First attempt at water droplets
p.1 #1First attempt at water droplets
I've been meaning to try this for a long while but never got up the ambition. Since we're still stuck in a deep freeze I figured today would be a good day.
OM-1 OM Systems 90 3.5 Macro Godox V860 lll
Thanks for taking a look !
Gary
OM-1 OM Systems 90 3.5 Macro Godox V860 lll
Thanks for taking a look !
Gary
Feb 13, 2026 at 02:05 PM
p.1 #2First attempt at water droplets
Great first attempt Gary. I love the background of the third and like them all
Morris
Morris
Feb 13, 2026 at 03:33 PM
p.1 #4First attempt at water droplets
morris wrote:
Great first attempt Gary. I love the background of the third and like them all
Morris
Thanks Morris
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Bob Kane wrote:
What trigger did you use?
My finger
I don't know how to shoot in Continuous with that flash on the OM body. Not sure if you can. So I set it to Single capture and just kept pressing the shutter trying to time it. Most of the shots were nothing but I managed to hit quite a few. The tough thing for me was getting the focus. I was watching a video by Christine Gregg last night and she placed a small glass in the pan and moved it till the drop hit the edge of the glass. Then I manually focused on the glass before removing it. Fun project !
Great first attempt Gary. I love the background of the third and like them all
Morris
Thanks Morris
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Bob Kane wrote:
What trigger did you use?
My finger
I don't know how to shoot in Continuous with that flash on the OM body. Not sure if you can. So I set it to Single capture and just kept pressing the shutter trying to time it. Most of the shots were nothing but I managed to hit quite a few. The tough thing for me was getting the focus. I was watching a video by Christine Gregg last night and she placed a small glass in the pan and moved it till the drop hit the edge of the glass. Then I manually focused on the glass before removing it. Fun project !
Feb 13, 2026 at 05:42 PM
p.1 #5First attempt at water droplets
Great start Gary ! Lots of challenges but lots of fun.
Birdie
Birdie
Feb 13, 2026 at 06:00 PM
p.1 #6First attempt at water droplets
Fantastic, very creative Gary. I'd be proud to have the 4th one printed and hanging in my home. Well done.
Feb 13, 2026 at 06:01 PM
p.1 #7First attempt at water droplets
birdied wrote:
Great start Gary ! Lots of challenges but lots of fun.
Birdie
Thanks Birdie. Yes, seems like it'll be a work in progress
Great start Gary ! Lots of challenges but lots of fun.
Birdie
Thanks Birdie. Yes, seems like it'll be a work in progress
Feb 14, 2026 at 08:06 AM
p.1 #8First attempt at water droplets
louie champan wrote:
Fantastic, very creative Gary. I'd be proud to have the 4th one printed and hanging in my home. Well done.
Very kind of you to say Louie
Fantastic, very creative Gary. I'd be proud to have the 4th one printed and hanging in my home. Well done.
Very kind of you to say Louie
Feb 14, 2026 at 08:06 AM
p.1 #9First attempt at water droplets
I can see having a lot of fun, and some frustration with this project. You did well here though. I'm liking them all but the fourth is a favorite.
Al
Al
Feb 14, 2026 at 08:10 AM
p.1 #10First attempt at water droplets
Looks great. Keeps the camera clicking when you can't get out.
Feb 14, 2026 at 08:22 AM
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p.1 #11First attempt at water droplets
Al Trujillo wrote:
I can see having a lot of fun, and some frustration with this project. You did well here though. I'm liking them all but the fourth is a favorite.
Al
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quigsby wrote:
Looks great. Keeps the camera clicking when you can't get out.
Appreciate the comments !
I can see having a lot of fun, and some frustration with this project. You did well here though. I'm liking them all but the fourth is a favorite.
Al
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quigsby wrote:
Looks great. Keeps the camera clicking when you can't get out.
Appreciate the comments !
Feb 15, 2026 at 08:07 AM
p.1 #12First attempt at water droplets
Looks like you have it on the run, I like the colored light.
Eric
Eric
Feb 15, 2026 at 08:38 AM
p.1 #13First attempt at water droplets
Erictator wrote:
Looks like you have it on the run, I like the colored light.
Eric
Thanks Eric. Much more work to be done if I'm going to pursue this The colors were the biggest surprise for me. I have a bunch of these colored 5x7 cards that you can see in my very rudimentary setup. I wasn't expecting to get so much variation.
I need to figure out how to get more drama out of the splash.
Looks like you have it on the run, I like the colored light.
Eric
Thanks Eric. Much more work to be done if I'm going to pursue this
The colors were the biggest surprise for me. I have a bunch of these colored 5x7 cards that you can see in my very rudimentary setup. I wasn't expecting to get so much variation. I need to figure out how to get more drama out of the splash.
