Originally posted by serothis Do mind discussing how you setup this shot?
For a number of reasons I haven't got around to revisiting this shot but it's a fairly simple setup:
Goats beard seed superglued to a flat baking sheet then filled with water.
A fine mist spray of water (or water/glycerin)
A mix of glycerin/water/blue food colour dropped onto the seed using a fine syringe
Lighting is provided by a single speedlight bounced off white card at the back of the scene.
Ordinarily I'd keep the flash low to get a while reflection off the water, but on this occasion I kept it higher so illuminating less of the surface water.
I'm not sure whether I like the central blue drop or not, and I'd like to play with the lighting a little