Macros With Milk Droplets

1. pwscott
   November 11th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

   This kind of photogarphy has always eluded me. My old camera was fast enough to capture the image, but it wasted a lot of film. My digital has the quality but not the shutter speed. What to do? What to do?

2. Wes
   November 11th, 2009 at 11:41 pm

   "Corrie, 61, uses milk because it falls more slowly than water ..."

   Didn't we all learn in grade school that all objects (wind resistance not taken into account) fall at the same rate? How exactly does a drop of milk fall more slowly than a drop of water?

3. Tim Giachetti
   November 12th, 2009 at 2:51 am

   Red milk?

4. ted
   November 12th, 2009 at 7:07 am

   The idea is good, but that's not an appealing picture. I don't even think that would be chosen for an alcohol ad.

5. Necronomic Recovery
   November 12th, 2009 at 10:31 am

   Gorgeous photography. I can't wait to try this myself.

   As for the falling more slowly thing, maybe she meant the splashes are slightly more viscous so last a fraction of a second longer and are easier to capture?

6. Him
   November 12th, 2009 at 11:06 am

   Wes: Only in a vacuum. Air resistance causes different things to fall at different speeds, depending on how heavy they are or their aerodynamics. Thus, an anvil will fall faster than a feather, unless you are in a vacuum, like the Moon or outer space.

7. Wes
   November 12th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

   @Him: Yes, I mentioned air resistance. Regardless, we're not talking an anvil and a feather; we're talking a drop of water and a drop of milk. Even if there were any difference in surface area due to surface tension, it would be so minuscule that the photog would never be able to tell a difference in speed over a fall of 12 inches.

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