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  Photography Forum: Photography Help Forum: 
  Q. Drop shots
AJ Miller
Asked by AJ Miller   Donor  (K=49168) on 8/14/2007 
I have just uploaded a water drop shot http://www.usefilm.com/image/1342554.html taken with a D70s and Sigma 70-300mm. It is one of the best of hundreds I have taken over the last two days. I used to get far better results from my Minolta A2 (eg. http://www.usefilm.com/image/1017117 ). Please have a look at the shot and tell me if there is something relatively simple and inexpensive I can do to improve on it, or tell me that I should go back to the Minolta (which is 3500km away at present...) for this type of shot. I am becoming VERY frustrated.

A low res version of the most recently uploaded (and rather noisy) drop shot is attached.

AJ


    

Low res drop shot


Doyle D. Chastain
 Doyle D. Chastain  Donor  (K=101119) - Comment Date 8/15/2007
Hmmmm. I don't get it. Are you using a speedlight?? In either case? Let me look at the examples . . . this was your strength (Ok, One of them).

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~





AJ Miller
 AJ Miller  Donor  (K=49168) - Comment Date 8/15/2007
Hi Doyle! This is the same shot as the one uploaded on the main page. It was taken using a 500 W halogen lamp. I have tried using the built in flash but as far as I can see it cannot be forced to fire above 1/500. An external speeedlight can be fooled into firing (as described under the main image), but I do not have one so have not tried this solution.

I've just had a quick check outside and it seems as though bright sunlight may be a solution (as long as there is no wind - so that rules out 360 days of the year...)

AJ




Sally Morgan
 Sally Morgan   (K=9219) - Comment Date 8/18/2007
I found it too hard to use a macro lens - the depth of field just wasn't enough. I had more luck with a 50mm prime!




Patrick Ziegler
 Patrick Ziegler   (K=21797) - Comment Date 8/27/2007
In the first exmpl., I don't like the shadow, Perhaps bouncing a speedlight or off camera strobe would help that. They both seem grainy, but you data says ISO100, Are you cropping in or perhaps too much adjusting in software.

I also thought I saw a very fast shutter speed on one of the Exmpls. Makes me wonder if you flash had even fired before the shutter had open and closed. You should be able to catch these drops @ 1/100th and a flash with good results.





 Stan Pustylnik   (K=6768) - Comment Date 9/7/2007
AJ, you need powerful external flash with SHORT FLASH duration. You will get excellent images with 1/60 sec, 1/125 exposures.




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