I have been wanting to take photos of water splashes for sometime now, finally decided it was time to take the plunge (hahaha, okay, that was bad…sorry)! I had a really good time with my self-imposed assignment and am really looking forward to capturing more.
The setup. I was on the hunt for a bowl today and on the recommendation of a friend (thank you Trisha and by the way all you readers, go check out her blog…Seasons Best Eats), I found some really cheap see-through plastic bowls which came in multiple colours. For this shot, I used a purple bowl, a baby blue foam board, my Canon Speedlite 430 EX II and finally my Tamron SP 60mm f/2 macro. Purple bowl…full of water (well dur). Blue foam board right behind the bowl, Speedlite to camera left and aimed at the foam board, set to 1/4 power. Did I mention I had an awesome time (yeah yeah, I am a geek at heart)!
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This is perfect!!!
Uncle Kevin likes this lol .
Thanx, what about you Kami?
what absolutely fantastic colour! and the lighting and everything! wow. I am just awe-struck.
Wow, I love reading great comments like this, thank you very much! Makes me happy that I have been able to capture an image which evokes such emotions. 😀
Hey David, Nigel pointed me to your blog – I happened to post a water drop image on the same day!!
I like your version… the empty space is complemented well by the drop at the top and the DOF on the splash is very well done – puts the focus where it should be
Christos, thank you for stopping by and checking out my blog(s). I definitely will be stopping by your blog to check out the water droplet (funny how we posted it on the same day). Thank you for your comments too, I will be taking more shots of water droplets for sure!
Nice job David. I keep saying I need to try this, but I have yet to make the attempt. How many shots did you take?
Only 62! Minus out a few for set-up shots (lighting, etc) so really, about 57’ish. Once I got the lighting down and position of the bowl, the next hardest..ahh, correction, the hardest part was the timing!
I really suggest trying it, I had a blast!
Great job, David! I’m impressed. I’ve yet to attempt anything like this. Thanks for the tips. 🙂
Thank you very much, I had a really good time capturing this moment! 😀
Really love that photo. Droplet photos are great fun. Well done.
Thanx Nigel, they are fun aren’t they! 😀
I love how you pushed the colors. It’s a heck of a drop!
Thank you! I was really pleased how it turned out considering it was my first time shooting water splashes!
Love it!! The colors are awesome looking!!
Thanx Nicole, glad you liked it!
Very well done on your water drop assignment. Love the color and splash.
Thanks for sharing the technique.
Thank you and no problem on the setup, figured some people might wonder!