100/366 - "The Horse and The Goose"

(F/16, 100mm, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, Canon 5D Mk II)

I have wanted to do a water drop photograph for a while now and today was the day.  It took me about 15 minutes to get the setup the way I wanted it.  Then I took about 90 photographs or so to get the timing and colors I wanted.

As I went through all the photographs rating them to weed out the duds, this one caught my eye.  I saw the shadow behind the column of water immediately and to me it looks like a horse.  As I kept looking at this photograph I noticed that the column of water actually looks like a goose coming up out of the water with its mouth open.  I have other examples that have a better splash or column of water but this one with the unintentional animal shapes is my favorite.  There will be more of this to come now that I know how to do it.

On another note, I will be without internet for a few days so I will not be posting photographs for a few days.  I will be taking photos each day and will get caught up later this week.

Jim loves water drops and sent in a guest post seen below.  I am sure when I do this theme again he will send another guest post.  I love the colors.

72/366 - "Rain Drops"

(F/4, 105mm, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, Canon 5D Mk II)

Today was a rainy day and I worked from home.  I noticed that the rain was making some water splashes on the railing and I hoped to get some "accidental" water splashes.  I took about a dozen shots and on the little display on the camera I didn't think that any turned out.  This particular photograph turned out pretty well after cropping and modifying the color a little bit.

37/366 - "Bokeh Faucet"

(F/1.4, 50mm, 1/80 sec, ISO 200, Canon 7D)

I think the title says it all.  If you don't know what bokeh is then click the link.  This is a faucet in our powder room.  I placed a white piece of paper behind the faucet so it was not lost in the brown paint on the wall.  Add a little water and shoot.