Do raindrops on your lens matter? -- Birds in photography-on-the.net forums

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Dec 09, 2018 19:24 | #1

I went out this afternoon just to find something to aim my camera at. It was super cloudy, rainy, windy- 36 degrees and just plain gloomy. After walking around for 15 minutes looking for movement of some kind, I began to wonder how much rain was on the lens already (forgot about that tiny detail when I left the house).

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Hmmmmmmm- a LOT! I momentarily thought of just leaving- wasn't seeing any birds anyway. Then, what the heck- I've never put it to a test- what could it hurt to try?

Soon I found a couple targets and this is how the shots turned out:

https://www.flickr.com …427/in/dateposted-public/

Oregon Junco

https://www.flickr.com …344/in/dateposted-public/

Mourning dove

High ISO, sloooooooooooooow shutter speed, handheld- I was surprised at how well they came through that mess!

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Dec 09, 2018 19:37 | #2

jnbradley wrote in post #18767711

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Oregon Junco

https://www.flickr.com …427/in/dateposted-public/

Mourning dove

High ISO, sloooooooooooooow shutter speed, handheld- I was surprised at how well they came through that mess!

I think the raindrops made both the birds look the same :-)

Joking aside, I think the links are the same, but it came out surprisingly well.

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