Day 275 - Cherry Droplet

I had some more ideas about the cherries while they were in the fridge. This one is using Grenadine sauce which really clings to the cherry and shines nicely, let alone being kind of sticky and RED! Luckily I used a bigger plate to catch the drops.

To get this effect, dunk the cherry in the sauce and lift up quickly and stop to compose the shot. The syrup is thicker than water, so that helps a bit, however, I found trying to capture the droplets was easier using water.

It takes a while to get the correct wrist action to get the droplet to snap suddenly and act like a rubber band. Of the 350 shots, I got about 3 or 4 that really came out nice. Since there is no autofocus, trying to position your hand exactly for the focal point in the lens is very challenging.

I really enjoy trying to capture the effects. I had so many close ones, but the framing was off due to final resting position. oh well. :)


The last couple of days I've seen some long hours at work. Thankfully the new release is out and working and vacation begins on the 24th! woohoo!

Now were getting hit with a blizzard sort of... power outages are frequent. Glad they only called for a dusting.


Dec 21 2008

Day 275 - Cherry Droplet

I had some more ideas about the cherries while they were in the fridge. This one is using Grenadine sauce which really clings to the cherry and shines nicely, let alone being kind of sticky and RED! Luckily I used a bigger plate to catch the drops.

To get this effect, dunk the cherry in the sauce and lift up quickly and stop to compose the shot. The syrup is thicker than water, so that helps a bit, however, I found trying to capture the droplets was easier using water.

It takes a while to get the correct wrist action to get the droplet to snap suddenly and act like a rubber band. Of the 350 shots, I got about 3 or 4 that really came out nice. Since there is no autofocus, trying to position your hand exactly for the focal point in the lens is very challenging.

I really enjoy trying to capture the effects. I had so many close ones, but the framing was off due to final resting position. oh well. :)


The last couple of days I've seen some long hours at work. Thankfully the new release is out and working and vacation begins on the 24th! woohoo!

Now were getting hit with a blizzard sort of... power outages are frequent. Glad they only called for a dusting.


Dec 21 2008