markus reugels' amazing high speed liquid sculpture photography

markus reugels’ amazing high-speed water droplet photographyimage © maianer 

achieved using no more than an sony SLR camera with flash and a glimpse catcher, an arduino-based timing device, german photographer markus reugels has presented a series of his latest liquid sculptures. by thickening water with guar gum to create a more dense consistency, he captures an impressive spectrum of custom effects and patterns by delaying the time and amount of the droplets in sequences based the desired shapes needed to produce each different form.

‘splashy xmas’, 2012image © maianer  

‘rescue’, 2012image © maianer  

‘table lamp’, 2012image © maianer  

‘three colors’image © maianer  

‘three in a row’, 2012image © maianer  

(left): twister, 2012(right): tower of splash, 2012images © maianer  

set up for the high-speed photographyimage © maianer