Here's a pair of shots I made of milk splashes. The first is a classic "crown". The second, made with the flash delay set for a few milliseconds catches the splash drops just as they are about to land on the plate.
Dr. Harold Edgerton of MIT was the first to work out a solution to get photos of milk splash crowns and thus popularize the quest.
Jim
Drop at a time
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Thanks, Laurie:
I use a slightly modified time-delay trigger I designed some 20 years ago. It consists of a photocell that is lit by a little penlight and a basic adjustable RC time delay. A second delay prevents the flash from firing a second burst too soon and spoiling the shot.
The milk drips from a burrett.
A photographic enthusist grandson loves to spend hours taking hundreds of shots with it!
Jim
I use a slightly modified time-delay trigger I designed some 20 years ago. It consists of a photocell that is lit by a little penlight and a basic adjustable RC time delay. A second delay prevents the flash from firing a second burst too soon and spoiling the shot.
The milk drips from a burrett.
A photographic enthusist grandson loves to spend hours taking hundreds of shots with it!
Jim