Elemental
High speed photo using a patterned background. There are several cool effects here -- the distortion of the pattern through the water, glass, and stem. The pattern is also reflected in the base of the table.
Strobist / setup;
- Custom built sliding table - glass is affixed to the table, which slides to the right stopping abruptly. When this occurs. the flash is triggered, capturing the splash.
- Hiviz Schmitt photogate trigger with delay circuit used to trigger flash.
- 1 - SB-800 flash set to 1/16 th power behind glass. Reflected off foamboard, through custom diffusion screen.
Flash is gelled yellow color.
- Background is a pattern printed on a transparency and mounted in black foamboard.
- Cropping, light levels and saturation effects made in Picasa.
Elemental
High speed photo using a patterned background. There are several cool effects here -- the distortion of the pattern through the water, glass, and stem. The pattern is also reflected in the base of the table.
Strobist / setup;
- Custom built sliding table - glass is affixed to the table, which slides to the right stopping abruptly. When this occurs. the flash is triggered, capturing the splash.
- Hiviz Schmitt photogate trigger with delay circuit used to trigger flash.
- 1 - SB-800 flash set to 1/16 th power behind glass. Reflected off foamboard, through custom diffusion screen.
Flash is gelled yellow color.
- Background is a pattern printed on a transparency and mounted in black foamboard.
- Cropping, light levels and saturation effects made in Picasa.