Sometimes I see a photo or get an idea and it percolates in the brain for a few days or weeks before I find myself with the time and inspiration to try it. I had this idea of spinning a wheel over water and photographing the spray/drops flying off of it. I also thought it would be interesting to point a laser at it to see how or if the light bent with the water flow. First I didn't have a laser so off to the store(s) to find one. It ended up taking about five stores before I found a cheap one and by then my creative energies, and all others, were about sapped. I got home, helped put Zane to bed for his nap, and went about setting up for the photo.

Well, I didn't actually have a specific wheel in mind, more or less a general picture in my head, so I dug through a few of our junk drawers and came up with a plastic soda cap, drilled a hole through it, put it on a straw and gave it a spin in a glass of water while snapping off some photos. Blah. Blurry, not real water-flying-off-the-wheel like I'd envisioned, in fact it was really uninteresting. Hooked it up to a high speed drill and it was still lackluster. Obviously that part needed more work and planning. I settled in to try taking some water drop photos. At this point project ennui was setting in, so much so that I didn't even go downstairs to dig out the flash unit. They aren't spectacular photos, but it was still a fun change from photographing a two year old. Besides, not all ideas need to pan our or come out perfect, right?