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Excellent - thanks!

I have done quite a few water drops, water drop collisions, fruit drops into water, etc. I haven't tried just tossing the water yet. I had thought of it, but my wife isn't very thrilled about the mess that would result. I like your kid's wading pool idea to catch the flow. :)

BTW, you note the problems you have with studio strobes. They are all way too long duration for this stuff (my Einstein flashes are also still on backorder). I found the solution is to use pocket flashes. My Canon 580EX II will get down to 1/35,000 second duration, as measured by my StopShot. My AlienBee B400 and B800 units won't go below about 1/3,000 second (see http://alienbees.com/b800.html to note how the duration actually INCREASES as power decreases, due to the way the power is reduced).

I have also measured the duration of cheapie Vivitar 285HV flashes to go as short as 1/30,000 sec, which is good for this type of shot. Amazon sells those for $90 new, and they also sell power supplies to be able to plug them into the wall for about $40 (saving battery cost and hassle).

Here is an example from my setup, using Canon 580EX II flashes.