Photo: Raindrops

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-01-03T23:09:44Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos, with these tags: 4x6-lustre, b&w, beauty, drops, frozen motion, fujifilm finepix a360, portfolio, raindrops, raindrops series, jump to comment form. 76 words.

One of my best photos: raindrops, captured in motion. It took about 70 shots to get this; it’s of water drops falling off the roof of my back porch. The sun came out, so I had light to use a fast shutter speed (1/2000 second).

I sharpened and added contrast to make this perfect.

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Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/2000, F4.71, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2006-06-13T13:34:10-04, 2006-06-13_13h34m10

Download the high-res JPEG or download the source image (Canon Rebel XTi RAW file).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Credit me as Richard X. Thripp and link here.

Raindrops Wallpaper.
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sara at 2011-10-06T15:36:36.
hey the pics are really cool great pics…..:)
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Encre at 2010-10-08T09:52:46.
Gazing at the photo, I couldn’t avoid moving aside for fear of becoming wet :).
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Richard X. Thripp at 2010-10-08T12:06:06.
Thanks; this photo has that effect on people.
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Witney Accountants at 2010-04-21T13:08:37.
Hey Richard! This is one of the bets photos I have ever seen. Feels like the raindrops are going to land on my face with a splash.
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Richard X. Thripp at 2010-10-08T12:06:31.
Glad you liked it, this was a really lucky shot.
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Laurent at 2009-07-07T03:21:15.
Hey Richard!
Really great raindrop pics, I would like to use them for a pdf brochure, of course I will credit you!
Thanks from all the way down here in Mexico City! Cheers
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Richard X. Thripp at 2009-07-15T08:16:36.
Thank you!
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tips at 2009-05-20T10:26:15.
This is a great page. And the contents are really that worth reading. I will add this to my own library
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Richard X. Thripp at 2009-07-15T08:26:38.
Thanks, put it on your desktop!
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A Love for Horses eCards - Joni Solis at 2009-01-11T01:44:40.
just wonderful
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Richard X. Thripp at 2009-01-11T14:27:44.
Thanks Joni!
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Luis Murillo at 2008-07-20T15:14:29.
I find this photo very interesting because of the way the drops of water are. The B&W adds a great mood to the photo.
I must say that the watermark does ruin the photo, IMO, but I understand why people do so and it’s still a great shot.
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Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-20T16:23:17.
Ruins it? Nah, it’s part of the scene. I went back and changed it so it’s a bit less annoying, and using my new short URL, so take a look now. It’s not actually a watermark, because I give away everything as a stock resource, including Raindrops. Just personal branding.
The look of the drops is what struck me right away on my LCD screen; a lot of the photos had mangled and ugly droplets, but not this one. This is really where black and white shines. Thanks for the feedback.
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