Archive 2012 · #489 Reflections of the Daisies
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Playing with water and the flowers. Really wanted a water "splash" out of the center of the daisy.
Still trying
Used Nikon 60mm micor with extension tubes and 3 speed lights .
Birdie
Still trying
Used Nikon 60mm micor with extension tubes and 3 speed lights .
Birdie
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Feb 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM
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Birdie,
I knew you would come up with a good one for this assignment. I'm in a similar position that you were last week. Flowers just aren't my forte.
Norm
I knew you would come up with a good one for this assignment. I'm in a similar position that you were last week. Flowers just aren't my forte.
Norm
Feb 17, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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Roberta, this is beautiful. I checked out your web site, and you are the water drop queen - great shots everywhere. That 60mm Nikkor micro can make your eyes bleed it is so sharp, and you seem to have mastered it's use! Might I pry a bit of info from you? What method do you use to deliver such round, and closely spaced drops?
Feb 17, 2012 at 08:30 PM
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Birdie,
I knew you would come up with a good one for this assignment. I'm in a similar position that you were last week. Flowers just aren't my forte.
Norm
Thank you so much Norm! I know you can come up with a flower shot and you certainly more creative than I am !
Birdie
I knew you would come up with a good one for this assignment. I'm in a similar position that you were last week. Flowers just aren't my forte.
Norm
Thank you so much Norm! I know you can come up with a flower shot and you certainly more creative than I am !
Birdie
Feb 17, 2012 at 08:39 PM
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Roberta, this is beautiful. I checked out your web site, and you are the water drop queen - great shots everywhere. That 60mm Nikkor micro can make your eyes bleed it is so sharp, and you seem to have mastered it's use! Might I pry a bit of info from you? What method do you use to deliver such round, and closely spaced drops?
James, thank you so very much! I agree that the 60mm is one very sharp lens. It has spoiled me as I find I compare my other lens to it!
I do have a lot of fun with the drops. I don't have any fancy electronic gizmos. Most of the shots on my web site were done with a plastic zip lock bag hung from my kitchen cabinet door. I simply poke a hoe in the bag with a pin.
I recently purchased a burette from on line science supply company , so this shot was with the burette
http://www.onlinesciencemall.com/acrylic-plastic-burette-buret-50ml-calibrated.html
There is a bit more control with the burette as you can control the rate of release. I am still trying to get the hang of it as I really want the water drop collisions. That is what I wanted to happen in the flower. Sometimes I just get lucky and get some really nice drops.
I used the SB900 with a medium opteka softbox positioned so that it was above the water , pointed down.
I had my SB600 with the dome diffuser on the left side aimed at the background.
I also had one SB R 200 with dome diffuser on the right side aimed upward toward the flowers.
In spite of everything I have read and been told, I do not shoot these in the dark. I have tried and I find my results are much better with the normal lighting of the room.
Also, I have learned that any vibration or air conditioning vent over where the drops fall affects the shape of the drops. So, no drafts and don't touch the plastic bag or burette when the drops are falling.
I use very cold water and sometime add a few drops of glycerine to it.
I shoot in manual mode and manual focus. I use a toothpick to focus . I put the toothpick where the drops are falling and focus on the toothpick.
Birdie
James, thank you so very much! I agree that the 60mm is one very sharp lens. It has spoiled me as I find I compare my other lens to it!
I do have a lot of fun with the drops. I don't have any fancy electronic gizmos. Most of the shots on my web site were done with a plastic zip lock bag hung from my kitchen cabinet door. I simply poke a hoe in the bag with a pin.
I recently purchased a burette from on line science supply company , so this shot was with the burette
http://www.onlinesciencemall.com/acrylic-plastic-burette-buret-50ml-calibrated.html
There is a bit more control with the burette as you can control the rate of release. I am still trying to get the hang of it as I really want the water drop collisions. That is what I wanted to happen in the flower. Sometimes I just get lucky and get some really nice drops.
I used the SB900 with a medium opteka softbox positioned so that it was above the water , pointed down.
I had my SB600 with the dome diffuser on the left side aimed at the background.
I also had one SB R 200 with dome diffuser on the right side aimed upward toward the flowers.
In spite of everything I have read and been told, I do not shoot these in the dark. I have tried and I find my results are much better with the normal lighting of the room.
Also, I have learned that any vibration or air conditioning vent over where the drops fall affects the shape of the drops. So, no drafts and don't touch the plastic bag or burette when the drops are falling.
