I have a new camera. I replaced my Canon SX40HS with a newly released SX50HS…longer zoom (50x, 24mm to 1200mm equivalent, faster focus, etc). It came on Wednesday and it has rained non-stop ever since. Still I had to brave the drips to take at least a few shots around the yard. This is a shot at 1200mm from about 8 feet away. ISO 800. Not bad at all.

I like the total wet look, the depth of the color, and the extreme bokah.

f6.5 @ 1/100th. Program with iContrast and – 1 /3EV exposure compensation. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.