Mark J P
Just a drop
I wanted to take a shot for my one-a-day photo challenge and I was also aware that I still needed to submit a shot for the weekly photo assignment which this week is themed: Water of life.
I certainly cannot claim that this is an original shot. It is something that I have seen numerous times on Flickr and elsewhere and something I have always wanted to attempt myself. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to give it a try.
We all know that water is essential for life and is constantly moving around us as part of the water cycle by evaporation and precipitation (...plus a few more steps I'm sure!). This whole notion is summed up for me perfectly when seeing a single drop of water joining a waterbody.
For this shot I had a plastic paint container filled with water and a bag above it with some water plus a tiny hole in it to provide consistent drops. I had a flash gun borrowed from a friend which I had attached to a the camera as I don't have the equipment to trigger it remotely. I also had a box covered with some silver foil behind the tray with the flash directed to bounce off of the foil as much as possible. Then it was just a matter of getting the focus and timing zeroed in. I got a few shots which I liked, but this was my favourite of the bunch.
EDIT:
I was absolutely delighted to discover that this is my first photo to be featured in Explore for May 2nd, so thank you to everybody for your kind words and favourites! I appreciate all of your feedback! :)
Just a drop
I wanted to take a shot for my one-a-day photo challenge and I was also aware that I still needed to submit a shot for the weekly photo assignment which this week is themed: Water of life.
I certainly cannot claim that this is an original shot. It is something that I have seen numerous times on Flickr and elsewhere and something I have always wanted to attempt myself. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to give it a try.
We all know that water is essential for life and is constantly moving around us as part of the water cycle by evaporation and precipitation (...plus a few more steps I'm sure!). This whole notion is summed up for me perfectly when seeing a single drop of water joining a waterbody.
For this shot I had a plastic paint container filled with water and a bag above it with some water plus a tiny hole in it to provide consistent drops. I had a flash gun borrowed from a friend which I had attached to a the camera as I don't have the equipment to trigger it remotely. I also had a box covered with some silver foil behind the tray with the flash directed to bounce off of the foil as much as possible. Then it was just a matter of getting the focus and timing zeroed in. I got a few shots which I liked, but this was my favourite of the bunch.
EDIT:
I was absolutely delighted to discover that this is my first photo to be featured in Explore for May 2nd, so thank you to everybody for your kind words and favourites! I appreciate all of your feedback! :)