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Water droplet delivery service

© Susan K. Snow

Water droplet delivery service

Uploaded: November 20, 2011

Description

PG101 Theme: Up in the Air

2010 March 19, 4:13:18 p.m.
Manual Exposure Mode
Custom white balance
F6.3@1/3200 ISO 1600
partial metering
Manual Exposure Mode
300.0 mm f4L IS, USM lens
Custom white balance
Tripod (IS turned off)

Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 1600, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Patti Coblentz November 20, 2011

Excellent capture, Bunny! Love the motion and sprays of water...beautiful light and clarity! #1424563

Susan K. Snow November 20, 2011

Thank you so very much, Patti.
The image was so grainy and when I added Noise Ninja, I lost some of the sharpness. But, it is still sharp, just not perfectly so. #9821165

Marcie A. Fowler November 20, 2011

Beautiful . . . #9821210

Mitch Spence level-classic November 20, 2011

Quick thinking and quick moving to capture this one, Bunny. #9821235

Susan K. Snow November 20, 2011

Thank you, Marcie.
I was capturing a bird showering last year, and suddenly during the process of my multi-image captures the bird disappeared from the top of the water nozzle and was on wing. That's the beauty of AI Servo and multiple images (frames per second).

I was so surprised that I actually captured it in flight. Goldfinches are hard to capture in flight and I had no room to pan, as it was captured out of my bathroom window. (LOL!) #9821239

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic November 20, 2011

Just love this capture Bunny with the bird in flight and the droplets of water! #9821603

Bob Cournoyer level-classic November 20, 2011

Sharp and well dropletted (is that a word?).. :-)

Happy Theme Day #9821929

Susan K. Snow November 20, 2011

Dropletted is not in the dictionary. You coined it, Bob. Thanks for the comments.

I did this image over, although both are up. I added AlienSkin Bokeh around the bird to reduce the busy background, but kept the foreground because of all the droplets in the spray. See what you think of the entry which was changed for the PG101 Theme Day, Up In the Air.

Thank you for your comments, Amanda. I have a series of images with the bird getting a face full of water droplets --a real washing, and then flying off with a droplet in its beak. If I can figure out how to put them together, perhaps after Thanksgiving, I'll make the attempt. It depends upon the positioning. I'm not as talented as most members of PG 101. #9822057

Susan K. Snow November 21, 2011

Actually, I didn't move at all, Mitch. I simple focused on where the bird was showering on the brass nozzle of the hose, set my camera to AI Servo, multiple exposure and fired 4-5 shots. Some of the images, were of either a goldfinch or wren showering, and one was when the goldfinch took off with a water droplet. I didn't know what I captured until looking through my archives today and being pleasantly surprised. It really helps me (because my balance and ability to walk is poor) to use a tripod, so that images can be as sharp as my eyes can see.

Thank you for your comments. #9822145


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