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How to take a picture of a
drop of water?
OK, is this a website about
Puerto Rico or photography?
The answer is both, in order to
show you Puerto Rico, we have to do it thru photos, and that's what
we are, a photographers. So here you'll get the best of both words in
one package, and if you come to visit this site and you are planning
to visit this beautiful island, I can tell
you when is the best time to take
pictures of that place you're planning to be, just let
us know,
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cluttering this pages but pictures from and made in Puerto Rico by
Puerto Rican talents.
OK, back to the making of. I
think this
photo
is quite self-explanatory about the set-up to
produce this final shot.
We wanted a colorful screensaver for moms day period. After having
the set-up and picture taken, we headed to our local pharmacy and got
for 3 dollars and 50¢
an IV. Then we decided to go for the of drop water. In order to get
the drop of water, you should set your camera on a tripod or some
other steady place. We went for natural (as seen on the set-up) open
shade light.
First thing you are going to do
is over ride you camera's auto focus system and set it to ''manual
focusing'' as seen on the sample below, use a ruler or some other
object to take a focusing sample from where the drop is falling, so
the drop won't turn out-of-focus in you final picture. Set you camera
to ''Shutter Priority'' mode and select at least 1/250 sec. Note that
if you are doing this outdoors, you most avoid air breezes. The water
drop from the IV must be falling from at least 2 feet hight but no
more than 5. We tinted the water with blue food coloring (available
in you local grocery store). Be aware that the water will take the
color of the plate and that's why we used the coloring. Now, start
observing the intervals of the drop falling and start shooting, be
patient, we ''burned'' a 512 megs card to get it before switching to
slide film. Doest it sound hard?, probably but it isn't. You'll be
rewarded with a nice shot done by yourself, select what you want in
the background, flowers, porcelain figures, the sky is the limit, you
can even use milk! This is a way of seeing creatively, great shots
are right on your backyard.
Can I do it with my camera?
You bet!, most low and mid-priced
digital and film cameras have the proper features to do this and
much, much more. Have you taken the time to read the manual? Ahhhhhh!...
Digital, slide or print, you'll
be rewarded and something that you see but overlook and will look
great starting with just a 5''x7'' print. Digital point and shoot
users have in mind your ''shutter lag'' common on this cameras, still
you can do it.
Happy shooting!
Equipment used:
- Nikon D-100 Digital SLR body
- Nikon F-5 35mm SLR body
- Nikkor 50mm
F/1.4 Lens
- Bogen
Manfrotto Tripod with 308RC Ball Head.
- Lexar Compact Flash card
- Kodak E100 VS slide film.
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