Tag Archive: frozen motion

Photo: FLY FLY FLY!

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-08-08T05:34:09Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: action, animals, birds, blue, canon rebel xti, ef 28-135mm, fly fly fly, frozen motion, humor, vignetting, 4 Comments. 53 words.

FLY FLY FLY!

This group of three birds is about to become two. The one that is taking off doesn’t like the other birds. So he is going to fly away from his problems. Unlike most humans who run away.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 28-135mm, 1/400, F3.5, 28mm, ISO100, 2009-01-11T14:07:27-05, 20090111-190727rxt

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Photo: Raindrops 3: Chaos in the Rain

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-10T22:10:10Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos, with these tags: b&w, black, canon rebel xti, contrast, drops, efs 18-55mm, frozen motion, raindrops, raindrops 3, raindrops series, white, 0 Comments. 90 words.

Raindrops 3 — a landscape of raindrops

A wide-angle shot of a chaotic storm. The water is rolling off the roof above, which you can see at the top of the frame. I liked the feel of the scene.

I desatured 100% and added contrast with the curves tool, being careful not let the whites clip by watching my histogram. I didn’t mind losing details in the shadows, though.

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Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/2500, F4, 18mm, ISO800, 2007-09-19T14:18:53-04, 2007-09-19_18h18m53

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Photo: Raindrops 2

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-09T18:09:16Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos, with these tags: b&w, black, canon rebel xti, contrast, dark, drops, efs 18-55mm, frozen motion, macro, raindrops, raindrops 2, raindrops series, white, 2 Comments. 109 words.

Raindrops 2 — sharp droplets, captured in motion in black and white

Raindrops coming off the roof of one of our sheds during a storm, with a background of trees and sky. This was one of the first shots I took with my Canon Rebel XTi last year; it’s so much more flexible than a point-and-shoot because you can freeze motion like this even in fairly low light. I like how the swirly drops turned out.

Same editing as Raindrops 1: added contrast and converting to black and white. No spot editing needed, which is always nice.

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Photo: Drops of Life

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-09T17:48:46Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: b&w, black, canon rebel xti, contrast, drops, drops of life, efs 18-55mm, frozen motion, hands, macro, raindrops, silhouettes, white, 4 Comments. 124 words.

Drops of Life — water drops falling off a hand

Raindrops falling off my hand, with the high-contrast black and white effect I love. It’s my hand; I held it up so the rain water would run off it, managing the camera with the other hand (as I’m so good at). Since the sun was behind my, it made my hand a black silhouette. These droplets represent life, because hands and the human touch is the essence of life.

I added a touch of contrast, and removed the little bit of color that was there. This one was great …

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Photo: Flash in the Night

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-01T00:24:59Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: bright, canon rebel xti, contrast, dark, ef 50mm 1:1.4, flash in the night, frozen motion, lightning, night, sky, storm, vignetting, white, 0 Comments. 199 words.

Flash in the Night — a bolt of lightning brightens the dark sky

A bolt of lightning flashes through the dark sky. This was from the storm during my vacation. My grandmother forbade me from going outside ( :neutral: ), so I shot this through the screen window. You can see the pattern of the window on the sky, though it’s out of focus. The blurred spots may have been water drops on the window. I snapped fifty photos, and was lucky enough to get this one as the lightning struck. I put some of my tips …

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Photo: The Fountain

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-06-21T03:48:00Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: beauty, canon rebel xti, drops, ef 50mm 1:1.4, fountains, frozen motion, reflections, the fountain, 0 Comments. 97 words.

The Fountain — water from a man-made fountain, frozen in motion

A coquina-rock fountain out front of the City Hall in Holly Hill, Florida. I used a 1/1600 shutter speed to freeze the water drops. The bright green lawn and yellow rocks matched well. I tried a shot from down low, with the water against the sky, but it was too dark and lifeless. This is certainly more attractive.

Just simple contrast improvements. I cloned out two distracting droplets at the bottom of the frame, and a red stop sign in the background.

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Photo: Crystal Rain

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-04-19T00:52:39Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos, with these tags: 4x6-lustre, beauty, blue, canon rebel xti, crystal rain, drops, efs 18-55mm, frozen motion, macro, raindrops, shallow dof, 4 Comments. 76 words.

Crystal Rain — two blue raindrops suspended in the air

These drops are falling off my roof at my house. It was sunny out but still sprinkling. I got these two drops just as they were falling, with a nice, discreet background. The title is because they look like crystals (they’re shiny and reflective :grin: ).

I added contrast, sharpness, and color, and darkened the edges.

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Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/4000, F5.6, 47mm, ISO400, 2008-04-05T18:20:56-04, 20080405-222056rxt

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Photo: Raindrops

Raindrops — drops of rain in beautiful black and white

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

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