Procedure
  1. Plug in flashes
  2. Plug in camera and turn camera on
  3. Plug in computer and turn computer on
  4. Load the intervalometer program on the computer
  5. Plug in input/output power source and turn it on
  6. Plug in the TV and turn it on
  7. Place object into dropping clamps so that clamps match up with the line on the object
  8. Test the flashes (by pressing three on the computer's keyboard)
  9. Scrub bubbles off the sides of the aquarium (if necessary)
  10. Test the photogate/flash interface (by pressing four on the computer's keyboard and moving hand through photogate
  11. Turn off the lights
  12. Set the delay time and interval time
  13. Calculate the total time between the closed photogate and the flash
  14. Record that time
  15. Record frame name
  16. Record object type and other settings for the day (see below)
  17. Be sure that the clamp is barely holding onto the object
  18. Set delay counter (by pressing four on the computer's keyboard)
  19. Count 1, 2...
  20. On 3, press the shutter button
  21. On 4, turn the clamp to release the object (for sphere or cylinder, drop on 5)
    To release the object, place a wooden block in front of it and pull block out of the way
  22. Replace object to the clamp
  23. View picture on TV screen
  24. record preliminary comments of picture
  25. Repeat steps 12 through 24 for the next picture
  26. Change the time interval by about 10 ms for each picture in order to get a sequence of pictures
  27. Repeat for different heights with the same object for three different heights
  28. Repeat for different heights with three different objects
  29. Repeat with a changing angle incident upon the water
  30. Turn off computer
  31. Turn off input/output power supply box
  32. Unplug everything
  33. Discharge flash capacitors
Although this seems like a lot of effort to get one picture, it isn't as bad once you become efficient at it.