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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photo Critique => Topic started by: ShadySue on April 26, 2011, 07:54
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This was not intended as a stock photo. I'm doing a photojournalism class and we had to find events over the weekend and shoot them. "We need photos not excuses" is emphasised, and weather/light is definitely not an excuse.
So I found out that there was a charity abseil from a huge landmark crane and set off, but of course, there was a heavy drizzle. The tutor had told us that 800 ISO was perfectly standard in Scotland for pjs to use most of the year, and I'm not scared of using high ISO anyway. So as I needed to freeze movement from the abseiling, I set the ISO at 800, and this shot was 1/800 with 800 iso.
Is this what rain looks like at that speed? I doubt I've ever photographed rain at 1/800 before!
This is a full size crop, with only a bit of fill and clarity added in post, no other processing:
http://www.lizworld.com/ExhibitB.jpg (http://www.lizworld.com/ExhibitB.jpg)
TIA
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That is very cool. Looks like little bubbles. How did you keep your equipment from getting wet?
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That is very cool. Looks like little bubbles. How did you keep your equipment from getting wet?
Actually I did wonder if they'd been using a bubble machine at the top of the crane that I didn't notice at the time, as I was keeping my eye and focus on the people and worrying big time about the rain on my camera.
First of all, I found a bus shelter and stayed inside it (an open fronted one). Then, as I thought I'd better get a different angle, I ran to a building with an overhang (that I shot this pic from), but the rain was coming underneath the angle so I shot a few off then ran back to the bus shelter. I could see that there were other possible angles to explore had it been a dry day, but they were all open to the elements.
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Cool. I've heard, (through my 10 year old daughter who is full of strange information) that raindrops actually look like upside down tears, with the smaller end at the bottom.
Anyway, this is a great shot of the drops.
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Interesting effect. I don't think I've shot rain at that speed. If I've shot it I've been trying for the "stair rod" effect with much lower speeds. 1/800 certainly stopped 'em dead. I assume the "bubbles" are the nearest drops OOF. I like the effect though!
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Nice! It's always interesting when the camera catches the world in a way that we can't normally see it.