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Reflections of Home

The reflection of my home in a rain droplet.

The reflection of my home in a rain droplet.
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Canon EOS REBEL T5

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 55/1

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May, 2017

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my front yard, after a rainstorm in the Spring. I remember how excited I was when I pulled it up on my computer, zoomed in, and saw the reflection of my home and the window inside the droplet!

Time

As I recall, it was maybe late morning or early afternoon.

Lighting

The sun came out after the rain shower, and it made the droplets of water glisten on the bushes and flowers.

Equipment

I used a EOS Canon Rebel T5. Aperture f/5.6?ISO 250?Shutter 1/80?Focal Length 55/1?

Inspiration

I have seen other photos of water droplets, and they are very beautiful and intriguing to me. I wanted to try to take some photos myself. It was so fun finding different angles, and raindrops the had a good contrast and lighting. The challenge was catching them right before they fell off. This is when they are the largest, and make the best photos.

Editing

I cropped this one, so the droplets and my house reflecting through them were more visible. I also enhanced the photo by sharpening, tweaking contrast & brightness, etc.

In my camera bag

I keep all of my lenses, lens cleaning supplies, batter charger, etc. in my bag. But it is getting overloaded now.

Feedback

Watch for the sun to come out after a rain shower when it's not very windy. Get very close and find raindrops that glisten in the sun. Pay attention to what might be reflecting through the droplet from the other side. It takes good lighting & a steady hand to focus. Get things into focus and then turn the auto focus off. Otherwise, it makes it very hard to stay on your subject. The slightest breeze or wind can not only make for a blurry photo, but it can knock your raindrop off before you get the shot taken. So use the quickest shutter speed that you can while still maintaining the lighting. Make sure there are background colors that help make the raindrop show up, instead of washing it out. Timing is everything, so be quick and shoot before the droplet hits the ground!

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Reflections of Home

The reflection of my home in a rain droplet.

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