A Moment in a small wishing well...

seankyh · 8th April 2005

Hi everyone,

Bored last night so I deicided to setup for a shot that I've been wanting to do for ages. This is my first time so if anyone has ideas or tips to share, please let me know. Also fell free to comment. One thing I would like to try next is to change the colour of the setup. Maybe get a different bowl or use an aquarium wih some funky lights.

Unfortunately, I only have the kit lens (D70) to play with. While the results aren't that bad, I'm itching to see how different it would look with a Tamron 90mm Di... maybe later. Most of the shots were cropped and PSed to remove the surrounding distractions. Hope you like it

liyun86 · 16th April 2005

cant see the photos...

seankyh · 24th April 2005

Originally Posted by liyun86

cant see the photos...

Thanks for the feedback. I posted it on my pbase account.
http://www.pbase.com/seankyh/wish

Best regards,
Sean.

stnicholas81 · 24th April 2005

nice. may i know what settings u used?

seankyh · 25th April 2005

Thanks. Camera was placed on a tripod and images were taken in total darkness. Camera is set to bulb. Shutter is released and as I drop the coin into the bowl, I release the flash manually. Then I close the shutter.
The position where the flash is placed is important because you want to get nice shadows and not end up with a flat image.
This is very much trial and error but fun. Try it out yourself!!
There's a good site for more details:
http://courses.ncssm.edu/hsi/splashes/methods.htm
It involves creating sound/movement sensors. I prefer the more trial and error approach.

Sean.

8th April 2005	#1
seankyh Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 790	A Moment in a small wishing well... Hi everyone, Bored last night so I deicided to setup for a shot that I've been wanting to do for ages. This is my first time so if anyone has ideas or tips to share, please let me know. Also fell free to comment. One thing I would like to try next is to change the colour of the setup. Maybe get a different bowl or use an aquarium wih some funky lights. Unfortunately, I only have the kit lens (D70) to play with. While the results aren't that bad, I'm itching to see how different it would look with a Tamron 90mm Di... maybe later. Most of the shots were cropped and PSed to remove the surrounding distractions. Hope you like it Last edited by seankyh; 8th April 2005 at 11:57 AM.

16th April 2005	#2
liyun86 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 126	cant see the photos...

24th April 2005	#4
stnicholas81 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 353	nice. may i know what settings u used?

25th April 2005	#5
seankyh Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 790	Thanks. Camera was placed on a tripod and images were taken in total darkness. Camera is set to bulb. Shutter is released and as I drop the coin into the bowl, I release the flash manually. Then I close the shutter. The position where the flash is placed is important because you want to get nice shadows and not end up with a flat image. This is very much trial and error but fun. Try it out yourself!! There's a good site for more details: http://courses.ncssm.edu/hsi/splashes/methods.htm It involves creating sound/movement sensors. I prefer the more trial and error approach. Sean.