Rain photos

[Mark3]

Good afternoon everyone Well, i got bored being stuck in the house because of the rain so i decided to make the most of it. I was trying to get a shot of a rain drop re-bounding from the water but i wasnt very succesful, no surprise there These are the best shots i managed to get, most of them have been cropped





What do you think? be truthful

Cheers, Mark

[Stinky Bob]

Great shots but the debris does distract it I thought, I liked droplet best

[Mark3]

Cheers Bob, i see what you mean about the debris.

[Dutchess]

I like the debris In fact it was the fiery colour of the leaves (?) contrasting with the bluey greens of the water that caught my eye. I like the last in the sequence best of all for this very reason

D.

[Red Squirrel]

I agree with Dutchess I like the colours too and I like the last pic the best. Good job we're all different.

[Mark3]

Thanks Dutchess and Red Squirrel. I do like how the debris add abit of colour to the shot but i do find the dead flies a little distracting. I find it quite interesting how you both like the last photo best, as it was an accidental shot (did i forget to mention that )

[Geoff F]

Well to be honest, this is the sort of subject that top drawer photographers choose as an exhibition piece, and use the very best of equipment, expertise and studio lighting.

Depth of field is always going to be a problem so your higher angle shots obviously work best.

I think that if you do some careful editing particularly with brightness and colours you may be able to get something acceptable with some of them. But there is a risk of blowing the highlights so if this becomes a problem I would recommend working on a duplicate layer and possibly using a mask to prevent localised overexposure.

Possibly something to experiment with during those long dark wet winter evenings. But certainly worth more exploration.

[Meta menardi]

Ah, rain, we used to have that last year!

[Mark3]

Geoff F - Thanks for the encouraging words, much appreciated I decided to have a little go at editing a few of the photos, i just had a fiddle with the brightness and contrast.


Meta menardi - we have had plenty rain up here but the last 2 days have been dry, i thought we might be in for 3 dry days in a row but then it started raining a couple hours ago

[Geoff F]

Now that looks more like it. Careful use of Curves and working on a duplicate layer should enable you to avoid those blown highlights though.

Shooting RAW can be helpful on these difficult subjects.