Refractions

goede testfoto keith

Thank you Fred..........glad you like it.

Stunningly beautiful and what a lovely soft colours.
Very well done Keith.

Thank you so much Jaap, I'm pleased you like it..!!

Wow,welch geniales Ergebnis und auf diese Idee muss man erst kommen mit diesen tollen Reflektionen der Süßigkeiten in den Tropfen lieber Keith,mir gefällt dein farbenfrohes Ergebnis richtig gut,ein wunderschönes Bild ist daraus geworden :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you so much Güni...........for your visit and kind comments about my photo. I'm really pleased you like this one. Now I've done the test shot, I'll be trying to do it better next time, but I'm on the right track.

Take care my friend............and have a pleasant evening. Best wishes, Keith.

Your test succeeded magnificently, Keith. Excellent work.

I'm glad you think so John...........much appreciated..!!

I have no idea how to do this, it looks spectacular! I guess it involves quite a bit of work to set it up- superb work!

Glad you like it Gudrun.........thank you so much.

Basically, I make two columns of books, about 2ft high, and balance a sheet of plain glass to bridge the gap. The glass is treated with a product called RainX. which encourages the water droplets to form. I then put water droplets on the glass with a pipette. (Similar products exist, and are usually used to keep car windscreens clear or the glass in shower stalls).

Underneath you can add anything........I used smarties, but you can use coloured paper, stones or whatever you like.

You then have to work out an aperture on the camera/lens that allows you to focus on the water droplets to get the items sharp in the drops.

It does take a while to set up, but practice makes perfect.

Too much work for lazy me, hehehe, but amazing result, worth it !

Hats off to you, I wouldn't have the patience for all the work involved! The smarties were your reward afterwards, I guess;-)

Ha, ha..........I'm sure you're anything but lazy Isabel!

Ha, ha...............it's a great project for a rainy day Gudrun..........and yes, it an be rewarding if you use the right props :-))

You did great, like Gudrun no idea how to !

Thanks very much Isabel.........much appreciated.

See my answer to Gudrun (above) for details of how to set it up.

First class abstract.

Thank you Dave............you're very kind..!!

lovely work ( m&ms:)

Thank you Annemarie. they are small smarties, normally used for cake decorating, but M&Ms would also work nicely!

A truly creative result. Well done!

Thank you so much Typo...........glad you like it.

Stunning beauty!

Many thanks William.

Great minds think alike Keith I have done this with Smarties as well although your shot is better! Splendid work

Many thanks James.........glad you like it. I shall have another go at these in due course.

Do you use glycerine in your water to thicken it and stop it from running?

I have done in the past, but with RainX there's no need.

This image is brilliant Keith love it ⭐
All the best TOZ

Glad you like it so much TOZ...........many thanks!

Quelle créativité !!!!! superbe

Thanks for your visit and kind words Jean Paul...........always appreciated.

Ein tolles Experiment! Und es sind jetzt viel mehr Smarties ;-)

Glad you like it Wilhelm................and now there are no more Smarties left at all :-)))

:-)) great - ...and I know you eat all them