EddieAC
Bouncy Ball Reflection
Macro Monday's and the theme of "Reflections"
Every once in a while I do like to try and get some movement into an image and when "Reflections" came up as a theme I started thinking what I could get reflections from and this movement option came to mind.
I have a Granite base which is normally used for resting hot pans on in the kitchen which I bought around four years ago because it is black and reflective. I've used it before and decided that I could get reflections from a bouncing ball along with some movement.
After setting up and deciding that focussing for 3 inches on the shortest side would give me leeway in height to capture the ball but also meaning a square crop I set exposure for a slow shutter speed and rear curtain sync flash. Then I set about bouncing the ball on the hot plate while triggering an exposure and hoping that the ball ended up in the correct focal plane and roughly in a good position in frame when the flash triggered and the exposure ended.
After several tries which was around 60 images I ended up with only 3 images I was happy with. This is the second one of the three. The first was roughly in contact with the base plate when the flash went off but I liked this one which was still airborne but still shows a reflection and also motion trails.
The flash was placed on the right which is obvious in the image and a white cardboard sheet was placed to the left to provide fill as some test images had the left side of the ball disappear into darkness although I quite liked this effect too.
Bouncy Ball Reflection
Macro Monday's and the theme of "Reflections"
Every once in a while I do like to try and get some movement into an image and when "Reflections" came up as a theme I started thinking what I could get reflections from and this movement option came to mind.
I have a Granite base which is normally used for resting hot pans on in the kitchen which I bought around four years ago because it is black and reflective. I've used it before and decided that I could get reflections from a bouncing ball along with some movement.
After setting up and deciding that focussing for 3 inches on the shortest side would give me leeway in height to capture the ball but also meaning a square crop I set exposure for a slow shutter speed and rear curtain sync flash. Then I set about bouncing the ball on the hot plate while triggering an exposure and hoping that the ball ended up in the correct focal plane and roughly in a good position in frame when the flash triggered and the exposure ended.
After several tries which was around 60 images I ended up with only 3 images I was happy with. This is the second one of the three. The first was roughly in contact with the base plate when the flash went off but I liked this one which was still airborne but still shows a reflection and also motion trails.
The flash was placed on the right which is obvious in the image and a white cardboard sheet was placed to the left to provide fill as some test images had the left side of the ball disappear into darkness although I quite liked this effect too.