Feb 15, 2026 at 05:56 PM
p.1 #15First attempt at water droplets
I guess you won't need to go out for a few months now 
A fun start to what can become addictive I presume So many variables come to mind for bg color set ups. What happens if you add oil to the water
How do you 'slow' down the shutter/flash speed? What happens if there are glass rocks or marbles in the water tray?
By the way Gary, these are excellent!!
Karl
A fun start to what can become addictive I presume
So many variables come to mind for bg color set ups. What happens if you add oil to the water How do you 'slow' down the shutter/flash speed? What happens if there are glass rocks or marbles in the water tray? By the way Gary, these are excellent!!
Karl
Feb 17, 2026 at 08:19 AM
p.1 #16First attempt at water droplets
Excellent series Gary. Looking forward to more.👍👍
Feb 17, 2026 at 09:00 AM
p.1 #17First attempt at water droplets
EMH2025 wrote:
this is great and only first try !
Thanks !
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Karl Witt wrote:
I guess you won't need to go out for a few months now
A fun start to what can become addictive I presume So many variables come to mind for bg color set ups. What happens if you add oil to the water How do you 'slow' down the shutter/flash speed? What happens if there are glass rocks or marbles in the water tray?
By the way Gary, these are excellent!!
Karl
I think the variables are endless. I started out with oil in the water but that was giving me too many unwanted highlights. I was using 1/200 SS and then adjusting for proper exposure. I like the idea of marbles or rocks in the tray Thanks Karl
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Ted ellis wrote:
Excellent series Gary. Looking forward to more.👍👍
Thanks Ted
this is great and only first try !
Thanks !
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Karl Witt wrote:
I guess you won't need to go out for a few months now
A fun start to what can become addictive I presume
So many variables come to mind for bg color set ups. What happens if you add oil to the water How do you 'slow' down the shutter/flash speed? What happens if there are glass rocks or marbles in the water tray? By the way Gary, these are excellent!!
Karl
I think the variables are endless. I started out with oil in the water but that was giving me too many unwanted highlights. I was using 1/200 SS and then adjusting for proper exposure. I like the idea of marbles or rocks in the tray
Thanks Karl---------------------------------------------
Ted ellis wrote:
Excellent series Gary. Looking forward to more.👍👍
Thanks Ted
Feb 22, 2026 at 07:23 AM
p.1 #18First attempt at water droplets
oil and food coloring. A little too messy
Feb 22, 2026 at 07:27 AM
p.1 #19First attempt at water droplets
sum1sgrampa wrote:
oil and food coloring. A little too messy
Gary, these are all well done. I love the varied colors you got using different backgrounds.
If you are really enjoying shooting water drops, you might want to consider the 'MIOPS Splash Pro' trigger set up.
It allows you to set the number and timing of drops and synch your flash with the drops. You can set up multiple, off camera flashes too.
I had one and enjoyed playing with it, but sold it and wished afterwards I had kept it.
I'll post a few of the shots I did with it in another post.
Greg
oil and food coloring. A little too messy
Gary, these are all well done. I love the varied colors you got using different backgrounds.
If you are really enjoying shooting water drops, you might want to consider the 'MIOPS Splash Pro' trigger set up.
It allows you to set the number and timing of drops and synch your flash with the drops. You can set up multiple, off camera flashes too.
I had one and enjoyed playing with it, but sold it and wished afterwards I had kept it.
I'll post a few of the shots I did with it in another post.
Greg
Feb 22, 2026 at 01:12 PM
p.1 #20First attempt at water droplets
gmccroskery wrote:
Gary, these are all well done. I love the varied colors you got using different backgrounds.
If you are really enjoying shooting water drops, you might want to consider the 'MIOPS Splash Pro' trigger set up.
It allows you to set the number and timing of drops and synch your flash with the drops. You can set up multiple, off camera flashes too.
I had one and enjoyed playing with it, but sold it and wished afterwards I had kept it.
I'll post a few of the shots I did with it in another post.
Greg
Great timing Greg. I'm just about to post my second attempt from today.
Appreciate the info and please post some of you if you can.
sum1sgrampa wrote
oil and food coloring. A little too messyIf you are really enjoying shooting water drops, you might want to consider the 'MIOPS Splash Pro' trigger set up.
It allows you to set the number and timing of drops and synch your flash with the drops. You can set up multiple, off camera flashes too.
I had one and enjoyed playing with it, but sold it and wished afterwards I had kept it.
I'll post a few of the shots I did with it in another post.
Greg
Great timing Greg. I'm just about to post my second attempt from today.
Appreciate the info and please post some of you if you can.
Feb 22, 2026 at 03:05 PM