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7/4/04 - Stars, Stripes & Spheres

Your standard Rain-X image. Done with the 5700 & old tripod. Need to try it again with the new gear.

Rain-x is sold in automotive stores. It is a windshield treatment product. When applied as directed it causes water to bead up into hemispheres on the glass instead of just puddling.

For this image, I applied Rain-x to a glass top table; put drops of water on the table (you can spray it or put it on with something like an eyedropper depending on the effect you want);
put your subject under the glass (experiment with the distance - in this case the flag was about 30 inches below the glass); put your camera on a tripod above/on the glass (again, experiment with the distance - in this case about 15 inches), focus precisely on the drops with your camera PARALLEL to the plane of the glass, shoot. Voila - magic straight from the camera better than Photoshop could ever give you. Control of extraneous reflections may be an issue depending on where and when you're shooting.


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Dominic Kite24-Feb-2005 20:19
WOW - I'm going to have to head off and find Rainx on the web!
René12-Oct-2004 16:16
i love this photo....very nice work
Karen Stuebing05-Jul-2004 09:15
This is really neat. What a wonderful idea, well executed.
Guest 05-Jul-2004 00:39
Wow, that's a terrific share! I'd love to try this. Well done, and Happy Fourth!
Monte Stevens04-Jul-2004 23:20
What do you mean, Rain-X? I've never heard of that.
jude04-Jul-2004 20:18
Very cool.. i have to try this someday!
Gary Blanchette04-Jul-2004 19:45
That is so cool!
katwilkens04-Jul-2004 19:45
Really excellent.