Experiments with Splash!!

Splash!!
It's a word that definitely excites many...so is the case with me...
My interest in photographing splashes developed around a year ago while going through a photography magazine. I found it pretty interesting! U
nfortunately, in the magazine, only a couple of pics were given, not much info. :(
Curiosity increased, and obviously, I googled about it... 
Here is a link that I found pretty helpful.

And then, during my stay at home this summer, I made an attempt to make my own splash photography album. And its was then that I learnt the most important thing about splash photography requirements --- Permission from mom!! 
So, after a lot of 'patao'fication, she agreed to let me do my experiments in the varandah, that too only with water!
Once everything set and done, came the next important question --- what should I drop in the water to create the splash ???
The engineer in me woke up, and the answer was: nuts, bolts and washer!!




ISO: 320, Shutter-Speed: 1/640; f: f/4.8

and, at the end, I concluded that a washer (due to its annular geometry) is probably one of the best thing to create and capture both primary as well as secondary splash!! 




ISO: 320, Shutter-Speed: 1/640; f: f/4.8


But, my thirst for splash photography wasn't quenched (in fact it still hasn't)... 
I wanted to capture a `coffee cookie splash` just like in the websites!!

But, instead of "coffee-cookie", I invented a more "desi" version of it --- `chai-biscuit splash` !!
(yup, I love tea, and Parle-G is my fav!)









ISO: 3200, Shutter-Speed: 1/500; f: f/4.2


These were taken in my dorm room in Oita (Japan)...and obviously, Permission from mom is not applicable here!!  But, where to find a washer !!!! 
Solution --- Trust me, an "apsara non dust eraser" (a nostalgic childhood tool) can be very handy at times.







 and also an old cello-tape reel...!!






Some technical stuff: 

    1.  If you carefully notice, some of the images above have lot of grains.. that's because I had to increase the ISO to compensate for the low light in my room. Hence its always advisable to try it at a place where you have abundance of light.


    2.   Its not only the main splash, or the Primary Splash,  that is exciting, but the secondary splashes as well as the "after-math" looks pretty cool !!





That's all...!  Enjoy!
Feel free to drop in your comments and suggestions. 

Big Tip: always try with water first




Disclaimer: I am definitely not a "pro" of splash photography...hence I am just sharing my experiments while trying to capture splashes... I also plan to do another session with liquid-liquid splashes. If you have liked this one, stay tuned for the next one! :)


Here goes some more pics: