Spouting Off

[Solly Mack]

[Callalily]

1. I really like these Solly!

I have tried my hand at similar photos, but without any success!

My hat is off to you!

[Major Nikon]

3. It's all about controlling exposure

Most of those pictures appear to be taken fairly close to the subject with a narrow depth of field, which means probably either a wide aperture setting (smaller f stop number) was used or a very close focus. The shutter speed was adjusted to a fairly fast setting to stop the motion of the droplets. The problem you run into with some cameras is their aperture settings may not go wide enough, or they may not focus close enough, or their shutter speed may not go fast enough.

I suspect these photos were taken with a DSLR or at least some camera with a higher quality lens. The bokeh circles are nearly perfectly round which indicates a lens with 9 or more aperture blades. This is one indicator of a nice lens.

[Solly Mack]

6. Yes. Very close. 18/55mm VR lens. I did adjust my shutter speed. Nikon 3100

Thanks.

[Major Nikon]

7. I have this lens also

I haven't used it for close up photography that much, if any. I know by the specs it will focus pretty closely. I'm guessing you must have been pretty close to your subject.

[Solly Mack]

8. Between 10 and 15 inches . Sometimes closer. It varied. Usually slightly above and to the side.

I shot with one hand and poured with the other. lol

[Solly Mack]

4. Thanks, Callalily!

I've been working on water drops. (Mostly bad) I'm hoping to get that one decent drop eventually. Someday. Maybe.

[Mira]

2. Better and better and better and better

I love your experimenting and learning and I am watching with wide eyes. the second one, without the rim, would be my favorite. many of them would benefit to my taste without the rim. Like, turn the last one by 90 and get rid of the rim, how the drops glisten!
Great fun for you and us.

[Solly Mack]

5. Thanks, Mira.

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I'll play around with removing the rim off more. See what happens.


Here is the 2nd one w/o rim.