I use very cold water and sometime add a few drops of glycerine to it.
I shoot in manual mode and manual focus. I use a toothpick to focus . I put the toothpick where the drops are falling and focus on the toothpick.
Birdie
Feb 17, 2012 at 09:01 PM
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Beautiful macro, birdied. The drops are wonderfully in space.
Feb 17, 2012 at 10:13 PM
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Breathtaking image! So creative and lively!! And thank you so much for sharing your method - the burette is a brilliant idea!
Feb 20, 2012 at 01:15 AM
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Excellent Roberta. I expected something like this from you for this theme. You do a great job with the water drops. Love it.
Feb 20, 2012 at 11:55 AM
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Beautiful macro, birdied. The drops are wonderfully in space.
Thank you so much !
Exceptional work
Thank you , appreciate it greatly!
Breathtaking image! So creative and lively!! And thank you so much for sharing your method - the burette is a brilliant idea!
Thank you Bob. Give it a try , you are only limited by your imagination
Excellent Roberta. I expected something like this from you for this theme. You do a great job with the water drops. Love it.
Thank you Mark ! When I saw the theme flowers, I knew there had to be water drops involved
Birdie
Thank you so much !
Exceptional work
Thank you , appreciate it greatly!
Breathtaking image! So creative and lively!! And thank you so much for sharing your method - the burette is a brilliant idea!
Thank you Bob. Give it a try , you are only limited by your imagination
Excellent Roberta. I expected something like this from you for this theme. You do a great job with the water drops. Love it.
Thank you Mark ! When I saw the theme flowers, I knew there had to be water drops involved
Birdie
Feb 20, 2012 at 12:55 PM
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Great shot! Yah I haven't found a flower one yet either 
so wintery up here!
so wintery up here!Feb 20, 2012 at 01:29 PM
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Beautiful! The three speed lights certainly made the background light interesting. Thank you so much for sharing all the information about how you created this image. ~Jamie
Feb 20, 2012 at 08:32 PM
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Great shot! Yah I haven't found a flower one yet either so wintery up here!
Thank you ! I hope you find something
Beautiful! The three speed lights certainly made the background light interesting. Thank you so much for sharing all the information about how you created this image. ~Jamie
Thanks Jamie, appreciate it. Give it a try
Birdie
Thank you ! I hope you find something
Beautiful! The three speed lights certainly made the background light interesting. Thank you so much for sharing all the information about how you created this image. ~Jamie
Thanks Jamie, appreciate it. Give it a try
Birdie
Feb 21, 2012 at 10:10 AM
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Thanks Birdie. I love the zip lock/pin hole...sounds like my kind of home made solution. I use to have kids be my extra hands...now, I can't find a one of them to help out the old man anymore.
Think I will get myself that burette (thanks for the link)...I feel a water droplet session coming on...
birdied wrote:
James, thank you so very much! I agree that the 60mm is one very sharp lens. It has spoiled me as I find I compare my other lens to it!
I do have a lot of fun with the drops. I don't have any fancy electronic gizmos. Most of the shots on my web site were done with a plastic zip lock bag hung from my kitchen cabinet door. I simply poke a hoe in the bag with a pin.
I recently purchased a burette from on line science supply company , so this shot was with the burette
http://www.onlinesciencemall.com/acrylic-plastic-burette-buret-50ml-calibrated.html
There is a bit...Show more →
Think I will get myself that burette (thanks for the link)...I feel a water droplet session coming on...birdied wrote:
Earlier quote
Roberta, this is beautiful. I checked out your web site, and you are the water drop queen - great shots everywhere. That 60mm Nikkor micro can make your eyes bleed it is so sharp, and you seem to have mastered it's use! Might I pry a bit of info from you? What method do you use to deliver such round, and closely spaced drops?I do have a lot of fun with the drops. I don't have any fancy electronic gizmos. Most of the shots on my web site were done with a plastic zip lock bag hung from my kitchen cabinet door. I simply poke a hoe in the bag with a pin.
I recently purchased a burette from on line science supply company , so this shot was with the burette
http://www.onlinesciencemall.com/acrylic-plastic-burette-buret-50ml-calibrated.html
There is a bit...Show more →
Feb 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM
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Oh so beautiful Roberta....bravo,well done!
Carolyn
Carolyn
Feb 21, 2012 at 01:13 PM
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Birdie, I'm sure you are going to do very well this week as it is such a terrific image.
Feb 22, 2012 at 05:45 AM