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Music Orb
Music Orb
JMart


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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: Michigan, USA
Date: Mar 2, 2008
Aperture: f/45
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2008

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 I'm practicing water drops refracting various backgrounds. I need to work on the lighting for next time. I may do a few of these this month to get the hang of it.

For this attempt I used an SB-600 strobe (with one of those little tupperware soft boxes) triggered remotely off to the side. Used a turkey baster for the drops and manually timed the shutter.

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 03/04/2008 06:15:03 PM
Silly me...I like the water hole one a minimum of two points more. ;0
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 03/04/2008 07:12:05 AM
This is fantastic! I love the notes in the water drop!
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 03/03/2008 04:38:51 PM
Cool shot and I like the rhythm.....
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 03/03/2008 11:23:29 AM
Well done !
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 03/03/2008 09:35:34 AM
Another awesome water drop shot. I really like the background you chose. The refracted colors are a great touch.
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 03/03/2008 07:05:45 AM
This is an interesting experiment with backgrounds and the water dropping. The center raised portion looks like a distorted rainbow kind of like a CD. The music notes floating in the water are quite creative. I look forward to more in this series.
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 03/02/2008 09:09:31 PM
Excellent and very creative shot. Good timing on doing this manually. Lovely world within the drop. You should have saved this for a real challenge.
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 03/02/2008 02:53:42 PM
I saw you shot at f/45? is that correct? That is huge. :) I am not sure how you set up your strobe but with a fstop like that I am sure it was at full power or close. If you look over this tutorial, even though it is for bird photography I think it would help you get perfect stop motion. I think if you put your sb-600 in manual mode and set the power to between 1/16th and 1/64th power and lower your f/stop to maybe f/8 or f/11. The drops will be perfectly frozen. :)
Good luck.
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 03/02/2008 02:35:55 PM
Brilliant! The notes are in the drop - I love it. Excellent job!!
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 03/02/2008 02:26:46 PM
I would say you are getting close to perfection as you practice. I love these shots. I look at them and my breathing stops momentarily. Might lean on you for help in shooting my own.
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 03/02/2008 12:54:25 PM
Wow, very cool. How many photos did you take to get this one?
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 03/02/2008 12:50:33 PM
wow. this is cool, i can NEVER get a water drop in midair like that. i love the reflection of the music notes.
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 03/02/2008 12:42:05 PM
I like this. I particularly like the musical notes under the water. What is the significance of those?
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