"Lights, Camera, WATER, Action!" My 1st Attempt at this...

My first attempt at this....


A little bit of setup involved and i would consider it a success because I didnt drop my flash in the pan of water!
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<div>5DII 430EX @ 1/16 power bounced, 70-200L IS with 25mm extension tube.</div>
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<div>Happy New Year!</div>
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Fantastic! You would never guess this was a first attempt! I can

Thanx Denise,

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I can't remember how many times I have attempted to try to do this with absolutely no success!

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I just follow the tutorial provided from the strobist blog here.


I guess its up to me to get more creative now.


i.e. food coloring, 2% milk, multiple flashes, ect. ect.


Todd

Another shot from today......


Thanx for looking,


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I love them, they look pretty nice. I also viewed the tutorial, it looks indeed rather simple, I really should buy a flash transmitter and try it myself some time..

Another nice one!


Thanks for the link, Todd ...maybe I

These look really good, make me want to try something similar ;-)


Happy Splashing, Colin

Ok Todd, You have me interested. Today, I was home alone, rain, wind and sleet outside; so what is one to do? Let's play in the water. Here is my first attempt at this: Sorry, no frames.


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All shots taken with 7D, 24-105L @105mm w/25mm extension tube-Also the first time I have used the extension tube. ISO 100, F9, 1/250th. Flash set @ 1/16th Manual triggered with pocket wizard.


Thanks for the motivation Todd

Well done Bob!


I like the camera angle you had on these.


I'll have to get me some of those remote triggers.


I was using an off shoe camera cord and it kept pulling my flash towards the pan of water[:@]


Todd

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I was using an off shoe camera cord and it kept pulling my flash towards the pan of water[img]/emoticons/emotion-12.gif[/img]

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Well, I didn't have that problem, but I was shooting out of a stainless steel sink and the reflectiion of of the edge of the sink killed me. I eventually hung a dark colored towel over the edge of the sink and into the water and that helped a great deal.---

When I attempted this I used a glass baking dish and hung the dripping bag from the cabinets above. Try placing some pictures or colored paper as the backdrop and shooting your strobe at that. Makes for some colorful reflections also. Great attempts everyone. Keep shooting.

Here are a few more from my second round. This time I used a blue enamaled roasting pan to hold the water, which was an error because you can see the little sparkles in the water.


Shot settings are all the same.


This first shot is how I focus the shots. This is a meat thermometer turned upside down in the pan and place where the drops are falling---then I just manuallyfocus on the tip of the thermometer. Once removed, the water drops should be in focus.


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nice! Bob, you learn fast


it will be more interesting to see if you can put something interesting in the drops(reflection)

JJ, You have challenged me and it is one that I will gladly accept--Just one problem: I had everything setup in my "wife

Bob,


The meat thermometer is a great idea!


JJ's suggestion of an image reflected into a water drop also sounds challenging.


I am going to try that as well.


Here is a website you might find inspirational.


http://www.liquidsculpture.com/index.htm


Todd

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Here is a website you might find inspirational.


http://www.liquidsculpture.com/index.htm

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Thanks Todd, This site definitely gives me some ideas and inspiration---Wow, what this guy can do with a drop--Incredible.


Thanks again,


Bob

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Now, for your request, what would you like in the water drop?

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I don't know, Bob, I don't know how hard it is going to be, but what about a cat's face or a fish is easier?[:D]

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Easier? Lets see; Water+flash+Cat=trip to the ER, But a challenge is a challenge---Actually, this would be pretty cool if I can pull it off. Thanks for the idea JJ.

What brand of extension tube are you guys using and how much did they cost?

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What brand of extension tube are you guys using and how much did they cost?
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I have the Canon 25mm II version that my wonderful wife bought me for Christmas--so no real experience with them. I am very happy with it;it easily mounts and dismounts and the electronics work as they are supposed to. I thinkB&amp;H lists it at$139. Ihave read that many people are also happy with theKenko set which issimilarly priced for a set of 3 extension tubes.Regardless---I now fully realize the advantages of having an extension tube with these waterdrop shots I have been playing with---


Hope this helps,


Bob

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I have the Canon 25mm II version that my wonderful wife bought me for Christmas--so no real experience with them. I am very happy with it;it easily mounts and dismounts and the electronics work as they are supposed to. I thinkB&amp;H lists it at$139. Ihave read that many people are also happy with theKenko set which issimilarly priced for a set of 3 extension tubes.Regardless---I now fully realize the advantages of having an extension tube with these waterdrop shots I have been playing with---


Hope this helps,


Bob

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Ditto.

