Still Chasing Water Drops

Green Water Drop

I'm still chasing that "Perfect" Water Drop Photo.  I set up in the kitchen sink with a white bowl 1/2 filled with water.  I add food coloring to make the water  different colors.  I then get the faucet to just drip - not too fast - slower is better.


I make note of where the water is hitting and place a pencil in the same spot and manual focus on that spot.  I have a flash on my camera and a remote flash to the left of the bowl.  I am using my 100 MM Macro Lens with a low ISO (100).  Shutter is set f/14 at 1/200 speed to freeze the water drop.  I then fire off about 3 or 4 in succession - any more than that and the flash says "enough already".

Red Water Drop

Mall of America

Orange

Green

Whatever problem Google was having last night they have it fixed...  of all the things to photograph at the Mall of America I was drawn to these silly over sized balls on the trees.

Now I Know It's Spring

The colors are transforming from snow white, to dark brown, to light brown, and now to green. Before too long red, yellow and blue will also be in the mix.

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Changing Color

Changing colors...from green...

To Orange...

Almost harvest time.

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Straight Rows

Love the color green...


Iowa beans are doing well...
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More Peppers

More peppers - I used Photoshop to isolate each color. Here is the series. I suppose I could have stretched this into 4 days worth of pictures - but, what fun is that? My favorite is the green as it is a crisper black and white. Yours...?

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