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Rickr
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Registered: September 2005
Posts: 427
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up24x7
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Registered: June 2007
Location: NC Mountains
Posts: 74
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I like this one, good color, & sharp where it needs to be - eye catching. I, like Rickr, would like to know your setup, if you do not care to share. Is this a straight macro shot with the 100mm or did you add to it with filters or anything?
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Jim Jones
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Registered: March 2004
Location: rural northwest Missouri
Posts: 2,628
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Mon July 2, 2007 3:55pm
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Rating: 10.00
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If this is done with the classic water drop technique, it is far ahead of most such shots.
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RBSinTo
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 345
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Harold Edgerton would be proud of you!
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chaud
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Registered: April 2004
Location: British Columbia Canada
Posts: 2,471
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katzenjammer
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Minne-snow-ta
Posts: 64
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Tue July 3, 2007 1:01pm
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Rating: 10.00
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Excellent!! I would love to try some of these kinds of shots. Love the myriad of colors.
Monica
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"Take time to laugh and smile everyday...it is so very good for the soul."
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RBSinTo
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 345
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You'll need some specialized gear to sucessfully take shots like these.
Very briefly; Darkened room. Shutter open on bulb. Strobe to act as shutter. Electric eye trigger to detect falling water droplet and fire off strobe.
This type of photography was pioneered back in the 1930's or 40's by Dr. Harold Edgerton, who invented the strobe light. If you Google him, you can see some of his work and get information on how to do this kind of photography..
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Boz16
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Registered: July 2005
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 79
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Well, here's how I did it. Canon 20D, Canon 100mm macro lens, tripod, cable release, eye dropper, clear glass bowl of water, red and white colored blanket for a backdrop, and a strobe flash. The colored back drop will be picked-up in the water drops, therefore black doesn't work well. I timed the firing of the cable release to shoot after the water drop hits the surface of the water, you want to capture the splash-back. Any hot spots were colored slightly with PS using the paint bucket and then using the blur tool, made to look like something melting. The final overall coloring was done using the Gradient Tool in PSC2, experiment to taste. Most of all you need LOTS of patience. It may take 100 shots to get three good ones. Oh, as far as focusing, I laid a pencil across the middle of the bowl of water and focus until the writing on the pencil was sharp. The drops won't land exactly where you want them everytime, therefore lots of deletes. Have FUN!!!
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The man is a no good miserable lout, and I say that with all due respect...Woody Allen
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messenger
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Sierra Nevada West Slope California
Posts: 29
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Sun October 21, 2007 10:56pm
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An amazing piece of art. I would hang this on my wall and enjoy it every time is looked at it.
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"...Ah, but inside, peeking out through her eyes, is a little girl jumping up and down and clapping her hands for joy."
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Tar Bear
Junior Member
Registered: January 2007
Location: St.Louis Missouri
Posts: 11
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wow just excellent. i would love to pull something like this off
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