Second crack at droplets - doing it efficiently.

As you all remember, I gave shooting droplets a try way back. It was freezing cold and miserable outside, so I thought why not give it another try. All the basic lighting setup was as I have posted here when I did the first shoot. That time the success rate was very low... about 1 out of 20 could be saved, let alone being descent. The main problem was not in timing the shot...but in making sure the droplets would land on the same (closely grouped) places. This was more critical as the field of view and DOF were very low relative to other shoots.

So, the solution to that was a simple one. I used my reflector holder arm to hold a baby dropper in place. Filled it up using a cup to avoid removing it and replacing. This way, the placement problem was sorted out easily. Yet, timing would still be an issue... but had to live with that. This time around, did the shoot for less than 1 hour (including set up time) as opposed to 3.5 hrs last time... and got good shots at least 1 out of 5 or 6. I will revisit this shoot in the future as well... cos if you love what you do... whos gonna stop you :D.....

Here are some of the results -

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Thanks
Akila.