The Second Night of Waterdrop Photography

Today, I spent time upgrading my software including the capability to change the sensitivity and time delays from the serial communication between the computer and Arduino board. The code is shown in the previous post. I also switched to my 105mm macro lens to get closer to the action. The electronics, optics, and software seem [...]

Code for my Waterdrop Light Trigger

Here’s the code for my waterdrop light trigger. I included an ability to change the operating values using the serial communication between the Arduino and my computer. I can get and set various parameters from the Arduino board. /* LED Trigger for Waterdrop Photography Garret Bonnema http://www.gtbonnema.com/ September 19, 2010 Thanks to http://www.glacialwanderer.com/hobbyrobotics/?p=10 for many [...]

My First Attempt at Waterdrop Photography

I spend all day building my light trigger for waterdrop photography. I made about four or five trips to various electronics stores and Target during the day. I ended up buying a digital oscilloscope and multimeter.  I have always wanted one but could never afford it. As I haven’t made any large purchases recently (like [...]