Digital Latte
Rob and Tracy
Had fun shooting some drips and drops yesterday, thought we would share 
H2 Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *Pictures*
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We stabbed it with a 3 lensi, 100mm Macro f2.8 L, 135mm f2 L, 70-200mm f2.8 L
The 70-200 was the best performer
You should carry your lenses around in a sheath, like a samurai with his sword, bro.
You have an ill vision, sir. Well done.
That might be kinda fun, dress up like a Ninja and go shooting....... I think I am a little to chubby to fool anyone into thinking Im a Ninja though.........
No excuse.
Chris Farley did it in American Ninja.
And what about that samurai panda!?
Do it
the set up for most of the shots was
A black broiler pan filled with water
A stool over the pan with a modified water bottle to make the drip drip drips
2 AB-800, one side lighting, the other reflecting on a wall behind the stool
the color comes from behind the water and is a reflection on the water
the timing you get used to, you watch the drips and press the shutter right as it hits the water, its easy to catch it at the right time, but you only get a "cool" looking drip every once in a bit.
the color comes from behind the water and is a reflection on the water
the 7th picture was a keeper, your odds of getting a keeper increase as you go along. just play around with the lighting and using different materials for color and patterns.
So what did you use for the colors? Did you have gels on the flash, or hang something on the wall? (Or both?) Did you take any photos of your setup?
The colors are intense, you did a great job of this!
We used all sorts of materials to create the color, from an beach kite, skirts, the wall... the basic concept is that the water will pick up whatever color is behind it... the color comes from reflection, not really the color of the light...
Thanks for the P.O.D. on FB
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Digital Latte
Rob and Tracy
We stabbed it with a 3 lensi, 100mm Macro f2.8 L, 135mm f2 L, 70-200mm f2.8 L
The 70-200 was the best performer
HoedadKid
New Member
You should carry your lenses around in a sheath, like a samurai with his sword, bro.
You have an ill vision, sir. Well done.
Digital Latte
Rob and Tracy
You should carry your lenses around in a sheath, like a samurai with his sword, bro.
You have an ill vision, sir. Well done.
That might be kinda fun, dress up like a Ninja and go shooting....... I think I am a little to chubby to fool anyone into thinking Im a Ninja though.........
HoedadKid
New Member
No excuse.
Chris Farley did it in American Ninja.
And what about that samurai panda!?
Do it
Wow, excellent shots!
I tried to get somebody else to post some shots like these a couple weeks ago, but didn't have any luck. Little did I know I could have asked you instead!
Amazing look and colors, very cool!
How did you time the shots? Did you use some kind of a trigger mech? Is the lighting natural light or are you using flash? Seems like you'd either need flash or really bright lighting...
I tried to get somebody else to post some shots like these a couple weeks ago, but didn't have any luck. Little did I know I could have asked you instead!
Amazing look and colors, very cool!
How did you time the shots? Did you use some kind of a trigger mech? Is the lighting natural light or are you using flash? Seems like you'd either need flash or really bright lighting...
Digital Latte
Rob and Tracy
the set up for most of the shots was
A black broiler pan filled with water
A stool over the pan with a modified water bottle to make the drip drip drips
2 AB-800, one side lighting, the other reflecting on a wall behind the stool
the color comes from behind the water and is a reflection on the water
the timing you get used to, you watch the drips and press the shutter right as it hits the water, its easy to catch it at the right time, but you only get a "cool" looking drip every once in a bit.
the color comes from behind the water and is a reflection on the water
the 7th picture was a keeper, your odds of getting a keeper increase as you go along. just play around with the lighting and using different materials for color and patterns.
So what did you use for the colors? Did you have gels on the flash, or hang something on the wall? (Or both?) Did you take any photos of your setup?
The colors are intense, you did a great job of this!
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This video will show you one technique you can use to get this type of shot.
The technology involved is pretty simple, and based on what DL just said, apparently you can ignore the whole timing circuit thing with a bit of practice, at least for the single drops.
Now don't let the "simple" part fool you. After all, getting into the major leauges is also simple. Just consistently hit a baseball with a stick, and hit for over 400 feet. Explaining it is simple, actually doing it, and doing it well, is another story.
[YOUTUBE]VoQ0DQpwwHU[/YOUTUBE]
The technology involved is pretty simple, and based on what DL just said, apparently you can ignore the whole timing circuit thing with a bit of practice, at least for the single drops.
Now don't let the "simple" part fool you. After all, getting into the major leauges is also simple. Just consistently hit a baseball with a stick, and hit for over 400 feet. Explaining it is simple, actually doing it, and doing it well, is another story.
[YOUTUBE]VoQ0DQpwwHU[/YOUTUBE]
Digital Latte
Rob and Tracy
Bob, Basically just like that video, except with a camera instead of a video camera
I love TimeWarp. It's even better if you watch it in High Def on a big screen TV.
For those of you who haven't heard of it, TimeWarp is a show where they shoot all kind of stuff with high speed cameras. The water drop one is the only one I can recall that was actually about photography. Still, the high speed footage is way cool, no matter what they're filming. They've done things like skateboarders, breaking bottles, karate chops, and lots more. Great stuff!
For those of you who haven't heard of it, TimeWarp is a show where they shoot all kind of stuff with high speed cameras. The water drop one is the only one I can recall that was actually about photography. Still, the high speed footage is way cool, no matter what they're filming. They've done things like skateboarders, breaking bottles, karate chops, and lots more. Great stuff!
Digital Latte
Rob and Tracy
We used all sorts of materials to create the color, from an beach kite, skirts, the wall... the basic concept is that the water will pick up whatever color is behind it... the color comes from reflection, not really the color of the light...
Thanks for the P.O.D. on FB
Ernst-Ulrich Schafer
New Member
Fun Stuff!!!