From Flickr’s group Macro Monday, today’s theme is black!
I’ve been wanting to try my hand again and capturing water droplets, so here’s my attempt. Had a total blast doing it, looking forward to capturing more!
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Um WOW! You are really hitting your stride, David. I love the simplicity and elegance of this shot. The clarity, composition, the color (including the little bit of blue) are all exquisite. Well done!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments Caryn, it’s greatly appreciated!
Very cool shot. I read in another comment how you got this shot. Creative thinking.
Thank you very much Ida, adding the Guar Gum really did help capture these pesky little fellas!
I’ve come back to this shot 3 times now – its terrific.
Thank you very much for visiting as well as for your great comment, I am glad you liked it and hope you enjoy future/past posts! 😀
So, is this just good timing (i.e., keep dropping and clicking until you catch the drop you want) or is there a trigger of some sort? I did a run of these some years back. I built a device that triggered the flash as the drop hit the liquid. Honestly a bit fussy and had to cannibalise some flash wires, but really reliably.
I like how you kept this nice and simple.
Thank you for the comment Mike. To be honest, it’s just good timing. I will let you know it’s not “just” water, I mixed some Guar Gum (a thickening agent) into the water which dropped into the bowl. Not only did it make for “nicer” droplets, it also made the water drop at a more steady pace making the timing SO much easier!
I’ve been thinking of building an electronic trigger to capture the droplets (and, perhaps other “high-speed” items), I’ve started to research it. Not sure at this point just how far I will take it but, it’s been an interesting read so far! 😀
This is brilliant, amazing clarity and sharpness. And so beautifully minimal.
Thanx Mufidah, I’m rather pleased at how the droplet turned out!
This is totally awesome….I cannot believe you were able to capture the droplet as beautifully as you did. Amazing photography. One FINE shot! genie
Thank you for visiting and for your wonderful comment Genie! Glad you liked it. 😀
A very fine macro image. Excellent!
Thank you very much Graham!
This is awesome!
Thanx Bonnie, it’s been fun capturing the droplets!
Wow – what an amazing image! The water droplet seems to be made out of glass, I love the different shades of grey in it a lot. The soft ripples are a great contrast to the water sphere. Congrats!
Thank you Martina. I also like how the ripples are soft compared to the droplet, it adds that little “something” if you ask me!
I love this image. The black, but also the subtle blue. The ripples of water, the off center composition, and the repeating pattern of circles. Really well done, David!
Thank you Katie. The blue comes from the bowl I used, it’s a glass bowl which is…yup, blue! 😀
This is awesome. I was trying this last weekend but I ran out of patience. Haha. Your image inspired me to try again. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind comments and for visiting, I am really glad it’s inspired you to try it again! Patience is certainly required when trying to capture water droplets, this was one of the last images of the night! 😀
Awesome image. I love it.
Thank you. I plan on doing this again, with a few changes…stay tuned!
Very nice clarity in this shot.
Happy MM
Thank you very much Kala!
perfect!
Thank you for your comment and for visiting. I’ve quickly checked out your site and have to say, love the portraits! I am looking forward to really exploring it. 😀
Kind of like the minimalistic approach here.
Thank you Rifqi. 😀