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Frozen Fountain
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Frozen Fountain

by Philip Hodgkins

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted February 21, 20158,303 views3 comments
Every few years the fountain in Forsyth Park in Savannah freezes, making a chilly ice sculpture of the various figures and main fountain.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Camera Info
Device: Nikon D7100, tripod
Lens: VR 16-35mm f/4G
Focal Length: 26mm
Focus Mode: AF-C
AF-Area Mode: Dynamic
VR: OFF
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: -0.7EV
Metering: Matrix
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200
76% of full frame
PP in LR 5.7, PSCC 2014, NIK Viveza, TK luminosity masks

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on February 21, 2015 at 7:59 PM
Very nice. I hope this present freeze is not destroying some of the beautiful flowers you photograph and post. Enjoying warm weather in CA, but experiencing a severe drought.
Registered on May 1, 2009, 652 Posts, 762 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 22, 2015 at 7:20 PM
Phil,
this is certainly an interesting image. It makes me shiver. :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 4, 2015 at 3:06 PM
Looks cold! I'm curious as to what's going on with the cyan/blue tree branches in the background--they seem out of key with the general color of the image.

I have a D-7100, too, and I really like it. I did make an interesting discovery while reading the manual. It's called Active D Lighting. You can find the settings in the Shooting Menu. What it does is increase dynamic range in very contrasty scenes. There are different 'levels' of Active D you can choose from. I've done a bit of testing, and it does work. There's more info in the D-7100 review at DPReview.

For scenes like yours, Active D may be helpful--it's worth a look.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments