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Canon Image Challenge | all galleries >> Challenges From The Past >> 2010 Challenges >> CIC 15: Round (Hosted by Nico Conradie) >> CIC 15 Exhibition > 5th Place "The Maelstrom" by GeraldH
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21-FEB-2010 GeraldH

5th Place "The Maelstrom" by GeraldH

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/200s f/16.0 at 180.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Feb-2010 12:58:18
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length180 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance1.010 m

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Canon Image Challenge28-May-2010 01:14
Oh sure - got it! An IV drip :)

Thanks for the hint

- Kelly
Canon Image Challenge26-May-2010 16:12
Kelly, sometimes it is really difficult to find a correct translation for things we normally don't use in everyday life. I looked up the word "Infusionsset" (I am not even sure whether this is the correct denomination in German) at dict.cc and got "infusion set" as the answer but when I googled for "infusion set" now, I did not get links to articles about exactly what I meant.
Probably, "IV line" would be the correct term.
It is a PVC tube, about 4 or 5 feet long, used for intravenous therapy. At the upper end, which, when used for its normal purpose, has to be connected to a bag or bottle with saline or other therapeutical fluids by a plastic needle, there is a drip chamber where you can estimate the flow rate. At the lower end, there is a connecting piece where the needle can be attached that has to be inserted into the patient's vein. In between both ends, there is a roller slide clamp for regulating the flow. I removed the plastic needle and opened the upper end so I could fill in some water. Perhaps I should glue a funnel to it in order to have bigger water reserves. Of course, there is no need to attach a needle to the lower end.
Now I hope it is understandable what I mean, whether the complicated medical denomination for this simple tube is correct or not ;-)
Gerald
Canon Image Challenge26-May-2010 14:49
Thanks Gerry... now to look up what an infusion set is :) LoL

- Kelly
GeraldH26-May-2010 13:01
Thank you for your interest, Nico, Kelly, Traveller and Olaf.

Trav, I think you can do this too. This is one of the pics from my second try in water drop photography so you can see that I am still a beginner. Only a small part of the 250 pics were keepers.

There is nothing very special about the setup. I filled a glass bowl with water, put it into my kitchen sink on a purple cloth and placed a piece of yellow plastic material behind it.
The drops came from an infusion set which I bought for cheap money at the local pharmacy and which I had fixed to the cupboard with adhesive tape. The device allowed to vary the dropping speed and, as an advantage over an eye-dropper, my hands stayed free.
I used a tripod and focussed manually by means of a ruler which I temporarily laid on the bowl as the focussing target. DOF is always shallow at scales like this, so focussing is very critical.
The light came from an external flash. I think it would also be possible to use an internal flash but it is nice to experiment with different light directions. Setting the EX-580 to strobe mode also produced some interesting results.
It took me some practice to find the appropriate timing in order to catch each drop at the right moment. I got better results in single shot mode than shooting continuously. I admire people who are able to catch the moment when drops collide from opposite directions, forming beautiful shapes, but I am far from this skill.

-Gerald
Guest 26-May-2010 07:32
Excellent capture. Love the colors!
Canon Image Challenge26-May-2010 01:36
awesome image G! really super!!

Please explain the set up.

- Kelly
Guest 25-May-2010 22:50
Damn, I wish I could do this! Traveller....just magnificent
jnconradie25-May-2010 21:02
Cool. Great timing.