After spending 20 minutes getting everything setup for the shot – the catch basin filled and positioned, the water dropper aligned, flash settings configured and synced with the camera, the tripod arranged and the Canon 60D positioned – I just had to keep shooting until my camera card was full. Needless to say, I had a ton of photos to comb through, many of which had no splash or were underlit.
I was glad to have shot in RAW so I could make any adjustments to help highlight or change the look for the photo to accentuate different aspects. I created a set on Flickr with my favorites from the photo shoot, but here is my favorite shot from this go-around.
I’m sorry I don’t have the camera settings listed for this photo. I’ve already pulled them from my camera and am not able to see them (that I know of anyway).
I like this photo because the ripples in the water area creating a sort of target, with the objective being a splash dead center. However, the water drop that is milliseconds from splashing into the water is slightly off target, which I feel adds to the interest in the photo.
~signed, Carltonaut
Carltonaut 
Wow, I tried doing something like this a couple of days ago though yours has such an awesome smoothness of the to the water.
Thanks. I am not sure what offered the smoothness, but here’s a link to a tutorial I used to get a basic understanding of the setup, then adjusted for what equipment and supplies I had available. If you try again, I would definitely like to see your shots. It seems like no two water drop shots are alike. Good luck. http://www.diyphotography.net/the-comprehensive-water-drop-photography-guide
Thank you for sharing!!
WOW! I would be very proud of this shot, if I were you. I’ve been working with water shots for months but have not been happy with any. THIS ONE … excellent.
Well thank you. I like how the shot came out, as I know capturing it can be tedious and sometimes it’s based on luck. I was going for a slightly different look, but I guess I’ll just have to keep playing with water until I can get the look I want. If you have any water shots you’ve captured, send me a link. I would love to see them.
“I’ve already pulled them from my camera and am not able to see them (that I know of anyway).”
Unless you have edited them without saving an original, you can always see the info about a photo. You need an exif reader. I use Kuso Exif Viewer, it will tell you everything you possibly want to know about your picture.
You can download KUSO EXIF VIEWER here:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Digital-Photo-Tools/KUSO-Exif-Viewer.shtml
Thanks. I’ve since started using Lightroom, which allows me to see the camera settings when I download them. Thanks for the link to the other software – and for checking out my blog.