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John Hadden Photography

Photography of the Natural World

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Three

Three chilly drops on an iris leaf
Three chilly drops on an iris leaf

Three shimmering drops of rain line up along an iris leaf.

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/16, 1/200″ exposure.

Cellophane flow

Water over rocks like cellophane
Water over rocks like cellophane

The right shutter speed and light angle combine to make flowing water look like cellophane molded over rocks.

Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 200, f/9, 1/10″ exposure.

Beads

Tiny dew drops cling to a spider's web in the grass.
Tiny dew drops cling to a spider’s web in the grass.

These tiny beads of dew were clinging to a low-slung spider’s web in the grass by the pond. I’d say the largest drops were smaller than half-a-millimeter.

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/16, 1/160″ exposure.

Light Scribbles

Reflected sunlight creates doodles in flowing water
Reflected sunlight creates dancing scribbles on flowing water

The first time I stumbled upon this phenomenon of light scribbles in falling water, I was hooked. The key is finding spots on the water that are getting direct sunlight. A polarizing filter and slow shutter speed do the trick to capture some fanciful scribbles…

Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 400, f/18, 1/8″ exposure.

Hung up

Leaves hung up on branches in Fargo Brook
Leaves hung up on branches in Fargo Brook

Colorful leaves get hung up on sticks and branches in Fargo Brook.

Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 40mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 1000, f/9, 1/8″ exposure.

Suspension

A solitary dew drop
A solitary dew drop

A solitary dew drop clings to the end of a blade of grass.

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 400, f/8, 1/400″ exposure

Bending

Wind whips grasses along the Lamoille River
Wind whips grasses along the Lamoille River

Grasses bend to the wind along the Lamoille River in Jeffersonville, Vermont

On deck

A bluebird day on Lake Champlain
A bluebird day on Lake Champlain

Crossing Lake Champlain on the Burlington to Port Kent ferry.

Sony RX100 III, ISO 125, f/11, 1/160″ exposure

Curl

Raindrops cling to vetch
Raindrops cling to vetch

Shooting in the rain has its challenges and its rewards. Here raindrops cling to a curling vetch vine.

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/4.2, 1/320″ exposure

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