Water Drop

[sleist]

D90 | Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro | Nikon R1 Flash with gels

Thanks for looking.

LARGER

 

[PixelRabbit]

Wow, that's gorgeous! Very well done. Love it!

 

[LizardKing]

Love those blues! And the combination with the oranges gives it a nice balance... Great photo!

 

[sleist]

Thanks! I liked how it came out. I think I need to clone out the air-borne droplets on the right.
They bother me suddenly.

Thanks again for the comments.

 

[jaomul]

Nicely done. The vibrant colours make it

 

[jfrabat]

I like. Did you die the water or is it just lighting? I tried a similar shot, but yours came out SOOOO much better! I want more info!

 

[sleist]

I like. Did you die the water or is it just lighting? I tried a similar shot, but yours came out SOOOO much better! I want more info!

Just tap water with no coloring. All the colors came from gels on the strobes - 2 SB200's (Nikon R1 close-up speed light kit)
The colors were enhanced in post by adjusting curves or black point.

Some others I did today:

Thanks for the comments folks.

 

[Stradawhovious]

NIce work! I've never learned moe about photography than i have taking pictures of water drops. Great practice with the exposure triangle, and OCF.

 

[daniel1540z]

WOW...! thats amazing... i love the last two shots... the angle, colors and the sharpness... make me want to play with water myself ;D

 

[TenaciousTins]

Ok, THAT is just cool. I love them all. But I REALLY love the purple one.

 

[Carny]

can you post a pic of your setup?

 

[camerateur]

I really love that purple one too and how the droplets splashed out rather symmetrically, super cool

 

[sleist]

can you post a pic of your setup?

Too late. If I set it up again I will get a pic. Nothing special to be honest.

I hung a zip-lock bag 1/2 filled with water from my doorway chin-up bar using duct tape and poked a hole in it.
Large bowl with water underneath. Best if you put this in place first ...
Camera on a tripod, remote release, manual exposure and focusing, off-camera flash if you can (in my case the R1 system).

Take a lot of shots.

Last one - thanks all.