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Info Something different. The subject is quite ordinary I know, but I like very much the way the evening light works on the wet surfaces of the slightly corroded irrigation sprinkler system. And the timing of the 'splash'. Created, uploaded and nominated by Slaunger -- Slaunger (talk) 10:47, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Diliff: You are right, it is not so sharp. It is a handheld telephoto, 131 mm with crop sensor. I opened the aperture as much as my lens allowed (f/5) to get as much light as possible. Still I had to use ISO 500 and a shutter time of 1/250 s. Maybe my hand was not steady enough? I also went easy with sharpening as at ISO 500 I quickly introduce noise when sharpening. I have now tried to do some selective sharpening of the sprinkler system in a new upload. I am not sure, it is really an improvement, but please have a look. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:25, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Digressions about amounts of precipitation in different countries
It does not rain that much in Denmark. In average 712 mm/year, only about 100 mm more than Paris. Typically there are periods with no precipitation over few weeks during the Summer in the growth period, which makes irrigation relevant. I was hoping that I could tease Colin and Diliff by saying it rained much more in London, but that is not true. The average yearly rainfall in London is only 601 mm/year. It actually surprised me, as one always hears it rains a lot in London. -- Slaunger (talk) 20:40, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's actually a bit of a myth that it rains a lot here. It's more that it rains softly and regularly, and even when it's not rainy, it's quite gloomy and overcast. :-) There's more to bad weather than rain. Diliff (talk) 21:36, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The heavy thunderstorms we've had this weekend are more than "soft". But London is a desert compared to the west coast of Scotland. It is a little known fact that the Scottish get a day off work if the sun shines on three consecutive days. -- Colin (talk) 21:58, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
We have some jokes about Brittany. "Do you remember last summer ?" "Last summer ? Oh yes, it was a friday !..." Another one ? "Who told that the weather is bad in Brittany ? The weather is very sunny in Brittany ! Several times a day !". Anyway, this is a picture to be supported, in my opinion.--Jebulon (talk) 22:31, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Confusingly, we had a period of 6 consecutive warm, dry and sunny days in North Yorkshire last year. Our camp site warden told us he had never encountered this before. Still, it’s not the climate I love Yorkshire for --Kreuzschnabel05:22, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Info Something different. The subject is quite ordinary I know, but I like very much the way the evening light works on the wet surfaces of the slightly corroded irrigation sprinkler system. And the timing of the 'splash'. Created, uploaded and nominated by Slaunger -- Slaunger (talk) 10:47, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
Support -- Slaunger (talk) 10:47, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
