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It started to drizzle just as I arrived at Oakland Lake here in New York City. I have not shot in the rain in a while so I went out and enjoyed the quieter park. The smaller birds had left the trees and bushes near the trail around the lake as there appeared to be a track practice yet the water fowl were undisturbed. As I walked around the lake I took opportunities to take photos of the ducks and then the sun broke through producing some stunning gap light. I tried many locations and angles trying to finds ones that showed the attractive light and rain glowing orange from the setting sun. This image was the most successful at capturing the golden rain.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/600s 640 ISO -1.3 EV

Jan 08, 2023 at 09:50 AM

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Beautiful. Goodonya for getting out in the rain and capturing this keeper. I wonder if a bit more contrast could add drama, but I like it as is.

Jan 08, 2023 at 10:12 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sun Shower at Sunset

Painterly quality to this one Morris!

Jan 08, 2023 at 10:50 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Sun Shower at Sunset

Painterly quality to this one Morris! Suggestions? Crop the out of focus at the bottom.

Jan 08, 2023 at 10:51 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Sun Shower at Sunset

Looks pretty cool!

Jan 08, 2023 at 12:41 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Sun Shower at Sunset

Beautiful color and mood Morris!

Jan 08, 2023 at 01:26 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sun Shower at Sunset

Lovely light and atmosphere Morris.

Jan 08, 2023 at 04:53 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sun Shower at Sunset

very moody and lovely shot, Morris. voted for the mood

Jan 09, 2023 at 01:11 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Sun Shower at Sunset

Jim Dockery wrote:
Beautiful. Goodonya for getting out in the rain and capturing this keeper. I wonder if a bit more contrast could add drama, but I like it as is.

Thank you Jim,
I played with this image quite a bit before choosing this look. I pulled the black point down quite a bit and then raised the mid level to maintain brightness.

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Al Trujillo wrote:
Painterly quality to this one Morris!

Thank you Al,
I agree

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Al Trujillo wrote:
Painterly quality to this one Morris! Suggestions? Crop the out of focus at the bottom.

I also tried this Al. For most images this would be my choice yet have the subject smaller in the frame adds to the feeling of the environment, at least for me

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YEG-Photog wrote:
Looks pretty cool!

Thank you Ken

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MTGFender wrote:
Beautiful color and mood Morris!

Thank you

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sathsy2017 wrote:
Lovely light and atmosphere Morris.

Thank you Sathsy

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kdacharya wrote:
very moody and lovely shot, Morris. voted for the mood

Thank you KD

These moments are so rare I was thrilled I had time to work it. I'm posting another image from this wonderful time.

Morris

Jan 11, 2023 at 08:59 AM


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