Really nice. I love the first 3. I'm using the Sigma 150 also and love it.
What ISO are you shooting at if I may ask? You seem to be getting much better depth of field. I was having trouble keeping focus when going above about f10 at 1/320 & ISO 400. (due to the longer flash output) Yes, I can up my ISO and crank it to f22, but I'm getting more noise than I'd like.
Question 2 for you... how the heck are you setting up the drops for collisions?
VERY NICE. I have tried and tried and tried and I have yet to be able to catch the collisions like this.
All of my collision shots end up "blobs / mushroom" type. Please share your technique, if you don't mind.
Better depth of field is achieved by distancing lens from droplets (but then you lose blur background).
Ah... makes sense. I hate to crop that much, but these things do upscale nicely in Photoshop if needed.
Thanks so much for the explanation. I may have a go at collisions one of these days. That requires a little more effort than my simple dripping faucet, and even more patience.
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What ISO are you shooting at if I may ask? You seem to be getting much better depth of field. I was having trouble keeping focus when going above about f10 at 1/320 & ISO 400. (due to the longer flash output) Yes, I can up my ISO and crank it to f22, but I'm getting more noise than I'd like.
Question 2 for you... how the heck are you setting up the drops for collisions?
Anyway, incredible job.
-Rob
Rob Pauza Photography
All of my collision shots end up "blobs / mushroom" type. Please share your technique, if you don't mind.
#3 is my favorite!
I wrote here about setup http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=176297
It is very difficult to catch the right moment of collision without Triger for High speed photography http://www.cognisys-inc.com/stopshot/stopshot.php but it is possible with a lot of effort.
Other settings ISO 400, f/11, 1/30. Better depth of field is achieved by distancing lens from droplets (but then you lose blur background).
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Ah... makes sense. I hate to crop that much, but these things do upscale nicely in Photoshop if needed.
Thanks so much for the explanation. I may have a go at collisions one of these days. That requires a little more effort than my simple dripping faucet, and even more patience.
Thanks again, and great work.
Rob Pauza Photography
Thanks again
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