Conclusion

In this project, I was able to accomplish my goal and study water splashes on different surfaces.  Being able to spend my time on specific photo settings in the process was also very rewarding.  I learned more about collisions and the water's behavior when touching down on surfaces of different concavities in the process.  I also learned more about the equipment and wiring because I had to figure it all out on my own.  This actually helped me tremendously because I was much more productive and spent more time being serious about accomplishing my goal without interruption.  In effect, I made better use of my time in the lab.  This was very helpful as I worked to take photos, and allowed me much more time to take pictures as I pleased. 

In my photos, I noticed that in the beginning I had more trouble with the focus, and over time worked to correct this problem.  By the end, I was able to take sufficiently sharp photos that caught the image of the water without motion blur.  Also, I had to work to keep the glare down, because as you'll notice in many of the metallic push pin pictures, this was a huge problem.  The reflective water and metallic surface didn't do well with a high flash, and even as I used a lens over the flash to make it dimmer, I realized I'd have to move off that idea after only a few shots.  I got the best photos with the yellow and red circular push pins.  The red spherical pin was my personal favorite, because it takes a minute to realize what you're looking at.  This is exactly the effect I wanted, and therefore was successful with my pictures.