is put a pen in the center of the cup, focus on the pen shut off auto focus. That seems to help. I've only attempted water dropping twice and the second time I did this.

WaterDrop by The Photo Major, on Flickr

Once you get it down, play with the angles and backgrounds. You are off to a good start.

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

Here are my latest. Let me know what y'all think. And I was using my finger to focus lol.
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DSC_0252 by reissigree, on Flickr
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DSC_0245 by reissigree, on Flickr
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DSC_0254 by reissigree, on Flickr

Ballistics · Jan 2, 2012

Focus is on point, now that you have that squared away you can work on exposure, angle and background.

These attempts are much better.

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

Thank you! I definitely adjusted the angle also; I tried to bring it as level as I could. What should I put the aperture at?

Buckster · Jan 2, 2012

That's a good start (all of you), and it's a lot of fun too! :thumbup:

My latest water drops, posted elsewhere here in the forum, may interest you: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/macro-photography/265618-drip-drip-drip.html

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

Those are absolutely amazing!!

MTVision · Jan 2, 2012

This was my first try. I use ISO 100 f/10 and 1/200. A smaller aperture will give you a larger depth of field.

I also focused with my finger like you did.

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

Sean_GT said:
second one I like. Ill copy your set up once I get a tripod and a remote. Im slowly learning the ropes

Haha it's definitely a poor man's setup!

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

MTVision said:
This was my first try. I use ISO 100 f/10 and 1/200. A smaller aperture will give you a larger depth of field. I also focused with my finger like you did.

I really like this one.. I'll definitely change my aperture and try again when I get home. Maybe a different color too

reissigree · Jan 2, 2012

What kind of setup do you have, Megan?

cgipson1 · Jan 2, 2012

Good deal.. I see you did it! Looks like you are getting the hang of it!

MTVision · Jan 2, 2012

reissigree said:
What kind of setup do you have, Megan?

A stupid one!

I set up 2 big Tupperware containers (big tall ones) and then put a board on top of that. I put a bowl filled with water under it. Took a bottle of water and poked a hole in the bottom and place it on the board. Then I put he camera on a tripod with a flash pointing at the background and shot away. I should've done a lower angle but it came out alright. I also used a shutter release cable.