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Enjoying a Spring Shower
Yesterday afternoon I got caught in some of the hardest rain of the day, at Occoquan Bay NWR. I had stopped by the refuge intent on walking a bit to look for warblers. When I arrived, it was only lightly raining, though that changed quickly. After a short 3 minute walk, my pants were soaked. I returned to my car, slightly defeated and started to head back down the driveway. That's when I noticed two little bumps along the side of the road, which, as I got closer, revealed themselves to be two little Box Turtles, out enjoying the shower. I quickly pulled over and despite the now driving rain, got out once again with my camera, and started trying to snap a few pics. By the end of it all, I came away with a couple shots, this one included, and basically had to drive home in my wind breaker without a shirt underneath, since I needed to wring that out. Here was the result of all that.
Side note: I experimented with Topaz Labs DeNoiseAI for this. It attempts to de-noise the image automatically while retaining subject sharpness. Let me know what you think. I have mixed feelings, but it is interesting.
Canon 5D Mark IV - Canon EF 500mm IS USM II + 1.4x - f/5.6 - 1/1250s
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Enjoying a Spring Shower
Yesterday afternoon I got caught in some of the hardest rain of the day, at Occoquan Bay NWR. I had stopped by the refuge intent on walking a bit to look for warblers. When I arrived, it was only lightly raining, though that changed quickly. After a short 3 minute walk, my pants were soaked. I returned to my car, slightly defeated and started to head back down the driveway. That's when I noticed two little bumps along the side of the road, which, as I got closer, revealed themselves to be two little Box Turtles, out enjoying the shower. I quickly pulled over and despite the now driving rain, got out once again with my camera, and started trying to snap a few pics. By the end of it all, I came away with a couple shots, this one included, and basically had to drive home in my wind breaker without a shirt underneath, since I needed to wring that out. Here was the result of all that.
Side note: I experimented with Topaz Labs DeNoiseAI for this. It attempts to de-noise the image automatically while retaining subject sharpness. Let me know what you think. I have mixed feelings, but it is interesting.
Canon 5D Mark IV - Canon EF 500mm IS USM II + 1.4x - f/5.6 - 1/1250s
Click here for high resolution or prints: