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Behind the scenes

Update - March 15, 2013: These set-ups are very out-dated. I have just finished an Ebook - The Ultimate Guide to Water Drop Photography. The link to purchase is on my Facebook Page. It is very detailed from beginner to advanced.
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As promised, this is a larger look at my set-up. This particular splash you see in the pan is in the first comment box. I already have a similar image in my "How it's Done" set, but this one shows the actual splash. I live in an old house and in this corner of the basement I can leave it set like this and it won't get disturbed. It's also nice and warm in the cold months.
Behind the frosted glass are two flash guns - a Speedlite 430 ex II and a Speedlite 580 ex II.
Update: I recently bought a second 580 ex II, so my set-up quite often has the two 580's side by side to cover the whole area of the water surface much better and the 430 ex II moves around for different lighting effects.
To take this picture I used my old Rebel xTi on the same exposure at 0.5 seconds as the 50D taking the splash shot,. I used the in-camera flash for fill, set the timer to 5 seconds and triggered the Time Machine to sync with this. Doing this allowed me to capture the splash.

I should mention that having a Drip Kit and Time Machine doesn't guarantee you'll get amazing splashes. It takes time to learn the settings and to recognize the various stages of a splash.

This is The Time Machine home page. This Time Machine is very versatile and the Drip Kit is only one of it's many functions. On this page you will find many links to the various features of this machine.

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The Art of Splash on YouTube

Taken on: November 4, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi, f/10.0, 0.4 sec, 21mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.4
Focal Length:	21mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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