Pond Sculptures

These here are my two favourite images from the shoot I did by the pond. The originals are the images above. I created the images by aiming stones into the smooth calm water of the pond and zooming the camera into a fixed position where the stone would land. They were created using a large exposure and a fast shutter speed to capture the rapid motion in such detail.

As you can tell by my Photoshop edits I have increased the brightness slightly and the contrast dramatically. This allows the still water to form a thick shade of black and the contrast of the light hitting the water to a brighter white. This helps form the movement of the water by capturing the light reflection on the water as a strong physical feature of the water.

I'm really proud of my shutter speed work on these as I feel I've managed to capture the detail of movement and the precision of each droplet on screen in an obvious and focused manner. None of the movement is blurred it's extremely clear to see the sculpting shape the water makes captured as a still frame.

These images here especially remind me of the work of Martin Waugh most as they truly do create sculptures of water with true strength. The colouring and central focus he creates surrounds his images for example:

 
His are much more obvious however the effect and movement I'm creating mimics his work on what I feel to be quite a professional level considering the equipment available to me.

The most interesting thing about these images is it's freedom. Each time in attempting to create images such as these the result would never be the same as water moves with such Independence and creates shapes, sculptures and patterns with complete originality each time. This can also be effected by the texture and density of the liquid used.