[Leica] Playing with Water

[Don Dory]

Makes abstract art in the crops


Don
don.dory at gmail.com

On Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 5:37 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I made a sound trigger for a flash maybe 45 years ago but have not used
> it in probably 40 years.  Stumbled upon it and tried to see if it still
> worked.  A few wire problems and a soldering iron and it mostly works.
> Topic at our camera club next month is moving water, so thought I'd see
> if I could freeze a few drops. Borrowed an old flash with a cable, made
> a few things and got to where it would pick up the sound of a drop on
> aluminum foil (not the best background) far enough away so it would get
> a time delay to show some splash.  Here are preliminary results,
>
> Water Drop Splash-2101-2.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/55498647930/in/album-72177720335387463/lightbox/
> >
>
> A tight crop:
>
> Water Drop Splash-2101.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/55498433364/in/album-72177720335387463/lightbox/
> >
>
> Another pretty good drop.
>
> Water Drop Splash-2124-3.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/55498367303/in/album-72177720335387463/lightbox/
> >
>
> A few more tight crops
>
> Water Drop Splash-2124.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/55498433894/in/album-72177720335387463/lightbox/
> >
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> Water Drop Splash-2124-2.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215@N06/55498264151/in/album-72177720335387463/lightbox/
> >
>
> I will have to work on it more.  Maybe milk.  Or maybe paint the foil
> black.  That will have to wait as leaving again for SoCal and
> father-in-law medical appointments.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> Aram
>
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> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
>
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