January 2007 Archives

You know when you can imagine what you want but you can't make it happen. It's like a little nagging thing in your brain that pesters you every day until you figure it out. Well, this is one of those things. I'll eventually get the shot I'm imagining in my mind. Until then, I'll just post the near misses and hope somebody likes them. I really like the specular highlight on the second rebound drop. It caught the light just right. I almost have the focus right.

Camera = Canon 20D
Lens = Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
Shutter = 1/125 second
Aperture = f/8
Focal Length = 100mm
Exp Comp = 0 ev
Flash = on (580ex + 500W studio light)
ISO = 400

I continue to explore with the "drops" series. I'm having trouble with focusing the image. This one is 1/1600th of a second at f/11 and it still is a bit soft. Although, it has better focus than some of the others. Maybe I need to push the shutter even faster? Or, maybe I'll try a non-macro lens to see what happens.

Camera = Canon 20D
Lens = Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
Shutter = 1/1600 second
Aperture = f/11
Focal Length = 100mm
Exp Comp = 0 ev
Flash = on (580ex + 500W studio light)
ISO = 200

Here's another from the drops series. The most interesting thing is to see how each drop reacts differently... and how the tiny differences in the timing of the shutter release make for a different image.

Camera = Canon 20D
Lens = Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
Shutter = 1/1000 second
Aperture = f/3.5
Focal Length = 100mm
Exp Comp = 0 ev
Flash = on (580ex + 500W studio light)
ISO = 200

This was a fun experiment. After aboout 100 shots I ended up with only two good ones. I think I need some more practice.

This image was inspired by the fine photography at "Round Here"
Have a look at the pics from the first year there: http://www.round-here.net/blog/

Camera = Canon 20D
Lens = Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
Shutter = 1/320 second
Aperture = f/5
Focal Length = 100mm
Exp Comp = 0 ev
Flash = External (580EX)+ 500W studio light
ISO = 200