Your opinion? Queen's crown

[Guest 2059]

Using no mechanical means I was able to capture this umbrella crown last night. A very simple set up with my macro lens on a tripod, remote trigger, 2 speedlights and a wooden dowel holding a pippet stick.

 

[Chavezshutter]

That's a pretty good effort, these are tricky to shoot, specially without a drop trigger machine. I've tried this technique twice and I used a plastic bag which i poked with a needle to get my drops, this creates a rythmic drop timing which you get used to and can then fire the camera accordingly. The reason I am mentioning this is because I can see what you were trying to do by using shooting continuously and using low flash power - to give yourself the best chance of capturing the image with a fast cycling flash at lowest power. I think you need more flash power to both freeze and bring up details in the splash but timing is always the tricky bit. If you get the chance to shoot this again play with different flash settings and see if you like the results. Everything else looks good and good on you for experimenting with this, you can create some amazing results with this technique, but like everything in photography practice makes perfect

 

[nataliaflejszar&Photo]

Using no mechanical means I was able to capture this umbrella crown last night. A very simple set up with my macro lens on a tripod, remote trigger, 2 speedlights and a wooden dowel holding a pippet stick.

Oh it's so great!