Day 248

Make a Splash!, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

I spent a good amount of time today playing around with water drops to catch the perfect ripple effect. Just when I was about to quit my background paper slumped over to reveal the yellow back side and I noticed how it was reflecting. I'm very happy with how this turned out color wise. I wish I could have gotten it a bit sharper.

I set up this shot under my kitchen sink with the faucet at a very slow drip into a glass pan. A SB600 was placed to the left at a 90 degree angle and I hand held the SB900 behind the faucet.

Day 171

Dream, originally uploaded by Shutterbug Cel.

I am still trying to get sharp water drop photos but I think I am getting closer. I set up a decorative gift bag (which is now soaked) behind the facet and let the water drip in a clear glass dish over the sink. This was the best out of the 100 or so shots taken. I also used my new SB900 as a master and had my SB600 off to the side at a right angle. I used manual focus on a spoon laid across the dish where I thought the drops would hit.