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Water drop onto yellow dyed milk drop set on plexiglass.

 

Setup:

- Water drop making rig is set above plexiglass.

- a small puddle of milk is placed at drop impact location and dyed with yellow food coloring.

- A drop of water impacts the milk, making the splash effect.

- Two - SB-800 flashes are used, one set at 10 o'clock in front of splash, the second behind the splach and reflected off posterboard.

- Hiviz Schmitt photogate trigger with delay circuit used to trigger flashes.

- Picasa used for cropping and light levels.

 

The drop rig used for this shot is shown here.

www.flickr.com/photos/14523696@N03/5470538244/in/set-7215...

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Uploaded on February 22, 2011
Taken on February 20, 2011