If you could do it over again would you still do the Canon 25mm over the Kenko 12, 20, 36mm set? Seems like a pretty big advantage that you can stack them to get even more magnification. Extension tubes seem like a must have if you really want to get in close even with a dedicated macro lens.

This technique looks really cool! I would love to try this some day.


Rich

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If you could do it over again would you still do the Canon 25mm over the Kenko 12, 20, 36mm set? Seems like a pretty big advantage that you can stack them to get even more magnification. Extension tubes seem like a must have if you really want to get in close even with a dedicated macro lens.
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Yes, but for no other reason than I just try and stick with Canon Products.


Bob

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Ok, JJ---This isn't exactly what I had in mind--but it will have to do for now--I have spent way to much time on this project this weekend--But I will try again in the near future. This is actually a lot of fun, not only the from a photographic and lighting standpoint, but also some of the garage engineering it takes.


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I am impressed Bob, very nice


How many scratches did you get from the cat?

Oh my God! you really did it!!! today?!, I thought it might take couple of days or maybe it's too hard to get. now here you go!


range from 1-10, how hard do you think it was? I would say 11 because I have no any idea how you did this![Y][Y][Y]


can you do a cat eating fish? just kidding![:D]


BTW, I really beleve that you were so focused on this project, because you seem like have not noticed that I have already got my new 500mm 4.0 yet.[:D]

Nice Bob!


I spent a few hours today on it as well.A photograph of a gerbera daisey i took for the reflection. What a challenge!


I got some ideas out of it for next time....


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No Scratches, But I did use two roles of ducktape and 9 tie wraps [6]


Seriously, its just a photo of my cat (cut out) and taped to the back drop.

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can you do a cat eating fish?

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I would have to make a bigger bubble[*-)]

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Wow, Congrats and I'm Jealous, For some reason, I thought you already had one.


Bob

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Seriously, its just a photo of my cat (cut out) and taped to the back drop.

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You shouldn't give away your trade secrets. I would have never known.

Very Nice Todd, But I see you and I had similar problems with the "object" in the bottom half of the bubble--I have a couple of ideas to correct this that I am going to try--if they work, I will gladly share. If you resolved this, please share your secrets.


Nice shots by the way.


Bob

very nice job too Todd!


I guess I got some ideas from your pictures, are the images in the drops the reflections of the back ground?

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very nice job too Todd!


I guess I got some ideas from your pictures, are the images in the drops the reflections of the back ground?

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Thanxs JJ


yes, i bounced the flash off the background image.


in the first shot you can see my flash in the top bubble as i had it too close to the image.


I need to soften up my flash(s) a bit.

thanks Todd for your reply.


I got really exited and can't wait to see you guys' new shots with new ideas.

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But I see you and I had similar problems with the "object" in the bottom half of the bubble

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Bob,


yes i was a bit discouraged with that. I think it all has to do with the position of the water drip in relation to the image and where the flash is bounced off of.


my 1st shot almost had the image even in the bubble. i had my camera angled up slightly for that one. I was using a clear pyrex casserole pan.

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I have a couple of ideas to correct this that I am going to try--if they work, I will gladly share. If you resolved this, please share your secrets.

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I am going to sleep on it and will try again. I will let ya know if i figure it out.


BTW,...i used your meat thermometer technique and it works really well!


Todd

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I got really exited and wait to see you guys' new shots with new ideas.

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JJ,


Its a real fun indoor photo project, especially here in Minnesota on those extremely cold days...


Todd

Decided to give it a go. Got a keeper pretty early on. Thanks for the enlightenment!
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1/250th f/8.0 iso-100 70mm

Nick,


Nice one! I

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If you could do it over again would you still do the Canon 25mm over the Kenko 12, 20, 36mm set

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Freelanceshots,


Yes i probably would do the kenko set. As brian said in his review, kenko air is just as good as canon air.


I would be interested to see some results from using an extension tube with a "true" macro lens and what type of difference it would make.


Todd