Project 365: Jan 8, 2008

"Raindrops on a window at night"


We're on the back end of a spell of record-breaking warmth here in Chicago. It's currently 37 degrees F and falling. This is likely the last rain we'll see here for a while. It may even change over to snow tonight.

This photo was taken out my office bedroom window with my 50mm prime lens set wide open to f/1.8. The camera is on a tripod, about 8 inches from the window. I turned off all of the lights in the house then used a flashlight to "paint" light onto the window. I increased the blacks and contrast in Photoshop to get rid of some hazy light remnants, and voila. This shot was made with a 10 second exposure.