My very first water drop keeper!

[Mike Buckley]

I know how to photograph transparent glass, and water has the same photographic properties, so I chose a standard lighting system for photographing transparent glass for use with my very first water drop photos. The first photo is my first water drop keeper. To keep things simple in the beginning, I used only one water drop.

It's very exciting to know that I now have a whole new genre of tabletop photography to explore. That's true especially realizing that the opportunity for creativity is endless.

EDIT: The second photo is also just one water drop that became broken into several droplets.

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[Butlerkid]

You are on your way!

 

[Palouse]

Wine, wine, wine!

 

[Mike Buckley]

Wine, wine, wine!

Until I get my defective cable replaced, it's gonna be whine, whine, whine!

 

[Clix Pix]

Hey, this is great, Mike! Very nicely done! Congratulations, and I expect we will be seeing a LOT of these from you as you experiment and have fun with this!

 

[MNglass]

No wait . . . That's the Sorting Hat.
Good job.

 

[Cslucas34]

Mike very nicely done. Your first “keeper” looks very nicely done. I am super excited to see what you do when you get to colors, different mediums, and collisions!

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you everyone!

That's the Sorting Hat.

I had to look that up. I've never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie.

 

[MNglass]

Thank you everyone!



I had to look that up. I've never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie.

I had kids that were at exactly the right age when the series came out.

 

[Mike Buckley]

I added a second photo to the first post in the thread. It was produced by dispensing just one water drop but at some point after it hit the surface of the water in the container below, it was broken into several droplets. Is it likely that it broke into parts on the way up after hitting the water's surface or is it likely that it broke into parts afterward on the return back down? Is there a good source for explaining that stuff concisely in lay terms for dummies like me?

 

[Cslucas34]

I added a second photo to the first post in the thread. It was produced by dispensing just one water drop but at some point after it hit the surface of the water in the container below, it was broken into several droplets. Is it likely that it broke into parts on the way up after hitting the water's surface or is it likely that it broke into parts afterward on the return back down? Is there a good source for explaining that stuff concisely in lay terms for dummies like me?

I like it! That’s interesting and I wish I had a good answer for you but I’ve never seen that happen with a single drop. Normally the surface tension of the water limits me to one drop on the rebound and it’s mostly attached, sometimes one separates. I’m curious too! Haha

 

[Cslucas34]

Here’s one I did a few days ago with a collision

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[Mike Buckley]

That's very moody, Chris. I especially like the unusual perspective (at least to my limited experience) that the viewer is looking up into the "hat."

 

[Mike Buckley]

Yikes! I forgot to mention that both photos were captured using an SB800 flash unit as the only light source. More important, it is the SB800 that Andy (acnomad) sold to me so recently that I have had it in my possession less than two weeks. Thanks, Andy!

 

[acnomad]

Yikes! I forgot to mention that both photos were captured using an SB800 flash unit as the only light source. More important, it is the SB800 that Andy (acnomad) sold to me so recently that I have had it in my possession less than two weeks. Thanks, Andy!

Nice work, Mike!

 

[Wile E. Coyote]

Thank you everyone!



I had to look that up. I've never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie.

WHAT ?? Nevertheless, great photeaux! How long did it take you to get those? Inquiring minds, and all that.

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, Carl!

How long did it take you to get those?

Remember that this is the first time I've made a water drop photo. Once I set up the scene, the lighting and the water drop equipment, learned how to use it and got the proper exposure, the first photo was about my sixth or seventh capture. The second photo was 17 captures later.

 

[Bart]

Stunning work, Mike!
Like liquified glass somehow.
Your masterful use of light will serve you well in this new domain.

Looking forward for more of these.

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, Bart!

Like liquified glass somehow.

That's because the properties of clear water as they apply to photographing them are the same as the properties of transparent glass.

 

[threecats]

Looks great. Every time I see these I think I'd like to give it a shot until I realize I probably do not have the patience.