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Rickst · Oct 20, 2007, 5:45 PM

of rain, it was finally sunny this morning. Caught this shot near St Peter, Mn. DS with 28mm f/2.8

bigdawg · Oct 20, 2007, 6:36 PM

Happy it cleared away for you but folks here would give a lot if that rain would come here... Like the photo too.

Dawg

inneyeseakay · Oct 20, 2007, 6:44 PM

Gorgeous shot! Have you tried using an ND filter and a longer shutter speed? I read somewhere that it will make the reflection more smooth looking...

Nick

bigdawg · Oct 20, 2007, 8:27 PM

inneyeseakay wrote:

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Gorgeous shot! Have you tried using an ND filter and a longer shutter speed? I read somewhere that it will make the reflection more smooth looking...

Nick

An ND on the top part will allow the bottom to be better exposed (lighter) and a polorizer will help if it is at the right angle.

DigitalAddict · Oct 20, 2007, 11:17 PM

It was just beautiful out there today with 72F and dry, i.e. no darn rain. Took the bike for a spin and manage to take some shots.

Got the same problem with blown out sky but I know there is no easy fix without a tripod (bracketing and all).

Here are a few with Sigma 18-125mm mostly at 18mm:

bilybianca · Oct 21, 2007, 2:21 AM

Rickst wrote:

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it was finally sunny this morning. Caught this shot near St Peter, Mn. DS with 28mm f/2.8

I was just waiting for your Autumn colour shot, Rickst. We have a very nicely coloured autumn here too right now, but I can't get anything but boring composition with splendid colours. You made it, though. O master, teach me!:|

Looks like Minnesota is the place to be, yours are also nice AD.

Kjell

mtngal · Oct 21, 2007, 10:27 AM

Lovely colors! Our cottonwoods have finally changed so there's lots of yellow around. Nice, but no where near as lovely as what you have here.

baltochef920 · Oct 21, 2007, 1:36 PM

Rickst wrote:

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of rain, it was finally sunny this morning. Caught this shot near St Peter, Mn. DS with 28mm f/2.8

Rick,

I just drove my motorcycle (2006 Triumph Bonneville) through our local watershed this morning / afternoon..

The water level looks to be down by at least 12-15 feet..

None of the TV or radio stations are saying much about it, but we are definately in a drought situation here in central MD..

I've only needed to mow the grass 4 times so far this year, & trim the barberry hedge once..The norms would be 12-15 times & 3 times..

We sure could use some of your rain around here to replenish the aquifer..

Nice pics, BTW..

Bruce

Rickst · Oct 22, 2007, 8:02 AM

Through July this year, Minnesota was in its second year of drought conditions. Lawns burned up and the corn crop was in serious danger. It was so dry that I didn't swat a mosquito during the summer--unheard of in Minnesota.

Then, it got wierd. Since August 1st, we have had 18.9 inches of rain--the most ever recorded in a three month period here.

Fields that were harvested (corn and soybeans) are re-sprouting. The Minnesota River looks like it usually does in the spring when the snow-melt fills it to the top of its banks.

Many farmers will not get into the fields until the ground freezes...

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Oct 20, 2007, 6:36 PM	#2
bigdawg Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thach Alabama Posts: 14,981	Happy it cleared away for you but folks here would give a lot if that rain would come here... Like the photo too. Dawg

Oct 20, 2007, 6:44 PM	#3
inneyeseakay Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,379	Gorgeous shot! Have you tried using an ND filter and a longer shutter speed? I read somewhere that it will make the reflection more smooth looking... Nick

Oct 20, 2007, 11:17 PM	#5
DigitalAddict Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 373	It was just beautiful out there today with 72F and dry, i.e. no darn rain. Took the bike for a spin and manage to take some shots. Got the same problem with blown out sky but I know there is no easy fix without a tripod (bracketing and all). Here are a few with Sigma 18-125mm mostly at 18mm:

Oct 21, 2007, 10:27 AM	#7
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Lovely colors! Our cottonwoods have finally changed so there's lots of yellow around. Nice, but no where near as lovely as what you have here.

Oct 22, 2007, 8:02 AM	#9
Rickst Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,599	Through July this year, Minnesota was in its second year of drought conditions. Lawns burned up and the corn crop was in serious danger. It was so dry that I didn't swat a mosquito during the summer--unheard of in Minnesota. Then, it got wierd. Since August 1st, we have had 18.9 inches of rain--the most ever recorded in a three month period here. Fields that were harvested (corn and soybeans) are re-sprouting. The Minnesota River looks like it usually does in the spring when the snow-melt fills it to the top of its banks. Many farmers will not get into the fields until the ground freezes...