zhounder opened this issue on Jun 07, 2003 ยท 10 posts
zhounder posted Sat, 07 June 2003 at 7:43 PM
zhounder posted Sat, 07 June 2003 at 7:44 PM
zhounder posted Sat, 07 June 2003 at 7:45 PM
randyrives posted Sat, 07 June 2003 at 9:19 PM
All of these shots are cool. The 1st one on this page is my fav.
doca posted Sat, 07 June 2003 at 9:28 PM
These seem a bit better than the previous three. The detail looks better and they are a bit brighter. It looks like condensation on a glass? Very creative.
zhounder posted Sat, 07 June 2003 at 10:40 PM
How did I do it? It was actually rather easy. I took a pane of glass and after cleaning it, I put some "Rain X" [a product that is like wax for auto windshields] on it. Then, I placed the pane between 2 stereo speaker stands that I had on a black table with a dark purple backdrop and sprayed water on it. The light source is a Mag-Light flashlight [the kind that you can twist and create a sharp beam of light]. To get the different effects I just moved the camera and/or the flashlight. Most were shot at 1/30 at F2.2 on my Sony DSC-F707. Other than sizing and matting for the web these are exactly as they came out of the camera. No color manipulation, no sharpening, no anything. Sometimes I put the light source to the side sometimes I lit from underneath the glass. I have another great shot except for the damn single cat hair that ruins the shot. Magick Michael
doca posted Sun, 08 June 2003 at 5:36 AM
I love it. A genuine Mr. Wizard. If you have some Christmas lights, lay a wad of them under the glass as the light source and you should get some great color effects.
Misha883 posted Sun, 08 June 2003 at 9:16 AM
...try vibrating the glass with the stereo speakers...
starshuffler posted Sun, 08 June 2003 at 12:48 PM
The third one is the one I like best in this series. Detail, contrast and composition rawk. :-) (*
PhrankPower posted Mon, 09 June 2003 at 8:50 AM
Great idea, with lots of lighting possibilities! Think I'll give it a try.