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[EightyFive]

some others: Water Drops | Time Capture

Canon EOS 40D
Tamron 90 Macro
550EX with OC-E3 as master
430EX I as slave
Giottos Bazooka tripod

 

[SLRJoe]

Beautifully shot, it must be very difficult capturing something like this!

 

[EightyFive]

with the help of a friend and a bit of patience... not so much.. but it's a quite long work
thanks

 

[oldmacman]

The bokeh is great but the drop is a bit soft. Have you sharpened?

 

[EightyFive]

yes a bit but maybe it could be a bit out of focus.. try to see the other in the gallery for a comparison.
It's only that in this one in particular.. i like the strange shape

 

[D-B-J]

my only complaint is that the drop is soft.. What were your settings? I cannot tell if missed focus or movement is the culprit. I do love the bokeh though!

 

[oldmacman]

yes a bit but maybe it could be a bit out of focus.. try to see the other in the gallery for a comparison.
It's only that in this one in particular.. i like the strange shape

They all have the same level of sharpness to my eyes. How about this tweak?

 

[GeorgieGirl]

...and this was just sharpen in PS? Its quite an amazing difference!

 

[EightyFive]

wow great.. what have you done? only unsharping?

 

[oldmacman]

wow great.. what have you done? only unsharping?

It is sharpen with the high pass filter. I also adjusted black level and increased contrast and clarity.

 

[Frequency]

Classical shot which is your habit; regards

 

[j-digg]

Hmm, what was the shutter speed and flash output ? Curious as to what the OOF lights are... a little too early to be an Xmas tree

 

[Hack]

j-digg, I captured it at:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Image Date: 2010-10-26 10:39:10 -0400
Focal Length: 90.0mm
Focus Distance: 0.42m
Aperture: f/9.0
Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Manual)
Title: water drops
Caption: awoter drops falling to a liquid surface

Hack

 

[j-digg]

Do you remember what settings you had the speedlights on? I was getting results like this and realized I was using too strong of bursts on my speedlights which result in a longer flash duration, therefore, a blurrier water drop... I think I use around 1/16th on my 580 EX II which produce pretty sharp drops.

 

[EightyFive]

I used a 550 ex and a 430ex flashes and the "lights" you see in the background are the reflection of a pair of golden and silver reflective paper
Sorry I don't remember the flash settings