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Well, it was long that I touched macros, I went into my kitchen to originally shoot some fruits and veggies, but then turned myself into water droplets.

Before figuring out how to post images here, I'll maybe just post the link to the images.

http://yiph.zenfolio.com/p269137388/

Took me 2 hours, shot countless pictures, only 49 came out merely 'okay'...

They were shot with a poor man's macro, that is... BR2A with a 50mm reversed. No focusing distance and/or metering or viewfinder view (stopped down is dark)... So you may imagine how cool is to guess a focus point...

Bah! I tried to link a pic too its futile I say!

Nice pics, bit grainy but u caught the action

I have never tried reversing a 50mm but you have some nice crisp images here. Well done considering the dfficulties with focus, etc.

I cant figure out how to link images from your website either. It is different to mine.

yi-p
wow !! these are beauties, i love the colours

cheers rob

Some really excellent shots considering how they were taken. Very surrealistic

Very very cool
Nicely done.

Thanks all,

If you ever want to know how to focus on this, try mounting a close focus lens or any lens you have, select manual focus, set to closet focus, aperture set to f/16 and press down on DOF-Preview, you will pretty much know how to focus (without turning your lens on focus ring). And working distance is 5cm from lens to the drop as I may say...

Yi-P wrote:I went into my kitchen to originally shoot some fruits and veggies, but then turned myself into water droplets.

That's some neat trick. What's the secret?

Seriously though, there's some very nice photos there. Well done.

Beautiful images, love the colours.

I have a reversal ring and you did great, it isn't easy to use.

Yi-P wrote:Before figuring out how to post images here, I'll maybe just post the link to the images.

For putting images in your post, the link to the image needs to end with ".jpg". It's one way for the forums to help with security of links. So as long as zenfolio can give you a direct link to the image, you will be okay and use the [img] tag

cheers,

André

ABG wrote:That's some neat trick. What's the secret?

Have a camera that can shoot at high speeds, and plenty of patience plus a hell of a math head to get the terminal velocity speed to hit the shutter...

Maths doesnt sound too good, but the shots are definately worthwhile. This is the kind of thing that you can do anytime in the kitchen with the quest for the perfect shot. I reckon you are getting close but another couple of hours...

Yi-P wrote: Have a camera that can shoot at high speeds, and plenty of patience plus a hell of a math head to get the terminal velocity speed to hit the shutter...

I still fail to see how that would turn you into a water droplet

ABG wrote:I still fail to see how that would turn you into a water droplet

LoL...

Its all about physics in thermodynamics... When molecules get hit by high temperature on heavy impact and then..... I just forgot the equation again....

One simplier word, sqeeeeeezzzeeeeee some sweat...

Impressive pics!

How did you have the flash set up? Off camera?

I tried these sort of splash pics a while ago but had trouble with the flash reflections on the drops.

checked out the gallery.
good efforts.

should get me a reveral ring for my 50s one day.

Steve

Great, particularly #28

I've tried this before and it isn't easy.


What settings were you using? 1/500 with flash? What aperture?

Really nice. Well worth the time invested.

These make terrific abstract images, well done...

greencardigan wrote:Impressive pics!

How did you have the flash set up? Off camera?

I tried these sort of splash pics a while ago but had trouble with the flash reflections on the drops.

Flash points away and reflects back straight with a white card...