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Looks Like SPARKS
Feb 24, 2012 20:11:09   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
I know this photo is way too light ---it is right out of the Canon 50D
Does anyone know what the "sparks" are or what caused them?--It is not snow! Second photo I played with and kind of like the effect.
Anyone? I hope this is in the correct section----





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Feb 24, 2012 20:13:27   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
forgot to include-------canon 50D program AE--1/250--AV 14
ISO 500 --Tamron 24m

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Feb 24, 2012 20:13:37   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
It is blowing snow.
If I had used my flash in rear-curtain synch it would look like falling snow, in front curtain it looks like the flakes are taking off back into the sky.

Snow with a flash
Snow with a flash...

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Feb 24, 2012 20:22:12   #
molsonice Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
It looks like snow to me also, and it is in this picture.



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Feb 24, 2012 20:47:08   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
I took 4 in a row from same place and only the first one showed this. thanks for the input

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Feb 24, 2012 20:49:19   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
SENSORLOUPE wrote:
I took 4 in a row from same place and only the first one showed this. thanks for the input


Must have been the only one with your flash on, thats definitely what they are and all are within flash range.

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Feb 24, 2012 21:28:50   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
yes--just checked camera info -- and camera pop-up flash did go off
I knew I didn't have the external on. Thank you MT
Learn something every day

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Feb 25, 2012 09:11:09   #
Falcon Loc: Abilene, Texas
 
SENSORLOUPE wrote:
yes--just checked camera info -- and camera pop-up flash did go off
I knew I didn't have the external on. Thank you MT
Learn something every day


The consensus seems to be that the "sparks" are blowing snow. You mentioned in your initial post that it was NOT snow. If you did not see any snow falling nor blowing at the time it might still have been very tiny ice crystals in the air. We normally would never notice them, but the flash reflected from them.

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Feb 25, 2012 09:26:20   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
thanks----it made the pic interesting anyway to me--
never had that happen before and I do tons of photos
I will be looking for that effect now! thanks again

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Feb 25, 2012 13:30:40   #
frasher101 Loc: Houndsfield N.Y.
 
Dang, I have only seen this a half a dozen times in 60
years. I just can't think of what its called. It's frozen
humidity. When you get a warm, moist southern wind that
blows into friged area the huminity freezes and it leaves these microscopic flakes. On a sunny day they will sparkle. Because of their weight and size they just float around.
I never thought of trying to photograph this phenomenom.

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Feb 25, 2012 16:37:38   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
that's quite an explanation--I love it---Thanks---I may never catch it again

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Feb 25, 2012 17:45:48   #
frasher101 Loc: Houndsfield N.Y.
 
Part 2, you stated in the flash they looked like sparks, I said, on a sunny day they will sparkle. I always seen this happen just before and just after dawn the coldest time of the day. Have you ever gone out early AM and have a light coating of snow on it that when you move around it, it just sort of fluffs around, well you found some. Have fun. Paul

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Feb 25, 2012 20:08:40   #
SENSORLOUPE
 
yes---this was early morning around 7 after the snow storm
thanks --for your interest--something new to capture!!

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