![]() The photo on the right shows the complete setup and the photo on the left shows the plastic clamped to the electric fence post. I experimented with a variety of combinations of aperture settings, placements of the plastic and distance between the camera and the plastic. ![]() I then focused on the raindrops blurring the flowers in the background. I set the camera at manual focus and opened the aperture to created a small depth of field. I then sprayed the plastic with enough spray to create the look I wanted. I placed the plastic setup a few feet in front of the flowers. If you can find a combination of flowers with multiple colors it makes for an interesting photograph. I have a variety of wildflowers booming in my small prairie area around the house. ![]() At this point in time the colors were rather limited but I decided flowers would be a good subject. I started looking around my yard for subject that might make good photos and have some color. Hence the suggestion for using a paint brush and having a paper towel handy. I initially used my fingers but that got messy in a hurry and I ended up with some glycerin on my camera. This allowed me to create different effects on the plastic. I used the small paint brush drag over the glycerin/water on the plastic. You can change the combination to create different effects. A mixture of 1/4 glycerin and 3/4 water sprayed on plastic creates nice rain water droplets. The more glycerin the thicker the mixture on the glass. The amount of glycerin you use will depend upon the effect you want to create. I mixed some glycerin with water in my small spray bottle. With all of my supplies in hand I decided to give it a try. Paper towels – I kept some paper towels handy to clean up the mess and I used them to handle the plastic/glass so I didn’t get finger prints on it.Ĭamera Gear – I used my Nikon D80s Digital SLR and my Tamron 28-300mm lens as well as my Sigma 150mm macro lens. I did this occasionally to create different patterns. ![]() Small Paint Brush – Used a small 1 1/2 inch paint brush to occasionally brush the water glycerin combination once it was sprayed on the plastic/glass. You can also purchase a small spray bottle at your local Walmart. Small Spray Bottle – I found an old medicine spray bottle that was just about empty so I used that. Since I was going to be shooting in my local prairie area this would allow me to easily move it around and easily adjust the height of the plastic.Ĭlamps – I also needed something to hold the plastic/glass to the fence post so I grabbed a couple of plastic spring clamps from my shop. The big advantage of them is that they have spike and step-in flange at one end so they are easy to stick into the ground. I typically use these to hold props for my bird photography so they were handy. I looked around and came up with an electric fence post which was light, had a flat surface to hold the plastic/glass and was easily transportable. Post – I needed something to attach the plastic/glass to. When added to water the glycerin provides greater viscosity so the water adheres to the plastic/glass and keeps its shape.ĭistilled Water – I wanted some water without contaminants, we have very hard water, so I used some of my wife’s distilled water. Glycerin -I stopped at my local pharmacy and purchased a small bottle of glycerin. The plastic can be purchased at a local box store. For the plastic I had a small piece of sheet plastic left over from repairing my bird feeder. For the glass I removed the glass from an old picture frame. For this I already had some things around the house. I decided it might be fun to try and create some raindrops on a small piece of plastic/glass that I could attach to something and move it around the farm where I could find a variety of subjects.Īfter some thought and a little experimentation I came up with a list of supplies that you will need.Ĭlear Plastic or a small piece of glass – I needed something to simulate the window glass. Unfortunately there just aren’t that many things I can photograph through the windows and it is dependent upon the rain hitting the window just right. That got me to thinking that it might be fun to photograph other things using the raindrops on plastic/glass. The photo on the right is a fence post taken through my front window after the rainstorm. I had a very limited subject selection from my front window. As things began to clear a bit I decided to try some art photography using the raindrops as a focal point with the subject blurred in the background. I had my camera setup so I could photograph birds out of my front window but wasn’t able to do so because of the heavy rain pounding against the window. This past week we had some really heavy rains.
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