Eureka!

Pootar let light in on his magic drip / splash photos in his blip.

I have struggled to capture the drips easily, mainly because I have been relying on a dripping tap or something like that. I used a syringe and my hit rate went to about 90% from less than 50% before hand.

Now I need to figure out how to get that mushroom like splash...

Thanks Pete for the insight. Good of you to share.