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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 276917" data-attributes="member: 12496">Yes, it is a good article. Try what it says.&nbsp; I don't think you need a black pan.&nbsp; Specifically, stand up a frosted plexiglass panel in the rear of the pan, opposite the camera.&nbsp;&nbsp; Shortcut: Put a colored filter on the flash which is behind the frosted panel a foot or two, aimed into it toward camera. The frosted panel diffuses it.&nbsp; Place both flash and camera low, so the reflection of the panel on the water goes straight to the lens.&nbsp; All the camera sees is the color lighted water surface&nbsp; (no pan).Lighting is the hard part.&nbsp; The rule to remember is:&nbsp; We cannot &quot;light&quot; clear water, we instead light what is seen reflected in it (that frosted panel).Here is one look at additives:&nbsp; <a href="http://scantips.com/drops/drops3/index.html" target="_blank">Shako valve with Stopshot</a> And you might see <a href="http://www.scantips.com/drops/shako/" target="_blank">Shako Solenoid Valve for Water Drop Collision Photography</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 276917, member: 12496"] Yes, it is a good article. Try what it says. I don't think you need a black pan. Specifically, stand up a frosted plexiglass panel in the rear of the pan, opposite the camera. Shortcut: Put a colored filter on the flash which is behind the frosted panel a foot or two, aimed into it toward camera. The frosted panel diffuses it. Place both flash and camera low, so the reflection of the panel on the water goes straight to the lens. All the camera sees is the color lighted water surface (no pan). Lighting is the hard part. The rule to remember is: We cannot "light" clear water, we instead light what is seen reflected in it (that frosted panel). Here is one look at additives: [URL="http://scantips.com/drops/drops3/index.html"]Shako valve with Stopshot[/URL] And you might see [URL="http://www.scantips.com/drops/shako/"]Shako Solenoid Valve for Water Drop Collision Photography[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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