Water balloon
A waterballoon was popped by a knife hidden in the fist. Outdoor shoot at noon in bright sunlight, the ambient light was excluded by supersyncing flashes....
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A waterballoon was popped by a knife hidden in the fist. Outdoor shoot at noon in bright sunlight, the ambient light was excluded by supersyncing flashes.
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Sep, 2017Views
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Location
This photo was taken in our garden in mid-summer in bright sunlight. The kids were playing with water balloons, an opportunity not to be missed. A water-filled balloon was thrown and punched, a metal protrusion in the fist helped the bursting. All drops become clearly visible by the back-lighting. We had lots of fun, but had to be careful not to spill water on the gear.Time
Noon, bright sunlight.Lighting
We used four 600 Ws studio flashes to overpower the sun (no clouds, summer, noon). A high-speed radiotrigger picked up the early fire signal from the camera, a second basic trigger was backpacked to the first trigger to pass on the signal to the flashes. Two of these IGBT studio flashes are not high-speed capable, but as the power was set to maximum, they showed sufficient plateau to not cause banding or gradient.Equipment
Nikon D800 with Tamron 24-70 mm at f/10, 1/1600s, ISO100. Various radio triggers, two Jinbei HD600, two Godox QT600. Essential equipment: water balloons...Inspiration
I was looking to have fun with the kids in the garden. One of my kids threw the balloon, the other fired the camera in the exact right moment (we had some misses too...).Editing
Exposure, clarity, contrast.In my camera bag
The gear depends a lot on the shoot; Most preferred is my Nikon D800 with either a Nikon 85mm, Tamron 24-70 or a Tamron 70-200. Otherwise in the bag are model releases, spare batteries, triggers, remote releases.Feedback
Have fun! Remember that water and electricity are not always compatible! If you do this in bright sunlight, get massive flash power at high-speed. Place some flashes behind your subject in order to light up the drops.
