The Dubai Chronicles

Saturday, July 08, 2006

lemon project

after my experiments on the milk project last year, i decided to take on the elusive action shots of liquid once again.

diagram:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
a b c

with a better gear, i prepared the setting using two long flourescent lights (used in bathroom mirrors) in front (1 2 3) and back (7 8 9) of the subject (5) placed on top of the mirror. these lights are below the subject to give a "bar" look. adding more props, i used my computer desktop side cover as a backdrop. i tested firing the flash unit attached to the camera (8) facing away from the subject (b) and used an underexposed setting -2 3/4ev to avoid glare. putting a black backdrop (a b c) is essential to absorb the flash and not to bounce the flash to the glass.

after placing the lights, i cleaned and poured the transparent beer mug with 3/4 full of water. i sliced a portion of the lemon and set the camera to remote. the level of drop is 1 foot above it.

one, two, three...

i made few tries and regarded them all good but this one i liked most. i tilted the image for a "spill" look

shutter speed: 1/250 sec, aperture: f/4.2, iso: 200, focal length: 34mm, wb: auto, af-s nikkor 18-70mm dx, kaiser 67mm uv filter, tripod mount, manual focus, flash fired using a nikon remote

lemonade? i prefer gin tonic instead... :)

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