One of the pictures I took at my daughter’s last swim meet had a really interesting splash effect. Most of the pictures that turn out well have a lot of water splashing and you can recognize who the swimmer is. In this case, it appears that two water drops of about the same size collided in midair to produce a “crown”. Look closely in the upper-left area of this picture and you might see a small water drop that looks like a flower.
http://picasaweb.google.com/glenshiregators/Meet3VsAshtonVillage#5350348430115133794
I’ve seen this effect in pictures where people use strobe lights to try to capture water droplets striking a surface, but I never imagined I’d see this shape at the local pool. Neat!
Here is a close-up of that portion of the picture.
Comments (2)
Cool! Lucky photo. I skimmed though the picasa albums and it looks like you are doing a great job. I think the biggest challenge is shooting in the harsh direct sunlight. Same problem with taking climbing photos... subject's face is always in shadow. But at least most cliffs get shade for part of the day.
Posted by Jeff | June 24, 2009 11:05 AM
Posted on June 24, 2009 11:05
Thanks. The harsh sunlight hasn't been much of a problem as long as I don't try to take a picture of a swimmer directly in line with the sun. The biggest problem is that I get tired! Walking up and down the pool in 100° heat gets me worn out pretty quickly.
Posted by Rob Reid | June 25, 2009 9:03 PM
Posted on June 25, 2009 21:03