Fruit splash
I wanted to try getting shots of fruit dropping in water, so got myself some wireless triggers to use with an off-camera flash (I only have 1 flash unit at the moment) to experiment.
I enjoy messing about with different things (burning things might be next), although I managed to get soaked in the process of doing this. There's something to be said for bribing children after all!
Once I'd got a few shots I realised there were enough to sort create an order as they went in the water, although this wasn't something I'd tried to acheive, it just appealed to me to put them in a sort of order.
Anyway, hope you like!
Jim
1 Oranges ARE the only fruit, well tangerines at least!
2 Starting to get into the water.
3 I put the flash one end of the fish tank I was using, and propped a white A4 envelope the other side to reflect the light back.
4 It was interesting trying different heights to release from!
5 And in it goes...
6 Some are more interesting then others, but I was pleased with the way the light was reflected.
7 Starting to see more impact now.
8 It's difficult when doing it yourself to release from the same point each time!
9 The height dropped from also made a big difference on the impact.
10 Getting a head of steam up now.
11 By changing the angle of the camera I could get more of a reflection from the surface too.
12 Depending how high it was dropped from altered the reflection too.
13 And again
14 Sometimes it had a bit of spin taking it the opposite way
15 Some I caught at the bottom of the drop
16 Then I increased the height they were dropped from!
17 Quite often I nearly missed them!
18 Yet again
19 This one and 16 are my favourites so far!
20 And back to the surface!
This was the set up.
I used an old plastic fish tank, stuck it on the roof of my car, propped a white A4 envelope at the end and used a paint tin to hold the envelope in place.
As these are my first few attempts at this, I'm looking to try different lighting and background solutions, along with other fruit and/or veg in the near future.
Thanks for looking and I hope you liked my attempt at this.
Jim
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MAKES ME LAUGH " HOW YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO SIMPLE " JIM - BRILLIANT PIECE OF FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY - MATEY - ROB
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Thanks Rob, I'll keep trying till I get it somewhere like it!
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Hi Rob
I love this sort of stuff. I have not the patience to try it for myself. I just admire the set-up and the technique. It worked well in my view. Good for you and I hope you can do some more stuff like this. Interesting.
Thanks.
Steve
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great blog.
good to see a sequence.
this can get addictive, you know.
you will be up all night.
you will probably find that one flash works better on solid objects like this, and with milk if you try that.
i only use 2 flash if using pure, non coloured water
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Hahaha, yes Torres, I was beginning to get that feeling! Glad someone made me a coffee and called me in! Hi Steve, uhmmm, seems you've changed my name! Lol! Thanks for the comments people.
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A crude looking set up, but look at the results, they are brilliant. Just goes to show, you don't need expense, you just need imagination and a resolve. Well done.
Donald.
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Thanks Donald. If the missus finds out what I'm putting on the car she'll go nuts!
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Glad I made you smile at my efforts Steve. I used a pair of yongnuo RF-603 wireless triggers to operate the flash. I didn't realise when I got them that you can also fire the camera remotely using them, so it allows you to hand hold the flash and move about, and set the camera and flash off whilst holding the flash.
Got a bit more experimenting to do yet.
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Different and innovative. Thanks for sharing the technique and technical stuff. A brilliant piece of work.
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Fantastic stuff Jim
Great images, and thanks for the info behind them I will look forward to seeing more
Cheers, Dave
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This is certainly different to the usual blog but very good just the same. Like the way its all been captured. Well done.
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Mmmmmmm! I have an empty fish tank ha ha ha and my misses says it's staying empty lol. just goes to show what you can do if you try!, worked out Brilliantly as your Gallery proves, nice one Jim!, not to sure about burning things you mentioned! not on top of the car anyway, a like from me, keep them coming regards Leon.
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Brilliant i love it ,, great action and light.. nessa