In the Field

Refractions on a Foggy Forest. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. June 29, 2005.

Like many photographers, I like to isolate flowers and plants from their background using selective focus and a shallow depth of field. I was out "looking for images" shortly after a rainshower when I saw the raindrop and droplets on this Buffaloberry berry (no no thats thats not not wrong wrong - the plant itself is called a Buffaloberry - not a Buffalo!). Ironically, I had been looking at it and considering various photographic angles for several minutes before I even noticed the refracted scene in the raindrop! The sky (complete with billowy clouds), mountains, and confer trees were all visible in the refraction, albeit in a reversed form!

Once I noticed the refracted scene the image wasn't that difficult to capture. I have to admit that focus was EXCEPTIONALLY tricky on this image, and I ended up using an aperture considerably smaller (to ensure adequate depth of field) than I normally do when shooting flowers and plants.

Behind the Camera

Refractions on a Foggy Forest. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. June 29, 2005.

Digital Capture; Compressed RAW (NEF) format; ISO 100.

Nikon D2X with Nikon AF Micro 200 mm f/4 ED lens (300 mm equivalent with digital conversion factor) supported on Gitzo G2220 Explorer tripod with Really Right Stuff BH-55 ballhead.

1/90s @ f11; -1.0 stop compensation from matrix-metered exposure setting.

At the Computer

Refractions on a Foggy Forest. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. June 29, 2005.

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Conservation

Refractions on a Foggy Forest. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. June 29, 2005.

Ten percent of the selling price of this image (Limited Edition Print or Stock) will be donated to Wildsight.

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