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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 127 - Macro mania >> Challenge 127 - Eligible > 6th: Sploosh* by Jamdiver
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21-FEB-2007 Jamdiver

6th: Sploosh* by Jamdiver

Kingston, Jamaica

I @$#** love my camera :)


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Rod 25-Feb-2007 19:27
Nicely done Jammy:-)
ctfchallenge24-Feb-2007 15:40
Nice splash shot Jammy - I really want to try this too! CJ
Squared C24-Feb-2007 07:37
This is great Jamdiver! I've done hundreds and hundreds of these and I know how tough they are! I can't wait to try some more with my new lens and camera! It should be great fun!
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2007 03:50
I'd love to see the make shift studios you must create for these shots. I don't know how you manage perfect focus then perfect timing. -COAmature
Guest 23-Feb-2007 03:19
You rock Jammy! (and so does your new camera)
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2007 02:06
Hey jano,

The sink originally was pinkish, but I just changed the colour temperature in raw to a blueish one.
The 'spots' are actually micro-bubbles I think created by the drop hitting the water.
Water is just naturally this silky smooth, seriously I didn't do anything to get that look.
The only sort of pp on this is levels, curves, contrast, sharpen....
Nothing too drastic.

As for the setup, I just put my macro lens on manual mode, turned down the faucet so it was a drop every few seconds or so, and just shot as soon as I saw the drop in the frame, having no shutter lag really helps.
Internal flash was used, I have another drop that i'll post in the main thread along with some info there.

- Jamdiver
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2007 01:58
How did you light this and pull this off Jammy? How did you get the nice silky color? There are a couple of spots I would clone out. Not having a dslr, are those dust spots or ....? I love these shots and really want to xp with them.... How did you do the set up? :) jano
ctfchallenge22-Feb-2007 05:28
Thanks for the feedback guys, Cat i've made the change :).
Jano, I shot this with manual focus so getting the right focus was a bit difficult.
The top drop is slightly nearer to the camera than the drop that hits the water, hence the difference in focus..

- Jamdiver
Guest 22-Feb-2007 03:43
Wonderfully captured!
Few pointers if you don't mind (*): Make it a vertical crop and straighten the drop.
-Cat
ctfchallenge22-Feb-2007 02:03
ohhhhhh I want to do these too but just can't seem to... Jammy I wish there was more focus on the top of the splash....the litle bubble on top - or am I just looking at this in the wrong way? Very silky. jano