Setup

    In this project, I used the same setup as I had in a previous splash project during the trimester.  I had the dropper timed to my own preference, and set the delay according to the stage in the splash I wanted.  I used the Dimage Z1 camera and set it about .2 meters away from my surface.  The flash was about .1 m from the surface, except with the metallic blue pin.  I had to move it back at that point because I was getting too much glare.  The photogate was set under the dropper, which was linked to the delay unit and flash.

in this representation, it says that my surface is a cup/rubber membrane/liquid soap, however, that was the surface in my earlier project.  I used this animation to note the difference in the two projects.  Rather than a cup, i used a film canister turned upside down with pins in it as my surface.  I mounted it above a bowl, so that the cast off water could easily be cleaned.

Here you can see how the camera is so close to the drop.  My delay was generally set about halfway, although I sometimes changed it to get different photos.