Water droplet
Taking photos of water droplets might be a bit cliche, but the results can be stunning. I say can be, because to date I've not faired very well will this.......
I've read lots of articles, viewed lots of photos and watched a couple of instructional YouTube clips, and yet my water droplet photos still fall someway short of expectations. There isn't one particular problem, but multiple issues - the lighting, the water drops and the camera (or should that be the person using the camera?)
Lighting
Natural light isn't enough for this kind of photography and putting the main room light on won't help, as it just casts shadows on the water. I used 3 lamps and positioned them around the water, whilst this allowed a faster shutter speed it did mean that some of light rays are visible in the photos.
Water droplets
It is much more difficult that it looks to get water droplets to fall into a dish. I used a freezer bag (as used in many of the demonstrations) and pierced a small hole in the bottom. Unfortunately the result was a continuous stream of water rather than intermittent droplets. My solution was to place this in another pierced bag so it was more difficult for the water to escape.
Camera
Once the camera is focussed and in place it is quite tricky to capture the perfect moment. I tried a variety of settings, including altering the shutter speed, manual and automatic focus, ISO, zoom and release mode. However I had the same recurrent problem - the camera would only take the photo when the droplet was present, and by the time I had pressed for the photo to be taken, it was a split second too late.
I'll try again in a few weeks time, but any comments, suggestions or tips would be very much welcome!
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