Water Droplets Abstracts

[hobbes187]

Managed to submit some of them as stock photos

 

[Redsun]

absolutely fantastic!Going to try these too!

 

[ptyap]

Great shot! :thumbsup:
How did you create the splash? :think:

 

[vickuik]

cool and interesting shots

 

[Elgaris]

Nice

 

[bigbun]

nice...

but... is it my monitor or are there patchy blotches in your black backgrd?

 

[hobbes187]

absolutely fantastic!Going to try these too!

Go ahead and try them! I would like to do this again in the future with a macro lens instead of the kit lens.

 

[hobbes187]

Great shot! :thumbsup:
How did you create the splash? :think:

Used a spoon and poured water in with my left hand from a height.

Hold the focus lock and press shutter with my right hand :bsmilie:

 

[hobbes187]

nice...

but... is it my monitor or are there patchy blotches in your black backgrd?

Seems ok on my screen... Could be due to me blacking out some unwanted stuff in PS... :dunno:

Maybe my monitor not well calibrated?

 

[popeye910]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
wanna try this with D50, but not sure the setting will be the same if i use sigma 18-200mm?:dunno:
Anyone can help? Tks

 

[hobbes187]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
wanna try this with D50, but not sure the setting will be the same if i use sigma 18-200mm?:dunno:
Anyone can help? Tks

Well, just use a small aperture (I used f/19 but anything around that range is fine) and a fast enough shutter speed.

Flash is important as well... On board flash is fine but it'll be better if you have an external flash.

After that, you need to maintain focus lock on the right place and then shoot a lot (probably get only 30 good ones from 400-500 shots)

 

[def.p0et]

NICE WORK hobbes! dope!

thought of putting mine if u dont mind~!. taken with a nikon d40. 1/60. f22. inbuilt flash.

 

[rOnGrEn]

Well, just use a small aperture (I used f/19 but anything around that range is fine) and a fast enough shutter speed.

Flash is important as well... On board flash is fine but it'll be better if you have an external flash.

After that, you need to maintain focus lock on the right place and then shoot a lot (probably get only 30 good ones from 400-500 shots)

Hi,

Care to enlighten me why is a small aperture needed? To cut off light from the flash to the background? To create the star-like "reflections" from the water? or other reasons?

Thanx in advance!

 

[heckcare.der]

its the same reason for DOF.

 

[hobbes187]

Hi,

Care to enlighten me why is a small aperture needed? To cut off light from the flash to the background? To create the star-like "reflections" from the water? or other reasons?

Thanx in advance!

Yup, its to maximise the DOF... You wont know if water is going to splash in front or behind ;p

At the same time it does give a nice star burst effect

 

[Yapster]

Hehe, great shots~:thumbsup: That's why i also feel, the D80 kit lens is not as bad as many mentioned. It's all about the skills~

 

[ptyap]

Used a spoon and poured water in with my left hand from a height.

Hold the focus lock and press shutter with my right hand :bsmilie:

Thanks for the info! :thumbsup:

 

[hobbes187]

Hehe, great shots~:thumbsup: That's why i also feel, the D80 kit lens is not as bad as many mentioned. It's all about the skills~

:embrass::embrass::embrass: Thanks man!

 

[elmzarcega]

love this one bro....