Reflections in a Water Drop

Not really sure where to put this, but I thought it was an interesting display. A foggy day, I took a walk and along the way snapped a couple of shots of water droplets on tree branches. The light was pretty poor, it's rainy and foggy here, temp about 45'. This was the 6D and 24-105 lens. I resized the original RAW shot to 1024x682, and then cropped the original down to 1024x682, and then took a ZOOM of the original even closer. What I thought was interesting was the water drop. You can actually see the tree branches in the REFRACTION. Taken from about a foot away, this probably doesn't prove much other than the almost unbelievable resolving power of today's DSLRs. But for anyone who thinks the 6D has a poor AF system, you might want to re-think that stance. Handheld, f/6.3, 1/125th, ISO 100, Auto WB, no other P/P

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nice

For an "indoor" take on the technique go to http://edkphoto.wordpr​ess.com …/12/water-drops-on-glass/.

Regarding AF, that raindrop actually provides a pretty easy AF target, due to the concentrated contrast in the droplet.

Dew and rain drops make for great photographic subjects!

Also, it's not really a reflection. It's actually refraction. The drop is acting like a small lens and you are seeing what is on the other side of the drop of water.

Although i agree with you that the 6d probably doesnt have as bad a AF system as most say, to really test the AF system you would need to shoot fast moving subjects, and then do so using a focus point other than the middle.

But if you dont plan to regularly shoot fast moving objects with focus points other than the middle, then the 6d seems like a wonderful camera. And im sure the AF is plenty good for what most of us are after.

vertigo235 wrote in post #15600361
Also, it's not really a reflection. It's actually refraction. The drop is acting like a small lens and you are seeing what is on the other side of the drop of water.

Just my luck - an optical scientist..

vertigo235 wrote in post #15600361
Also, it's not really a reflection. It's actually refraction. The drop is acting like a small lens and you are seeing what is on the other side of the drop of water.

+1...Good catch.

vertigo235 wrote in post #15600361
Also, it's not really a reflection. It's actually refraction. The drop is acting like a small lens and you are seeing what is on the other side of the drop of water.

100% true. I was going to bring that up earlier but decided not to for some reason.

JimmyJam wrote in post #15600486
Just my luck - an optical scientist..

Common mistake, just wanted to share

Now if I had that drop inside a room of mirrors shot at f22, I would have a diffracted refracted reflection.

In the interests of accuracy, I've adjusted the title and text. It's all good.

Nice

JimmyJam wrote in post #15601215
In the interests of accuracy, I've adjusted the title and text. It's all good.

You could contact the forum staff and ask them to change the actual title of the thread. What's changed now is simply the title shown on the first post.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #15601096
Now if I had that drop inside a room of mirrors shot at f22, I would have a diffracted refracted reflection.

Now that's really bending light.