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One of my beginning attempts with water droplet collision photography. It is definitely an addicting activity!

One of my beginning attempts with water droplet collision photography. It is definitely an addicting activity!
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 8/10 Focal Length 400/10

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Mar, 2018

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Behind The Lens

Location

I shot this photo on the glass-top stove in my kitchen of all places. I needed somewhere that had water as well as drainage (in case I ended up with too much water in the casserole pan). The stove also provided a flat surface to fill the pan as much as possible.

Time

It changed from afternoon to evening while shooting this image, but time of day didn’t effect this image much as I had all windows covered and shot indoors.

Lighting

I had no natural light and kept my kitchen lights off, leaving just a single flash to illuminate the scene.

Equipment

I used my Nikon D500 with the Nikon 40mm macro lens, a dolica tripod, Nikon sb700 flash, and Pluto trigger with an electronic water valve. I controlled the water valve with my smartphone and was able to sync the valve, camera, and flash to trigger in just the right moments. I also had some flash gels and white paper to bounce the light around.

Inspiration

I’ve been very curious about water droplet collision photography for a while, but could never capture a collision until I got the Pluto trigger as a Christmas gift. Since then, I’ve had so much fun just trying to capture the drops and see what unique shapes come out of them.

Editing

I did a small amount of processing for this image, basically sharpening and balancing my lights and shadows. I prefer doing the bulk of the work in camera to make the post process faster and it makes me feel more accomplished as a photographer.

In my camera bag

I normally pack my D500, tokina 11-16mm lens, a telephoto lens, macro lens, and sometimes one more lens, along with a remote, towel (for waterfalls and debris), raincoat, batteries, and memory cards. Sometimes I add more depending on my adventure.

Feedback

My advice would be to go into water drop photography knowing that it will take hundreds of shots to narrow down the right set of parameters for collisions. It will take time and patience and effort and lots of water, but the reward is far worth it. Also, play with water additives, colors, and other liquids!

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Emerald Crown

One of my beginning attempts with water droplet collision photography. It is definitely an addicting activity!

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