Summer Showers

 
Hello Everyone,

Here's another fun image from Kelly's English Garden. I guess I should backup a bit and give you a little background here. For 18 years now Kelly has been growing an English Garden in our backyard. She has so many different flowers planted it is constantly changing to match what's blooming at the moment. I should also mention that my son and I built a nice little fish and frog pond with a soothing waterfall in the back corner of the garden. It's a nice sanctuary without leaving home.

As the title implies one would think I made this image during a soft summer rain shower. Well that's not really the case here. I actually setup my tripod and grab the garden hose and sprinkled away. It's an easy shot to pull off plus its fun getting it just right.

First you need a few flowers that are back-lit. Then aim your camera towards the light source without actually including the source in the frame. Then grab your hose set it to sprinkle and water the flowers. Be careful not to water your camera as this might be unpleasant for the electronics. I've noticed that you can capture the streaks with a shutter speed ranging anywhere from 1/30 to 1/250 of a second with 1/30 being very subtle and 1/250 making the streaks more pronounced.

Give it a try and have some fun!

Best of Light,

Ed

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