It's Not the Heat . . .

Gallery: FloraPosted August 10, 2013156 views8 comments

. . it's the humidity

Sony A77
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/125 @ f8

Early morning a couple of days ago I spotted this last of our daylilies to bloom in 2013. Hustled in to get the camera but forgot that it had spent the night in air conditioned comfort while the humidity was somewhere near 105%. The lens kept fogging over and I kept wiping it off but I also liked the effect of shooting through the "fog". All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on August 10, 2013 at 9:59 PM

I like it. Good example of effects of humidity. 105!!! Makes me even happier that I live in the Pacific Northwest.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on August 11, 2013 at 5:32 AM

What a spectacular effect the fog on your lens gives to the image, Bill! I like it, it is different.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on August 11, 2013 at 10:45 AM

Bill, a very happy accident. The very novel treatment is effective & I particularly like the effect on the droplets. I would wonder about more space top & bottom.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 11, 2013 at 10:57 AM

I have the same problem sometimes but for us it is coming out of a warm house into -40 !! I'll take -40 over 105 humidity !!! Lovely natural filter on this shot Bill !

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 11, 2013 at 2:22 PM

I really like the effect it had on your shot, Bill. The sharpness still shows through the misty appearance. Lovely light and color as well. Wonderful image!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 11, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Bill - I was once rewarded the same way. Foggy Front element can sometimes create really works of Art.

Love this highly creative rendition of the Daylily. Initially I thought this might be a cram but was pleasantly surprised !

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 11, 2013 at 10:54 PM

Hi Bill

It's remarkable what mist can do to colors. you have acheived a very creative scene