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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 105 - Two by Two >> C105 - Exhibition > 9th - tie
Can't Catch the Rain *
by Mary Anne
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17-AUG-2005 Mary Anne

9th - tie
Can't Catch the Rain *
by Mary Anne

Canon PowerShot G3
1/200s f/4.5 at 25.1mm full exif

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ctfchallenge19-Apr-2006 20:42
OK, I've uploaded a larger version of the image. FYI Canon, the trick is finding the right shutter speed and taking the shot from an angle that will allow the rain/water to catch the sun. I can tell you that my model ended up wetter than we had planned before I got what I wanted. (I volunteer at a program that works with women who are transitioning out of jail and drug/alcohol use, and they're the models for a fund-raising calendar that I do the photos for. This one was on the cover.)
--Mary Anne
Guest 19-Apr-2006 11:06
Was it that simple??? DOAHHH!!!!:)))

Set the scene up again and take the shot... This image deserves a larger version!!! If not in this contest maybe in your living room...

:)
~Canoneer
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2006 21:00
Canon, this one was shot against a deeply shaded background on a very bright sunny day. I had to crop a lot out of the image in order to eliminate distracting lighter colored areas, which is the reason the full-sized image is smallish.
--Mary Anne
Guest 17-Apr-2006 08:22
Nice caption! But i would like to see a bit larger version...Maybe it's just me but when i see a beautiful thumbnail i click on it to see a large image not a larger thumbnail...;)

Very artistic and well executed!!!

And a question...I still can't understand how some of you you make the background black...make me a better photographer....!!!!
~Canoneer
ctfchallenge16-Apr-2006 00:40
I like this!! It really turned out great!! shu
Britt 15-Apr-2006 20:33
Very cool Mary Anne :)
ctfchallenge15-Apr-2006 16:44
Thank you all. And Rod's right...a hose and no flash. The flash on the G3 kills the shots.
--Mary Anne
Rod 15-Apr-2006 11:05
Don't be daft David our Mary Anne might use a hose to get a shot but not a bleeding flash:-)
Nice one Mary Anne the lighting is really good.
David15-Apr-2006 08:29
Excellent Mary Anne. Is it really rain or is it from a hose or shower? Not that it matters - I'm just curious - wouldn't have chanced my camera in a downpour like that if it IS rain! :-)

How did you light it? Flash from the G3?
ctfchallenge15-Apr-2006 03:52
This is very nice Mary Anne! Great lighting here not to mention all the other aspects of this image. jano