Water Beads

[sjonee]

absolutely cool!!!!!!!

[Mcanseco]

Ok, I've been trying to do this for over an hour now and can't seem to get this right. I can't seem to get the water to bead right for one. I've waxed the glass with carnauba wax and still don't get a prefect bead. I really don't think using tempered glass would matter, are you using distilled water??? lol, I don't think that would matter much either though...any help would be appreciated

[doogle510]

are you using an eyedropped it gives you so much control, and I'm using just sink water, the glass I'm using is from an old picture frame nothing special, also forget the wax get some rainx

[Mcanseco]

Thats the key then, I used a dropper and the drop would still flatten out. Thanks for the tip! and thanks for sharing this creative idea!

[peirceman]

Great work here. Love the flower shot.

[jessehd09]

I agree with Manny. I will definitely have to take this idea and put my own creative twist to it. Thanks for sharing!

[jessehd09]

I agree with Manny. I will definitely have to take this idea and put my own creative twist to it. Thanks for sharing!

Not to high jack your thread, but here is my first attempt. Like Manny I too am having problems getting the water drops to bead well. I will have to see what rainx does for me. Some are obviously a little smeared as a steady hand isn't always my strong point.

[moltogordo]

Doogle, I'm going to make a suggestion. I see you shoot Canon. Buy yourself an MP-E when you can afford it. A super-macro, it functions only from 1x to 5x magnification. (I was so impressed with it, that I bought a Rebel Xs and the MP-E even though I'm a Pentax shooter, just for certain types of photography.)

I saw an article in Modern Photography way back in the 1970's about a guy who took landscapes and portraits within drops of water, with an SLR and a bellows unit on a tripod. They were fascinating, if not spectacular.

I think you'd be just the guy to do a major series on this technique.

[doogle510]

Doogle, I'm going to make a suggestion. I see you shoot Canon. Buy yourself an MP-E when you can afford it. A super-macro, it functions only from 1x to 5x magnification. (I was so impressed with it, that I bought a Rebel Xs and the MP-E even though I'm a Pentax shooter, just for certain types of photography.)

I saw an article in Modern Photography way back in the 1970's about a guy who took landscapes and portraits within drops of water, with an SLR and a bellows unit on a tripod. They were fascinating, if not spectacular.

I think you'd be just the guy to do a major series on this technique.

OK I just took sometime to check that lens out, its AWESOME, make me want to sell my 100mm and big that one up, I really like the 5x magnification. Also thanks for the tip about taking landscapes shots thru drops of water, I've gotta give that a try

[anjin_nav]

Really nice and creative. I can tell you've worked on this technique for a while. The effort was worth it!