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Copyright: Neuro Toxin (Neuro_Toxin)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-06-07 |
| Categories: Macro |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS |
| Exposure: f/3.5, 1/160 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-06-12 0:10 |
| Viewed: 263 |
| Points: 18 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Macro shooting is one of my favourites in photography.Most of the photos I take are macro shots and I think my P&S cam produces acceptable macro pictures.The otherday also I tried a few such shots. Because of incessant rain for almost a week, I couldn't move out much ,for any photo session. However, such a rainy season has its own advantages as it provides us ample scope to try water drop refraction photos.Enlightened with that knowledge I decided to try shooting a few such refraction photos,
and gained a few (painful ?) insights :D.
First a quick refresher on Water
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Water is Cohesive,which means each molecule of water attracts yet another molecule of water.Water's cohesion causes molecules on the surface of the water to be drawn inward causing "Surface Tension".This causes the water to pull itself
into a shape with the smallest amount of surface area .Hence it naturally bonds together in the shape of a sphere ( Remember your high school physics, huh? :D ) However ,gravity distorts this ideal spherical shape. But, in that shape, water drops function as a miniature lenses, which can refract nearby objects.
Ok. Thats enough for a refresher :D . Keeping aside the physics and other aspects of water drops, what interests us most , as photographers, is the " Natural Lens" formed by water drops . When this natural lens is viewed thru our camera's own lens, we
can see a whole new tiny complex world inside it!!. Because a water drop acts as a lens, it presents everything reversed and upside down . Although it is not a big problem with most of the refraction photos, it could be a minor distraction attimes ,as in this
photo :D.
I took this photo on a rainy day, with an overcast sky and in dim light .This dried twig had a lot more drops on it, but removed all of them ,using a small chalk piece ,without touching the twig . I've done so ,cos the more water drops are there on the twig, the
faster they roll towards the tip of the twig , coalesce to become a very big drop and fall to the ground , thereby spoiling 2-3 minutes
of focussing and refocussing. Even with such precautions, I could take only 4 pics as the wind was constantly shaking the twig :( ,before it began raining again.
Believe me friends, outdoor macro shooting of water drops ,on a windy rainy day is a very challenging task . That was the first insight I gained. And the second one? . Well its "Use an umbrella to protect your camera from rain " . Is there a third one? Oh Yes
ofcourse!. Dont wait for the rain to make rain drops ,instead use a sprayer to create water drops and try shooting on a sunny day !! :D :D
The photo was taken in Manual mode with an ISO set to 400, Aperture set to 3.5, Shutter speed set to 1/160.White balance adjusted to Cloudy, and Metering set to Centre Weighted Average. The original photo is cropped , resized , and contrast corrected and
noise reduced( but still its noisy ). Finally the image is flipped vertically , as the image was upside down.
Hope u liked the picture.
Have a Nice Day ,Friends :)
-Neuro_Toxin |
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