Experimenting a new technique. Canon 5D mark III, 100mm macro lens, off camera flash. A composite image edited in PS 6SC
Experimenting a new technique. Canon 5D mark III, 100mm macro lens, off camera flash. A composite image edited in PS 6SC
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akhtarkhan
July 30, 2014
Perfect timing for splashing drink. The lighting is controlled very well.....great capture.
cmorisset
August 19, 2015
Wow Ruwan! Congrats on making the finalists. Well deserved. This is a refreshing capture, stellar light and great timing. Bravo!
lizziemellis
September 30, 2015
Good entry ..voted high speed..congrats on your finalist award, good luck with the contest:-)
adavies
November 21, 2017
Great image...nicely done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Through the Looking Glass challenge:)
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Eddieuuu071
September 23, 2020
Excellent capture! I need to do some of this type! Thank you for the stimulation.
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Location
Believe it or not this was shot in my bathroom. Samantha would not have taken kindly if I splashed water all over in any other room.Time
Mid day with darkened windows.Lighting
I used a off camera speedlight at very low power to shorten the flash duration to freeze the droplets. The light was reflected by small household utensils like white cardboard and mirrors.Equipment
Canon 7D, 100mm 2.8f IS USM L macro lens, Tripod with cable release and remote triggered speedlight. The backdrop was my black leather laptop case.Inspiration
I was fascinated with the unexpected nature of patterns splashing water creates, be it a crashing wave on rocks or a simple drop of water.Editing
I shoot in RAW and processed in PS C6. The background was further darkened for better effect and slight sharpening was done. Finally I blended in the lime from another image of the series where it looks perfectly positioned.In my camera bag
Canon 5D mark III, RX600 speedlite, Lee filter system ( ND filters and Big stopper), !00mm 2.8f IS USM L macro lens, 70-200 2.8f IS USM L lens, 100-400mm 4-5.6f IS USM L Mark II lens, 45-100mm IS USM L lens, 16-25mm IS USM L wide angle lens. Extra batteries and cards, Cable releas.Feedback
You really don't have to own a Shutter triggering mechanism though it will give more usable images. Tripod is essential and a macro lens will be ideal to get sharper images. Camera on a 8-11f aperture to have all the flying droplets in focus. The flash power set low to shorten the flash duration to prevent motion blur on the moving droplets. Flash is best setup off camera. Use different parts of multiple images blended in layers to get the perfect final product.