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<blockquote data-quote="N_Addy" data-source="post: 64254" data-attributes="member: 9985">Thanks folks!You can do these with a fancy trigger device but I just use the poor man's method (sheer numbers).&nbsp; They're actually easy to do.I wish I had a photo of the setup (pictures are worth a thousand...) but for now a description will have to do.You will need:&nbsp; a wide shallow baking dish, reflection panel (any piece of white cardboard), a zip-lock baggie (to hold the water), a tripod, a remote shutter/clicker, and most importantly an external flash (and way to trigger it from the camera). Note that an on-board flash will not work.&nbsp; You want to catch spectral highlights on the water drops.&nbsp; These are best created at angles (rather than face-on).1)&nbsp; Position the reflection panel, external flash, and camera (on the tripod) in a rough triangle around the baking dish.&nbsp; The panel and flash can be fairly close to the dish.&nbsp; You can play with positioning for different spectral effects.&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Position your zip-lock baggie (full of water) at least 12&quot; over the baking dish and poke enough of a hole in the bag to allow a fairly consistent drip.3)&nbsp; Set your camera to &quot;manual focus&quot;.&nbsp; Hold a pencil (or other object) in the water at the precise point of the drops and focus on this point.4)&nbsp; Shoot (be sure to use the remote shutter/clicker).&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; Repeat step 4.&nbsp; This is a numbers game.&nbsp; With enough shooting you'll usually end up with quite a few good shots.&nbsp; Although I do have to admit that these somehow lose their magic after a couple of hundred shots.I like to set a low-value white balance to give the shots a blue tint (they're actually dull grey right out of the camera).&nbsp; For other effects you can use different colored reflection panels.Enjoy!The Egg<img src="http://nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/9/8/5/dsc_8045.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="N_Addy, post: 64254, member: 9985"] Thanks folks! You can do these with a fancy trigger device but I just use the poor man's method (sheer numbers). They're actually easy to do. I wish I had a photo of the setup (pictures are worth a thousand...) but for now a description will have to do. You will need: a wide shallow baking dish, reflection panel (any piece of white cardboard), a zip-lock baggie (to hold the water), a tripod, a remote shutter/clicker, and most importantly an [U]external[/U] flash (and way to trigger it from the camera). Note that an on-board flash will not work. You want to catch spectral highlights on the water drops. These are best created at angles (rather than face-on). 1) Position the reflection panel, external flash, and camera (on the tripod) in a rough triangle around the baking dish. The panel and flash can be fairly close to the dish. You can play with positioning for different spectral effects. 2) Position your zip-lock baggie (full of water) at least 12" over the baking dish and poke enough of a hole in the bag to allow a fairly consistent drip. 3) Set your camera to "manual focus". Hold a pencil (or other object) in the water at the precise point of the drops and focus on this point. 4) Shoot (be sure to use the remote shutter/clicker). 5) Repeat step 4. This is a numbers game. With enough shooting you'll usually end up with quite a few good shots. Although I do have to admit that these somehow lose their magic after a couple of hundred shots. I like to set a low-value white balance to give the shots a blue tint (they're actually dull grey right out of the camera). For other effects you can use different colored reflection panels. Enjoy! The Egg [IMG]http://nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/9/8/5/dsc_8045.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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