[wk_test] water-of-life

[wk_test] water-of-life, originally uploaded by arnoldval.

my first try of falling water droplets..
tint and saturation done in post-process

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO Speed: 100

tried putting the strobe at various locations:
camera-left, camera-right, directly over-head..
now i couldn't remember which position it is for this frame..

>a clear-glass is filled to the brim with water.
>turned the knob of the faucet just enough for some drops to fall at a nice interval..
>took some test shots for a baseline exposure then set the cam on a tripod. cam now set to manual-focus.
>attached a DIY-grid to a 430EX flash to direct the light into the subject only.. this will also hide the dishes lying around the sink =)
>played around the flash output from 1/4 to 1/16..
>with the flash at one hand and cable-release on the other, i manually timed tripping the trigger with a few drops checking the output in-between.

comments and critics most welcome to improve on my next try.. thanks!

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So this is a dry-run for our 'photo-a-week' project. Just to have a feel of how it's gonna be like come January 2009 hehe