A sophisticated, computer-controlled rig gives Loubser the attention to detail he needs to capture the precise moments of impact. "It can take 100 to 200 shots to start," Loubser told The Daily Mail. "Then you start taking proper images. Probably 200 to 500 shots will yield five to 10 great images."Loubser uses water softener to aid the process, encouraging the liquid to jump higher, and hold itself in interesting shapes. The time-intensive technique yields extraordinary forms and liquid configurations—the punctured droplets wind up looking like anything from alien trees to skinny, surreal hula hoop dancers. All the snapshots benefit from expertly chosen color palettes that form dreamy sunsets or vivid tongues of flame to set the photograph's mood.Below are a few of Loubser's fantastical water droplets, precision frozen by his lense. J.J. Abrams take note: we think these would look great on a strange and foreign planet in galaxy far, far away.
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