Baby its Cold Outside

Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ Sigma 70-300 lens)

  • Shot on Aperture priority
  • Focal Length: 300mm
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Exposure: 1/2000s
  • ISO 1000

As part of the experimental aspect of my 366 challenge I fixed the 70-300mm lens onto my camera and roamed about looking for macro subjects to shoot. I had read an article about shooting droplets on a car bonnet but that was a complete failure. With temperatures outside fixed firmly at 7 degrees (Celsius) below zero, any water droplets that might have been present outside were very firmly frozen and the prospect of roaming about outside lost its attraction as soon as I had a whiff of the cold air.

The cold air, however, meant that we had lots of condensation on the windows so I thought I’d apply the techniques to shooting droplets on macro over there instead. I pumped the ISO up significantly because I was shooting handheld and did not want any camera shake. I shot the window at various angles but this shot, with the bleak sky in the background, seemed to work best because it has no distractions.

(#32 of 366 X 2012 project)

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