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morris
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p.1 #1 · Rainy Day


I was feeling some cabin fever so I headed out in the rain to Oakland Lake.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris





1) Northern Shoveler

  X-H2S    XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens    500mm    f/5.6    1/550s    1600 ISO    -1.3 EV  







2) Ring-billed Gull and Mallard

  X-H2S    XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens    500mm    f/5.6    1/1900s    1600 ISO    -0.7 EV  







3) Ring-billed Gull with Willow tree in the background

  X-H2S    XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens    500mm    f/5.6    1/500s    1600 ISO    0.0 EV  




Mar 07, 2026 at 08:05 AM
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p.1 #2 · Rainy Day


I know the feeling Morris. Kind of nice in a light rain. Good for you.

John



Mar 07, 2026 at 09:10 AM
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p.1 #3 · Rainy Day


Out playing in the rain just like a child
I have seen enough of your images to place that Willow tree in my mind of where you were shooting from
#2 comes together nicely with the elements of the partial Willow tree and the two contrasting subjects, just makes for a good comp IMO

Gull in the rain, a touch of greenery adds to the cool tones of the rainy day. I'd say you made the most out of it this day Morris.
Karl



Mar 07, 2026 at 03:51 PM
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p.1 #4 · Rainy Day


I really like the last gull shot. When I go out in the rain all I get is wet glasses.


Mar 07, 2026 at 06:35 PM
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p.1 #5 · Rainy Day


johnohio wrote:
I know the feeling Morris. Kind of nice in a light rain. Good for you.

John


Thank you John

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Karl Witt wrote:
Out playing in the rain just like a child
I have seen enough of your images to place that Willow tree in my mind of where you were shooting from
#2 comes together nicely with the elements of the partial Willow tree and the two contrasting subjects, just makes for a good comp IMO

Gull in the rain, a touch of greenery adds to the cool tones of the rainy day. I'd say you made the most out of it this day Morris.
Karl


Thank you Karl,

I don't know if this will help your visualization, there are 3 Willow trees left at Oakland Lake. Two on the north side and one of the south and fallen over yet still alive. That's the one in these images taken from the east end. The second captured the the varying looks of the park and the mood of the day. I chose to leave the noise in that image as it added to the wet mood. In the last I sharpened and denoised the background to bring out the raindrops.

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Bob Kane wrote:
I really like the last gull shot. When I go out in the rain all I get is wet glasses.


Thank you Bob,

I think people forget that you can create nice images with common birds as the subject

Morris



Mar 09, 2026 at 07:08 AM







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