• Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 12:01 p.m.

    David,

    Thanks. Enjoy the rain. ๐Ÿ˜€ In the spring I like to take pictures of flowers in the rain with an umbrella. They look really neat with the rain drops. You might like to try that too. I know it's hard to do that sometimes but the photos come out great.

    We are supposed to have sunny weather where I live for about five more days. It is going to get quite hot too.

  • Members 252 posts
    May 12, 2023, 12:38 p.m.

    ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

    dprevived.com/t/photographing-wildlife-out-in-the-rain/3270/

    p.s.
    Just saw you confirmed the birdspecies, couldnt help you there as like Dunlin I am not familiar with many of the overseas species.

  • Members 252 posts
    May 12, 2023, 1:34 p.m.

    From an evening at the beach on the 15th of July 2007, quite a wonderful time.

    IMG_2190.jpg

    Canon 350D
    Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

    IMG_2190.jpg

    JPG, 793.0ย KB, uploaded by raythentic on May 12, 2023.

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 3:02 p.m.

    Thanks Ray. I do have a book on Oregon birds, so that helps me most of the time.

    For taking pictures of wildlife in the rain, I have done that with a huge umbrella. But it's hard to hold the umbrella and the heavy camera/telephoto lens at the same time. So, if it's just sprinkling lightly, I'll just let them get wet and I have a cloth to wipe them dry (and then get back under my huge umbrella). But most of the time, I'll only take pictures in the rain with my smaller cameras/lenses.

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 3:04 p.m.

    Ray,

    I like your photo at the beach. I have many pictures like that also, where I'll also have silhouettes of people.

  • Foundation 1464 posts
    May 12, 2023, 3:14 p.m.

    Dig,

    I had to read that more than once to get the sense. I presume you meant you like to take pictures of flowers in the rain. The alternative was taking pictures of flowers with an umbrella (rather than a camera!) , which is quite a feat, though you did admit that it is sometimes hard to do!

    Just kidding!

    I dont know whether I really like "quite hot"...

    Best,

    David

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

    David,

    Here's an example of a rose with raindrops. Yes, I took the pictures with a camera, but also holding an umbrella. ๐Ÿ˜€

    ResizedRG50.jpg
    Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 160
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 100 mm
    Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

    By quite hot I meant about 92 degrees Fahrenheit (a little over 33 degrees Centigrade).

    ResizedRG50.jpg

    JPG, 154.7ย KB, uploaded by Digirame on May 12, 2023.

  • Members 643 posts
    May 12, 2023, 4:35 p.m.

    Looks very nice.

  • Foundation 1464 posts
    May 12, 2023, 4:50 p.m.

    That's a lovely picture, Dig. I remember 95ยฐF in southern Indiana, and the only thing I could do in that heat was sit by the pool! 92ยฐF is not that far from it. I tend to start melting about 80ยฐ. Houston gets so hot that you can only go out in the car, and with full a/c drowning the radio. The hottest we have had here this year has been 22ยฐC, but I am sure it will go above 30 later in the year.

    David

  • Members 411 posts
    May 12, 2023, 5:52 p.m.

    Hi Ray,

    Beautiful with the silhouettes.

  • Members 411 posts
    May 12, 2023, 5:55 p.m.

    Hi Digirame,

    That Rose photo is stunning.

  • Members 252 posts
    May 12, 2023, 6:34 p.m.

    I'm still figuring it out but I'm close to finding a solution where you dont need an umbrella at all, will need rain clothing though and in regard to the equipment rain dress those as well, fully waterproof even. I'll get back about it once I'm done experimenting.

    Thanks, perhaps you can share any of those as well, now you got me curious.

  • Members 252 posts
    May 12, 2023, 6:35 p.m.

    Thank you!

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 8:50 p.m.

    Mocha,

    Thanks. I took that photo last June of 2022. We had rain and then the sun popped out. So I got the combination of raindrops and sunshine.

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 8:58 p.m.

    Ray, here's one you might like. I took it in near darkness at ISO12800 and a very slow shutter speed. I don't think I needed F10 for the depth of field, but "it is what it is". ๐Ÿ˜€ I had to brighten it up a little in post.

    ResizedDPR21.jpg
    Model - Canon EOS M50m2
    ExposureTime - 1/2.5 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 12800
    ExposureBiasValue - -1
    FocalLength - 35 mm
    Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

    ResizedDPR21.jpg

    JPG, 194.0ย KB, uploaded by Digirame on May 12, 2023.

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 9:06 p.m.

    Ray, here's another one that was taken at Lake Tahoe, California.

    ResizedDPR22.jpg
    Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 400
    ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
    FocalLength - 85 mm
    Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

    ResizedDPR22.jpg

    JPG, 217.7ย KB, uploaded by Digirame on May 12, 2023.

  • Members 1641 posts
    May 12, 2023, 9:11 p.m.

    Ray,

    And here's one more that was taken at Lake Tahoe, California with silhouettes.
    ResizedDPR23.jpg
    Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 500
    ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
    FocalLength - 19 mm
    Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

    ResizedDPR23.jpg

    JPG, 232.2ย KB, uploaded by Digirame on May 12, 2023.