Calling of the Spirit - a photo on Flickriver

            It was a gloomy day for a photo shoot at Morris Bridge Park as twilight approached.  Rain was starting to fall even as I arrived, followed by lightning.  While I was getting my camera gear out of my car, the Park Ranger stopped by in his truck and commented, "You're not going out in the rain, are you?"   I replied, "Maybe just a little."  So with umbrella in hand, I trekked out down the trail alongside the creek as the ranger parked at the site in disbelief.  Suddenly, there was a big crash of lightning followed by a howling wind and pouring rain.

I had my 6-stop neutral-density filter with me... not sure why, but it worked out great.  I was able to take long-exposure shots in the pouring rain, making the rain look like silk.  To shield myself and my camera from the rain, I crouched under my oversized umbrella with my camera resting low to the ground on a tripod, .

This shot was a 30-second exposure.  Even with the umbrella, my camera got wet, and a few minutes later, the ND lens had too many water drops on it to be functional, so I removed it and had a clean lens for my later shots at the park, before that lens ALSO got too wet to be functional.

Overall, a very different and adventurous shoot at the nature park, resulting in  some unique shots I was not expecting.  :)

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Taken in: United States / Florida / Tampa (show map)

Taken on: June 13, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/16.0, 30 sec, 35mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Lens:	18-35mm
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 (Windows)
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