Photographer Corrie White spends hours firing the coloured droplets at the water from a pipette suspended 12 inches above.

And the effect is a stunning plume of water shooting up into the air.

Corrie, 61, uses milk because it falls slower than water giving her more time to get a snap of that perfect moment.

Both the milk and the water in which it lands are tinted with food colouring to give the spectacular effect.

Mum of four Corrie started shooting the droplets last year ago after seeing another photographer attempt something similar.

Using a macro lens, she worked out a way to capture the stunning shots without using any photographic trickery.

She said: "Last year for my 60th birthday, my family bought me a 100mm macro lens.

"In late January, I took some pictures of frost on my windows and this inspired me to try the water drops. I haven't stopped since.

"I think my pictures work becaust they are more arty than technical - my set up is very simple and I don't use any electronic gadgets."

Corrie, from Ontario, Canada, said she uses one external flash which and sets the flash exposure compensation to a very low power.

She said she sets the camera to a low aperture to achieve the depth of field in the pictures.

She added: "For some of my drops I use a goblet or tall wine glass, for other splashes I have used pie plates, cake pans or casserole dishes.

"I also use a blue colored glass which is good for reflections for some of my shots.

"I usually drop from about a 12 inch height but it is sometimes less and sometimes more depending on the effect I want.

"I usually use a mix of water and milk because I don't have a lot of success with pure water. Milk is slower and easier to catch.

"Everything is done manually."

Corrie said she sets her camera on a five second timer and then releases the droplet.

She added: "I have a good sense of timing but sometimes the drop happens so fast that I miss it. Milliseconds make the difference.

"My success rate is about one out of every 25 attempts on average."