FERAL ONE
Shutter Mushin' Mod
Alright yall, this is gettin’ fun !!!! these are a bit better than the other set and I think I am on the right track now. These were shot in the kitchen with a dark colored bowl filled with water and a drip bag held above it . ( suspended by a wooden spoon held down by a stack of plates in the upper cabinet, how’s that for a fancy setup !!!)
A small shop light was used to illuminate the wall behind the bowl for the reflection and I taped brightly colored tissue paper to the wall behind it for color. ( I know it CAN be done in photoshop but I figured go old school with it )
I set my camera’s flash to commander mode and shot with my sb600 flash at water level and at a 90 degree angle to the camera. Next time I may just try to fire the flash at the BG and not use the small shop light, we will see how that works.
By using a bag suspended above the bowl, a small hole will allow a steady drop in the same spot every time, this is where it gets fun !!! I set the camera on the tripod and get it “ close” then use a small object like a pencil and hold it in the drop stream and use it for manual focusing of the lens.
I was shooting at f8 to f11 at iso 200 and with the flash I was getting 1/60th second shutter speed. I would like to get that a bit faster but I have a few different things I would not mind tryin’ out .
These were with my 105 macro but I imagine any close up lens would work fine.
The best part is they can be shot inside when there is nuthin’ else to shoot !!!!
Hope this helps a bit !!!
A small shop light was used to illuminate the wall behind the bowl for the reflection and I taped brightly colored tissue paper to the wall behind it for color. ( I know it CAN be done in photoshop but I figured go old school with it )
I set my camera’s flash to commander mode and shot with my sb600 flash at water level and at a 90 degree angle to the camera. Next time I may just try to fire the flash at the BG and not use the small shop light, we will see how that works.
By using a bag suspended above the bowl, a small hole will allow a steady drop in the same spot every time, this is where it gets fun !!! I set the camera on the tripod and get it “ close” then use a small object like a pencil and hold it in the drop stream and use it for manual focusing of the lens.
I was shooting at f8 to f11 at iso 200 and with the flash I was getting 1/60th second shutter speed. I would like to get that a bit faster but I have a few different things I would not mind tryin’ out .
These were with my 105 macro but I imagine any close up lens would work fine.
The best part is they can be shot inside when there is nuthin’ else to shoot !!!!
Hope this helps a bit !!!
Wow those are awesome. 
