Comments on: 88 — Rain photography

By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:45:35 +0000

Thanks for that comment Avital and thanks for mentioning the polarizing filter — good tip!
Best! Marko

By: Avital

Avital — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:29:45 +0000

Hi, Marko, Another great podcast! I love rain photography and sometimes I've spent hours outside, squatting low with a big umbrella balanced on my shoulder (the handle was held between my knees) to protect my camera. One tip that I wanted to mention is using a polarizing filter, especially if you're photographing a lot of coloured foliage or clouds. The clouds look more dramatic and the foliage colours are really intense. Even though the sun isn't shining, there can be a surprising amount of reflection off wet surfaces like leaves.

By: Glenn (Iguanasan) Euloth

Glenn (Iguanasan) Euloth — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:01:43 +0000

Thanks, Marko. I think you’ve inspired me to not moan about the rain so much. I’m going to try and put some of your suggestions to work as soon as I can get a little bit of rain gear. My biggest problem, I think, was probably feeling uncomfortable without the proper clothes.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:23:08 +0000

Hey thanks a ton for that comment IcecreamMan — much appreciated! Glad I was able to help you pass the time on yr long drives. Hope to see you on the forum!

Thanks to everyone else for the comments as well!

By: IceCreamMan

IceCreamMan — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:00:42 +0000

Marko!

I just wanted to stop by and say a BIG thank you! I recently found myself on two long drives–to and from a friends house. Early on, I tired of music and talk radio, so I Google searched “photography podcast” with my Droid. Lo and behold, your site popped up and I downloaded ten or so podcasts. They made the drive so much better, and I learned a few things as well. I really like your presentation and candor while explaining the easy, or difficult, to understand photography topics. Prior to the second leg of my drive, I downloaded another 15 podcasts and listened for about 6 hours straight. I am excited to join your forum, and hear more podcasts! Thanks!
–IceCreamMan

By: Michael Van der Tol

Michael Van der Tol — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:44:03 +0000

Hi Marko, I listened to this podcast with great interest. Now that I live on Vancouver Island I can expect to be doing plenty of photography in the rain. I haven’t tried a rain sleeve yet, but will definitely look into it. I have on occasion used those plastic bags my newspaper is delivered in; and with a couple of elastics it does the trick. One thing that really comes in handy is being able to change setting on you camera when only looking through the viewfinder. This is true no matter what rain sleeve you are using. Once the bag gets all spotted up with rain, your ability to see the settings via the knobs/dials/LCD gets a whole lot trickier.

Thanks for another great podcast.

By: Shant M

Shant M — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:10:34 +0000

Hey Marko,

Just a few small tip I’ve used before that someay find useful, a shutter speed of about 1/60 tends to yield some good results as far as motion blur of rain drops are concerned. Another (some may find to be obvious) tip is to bring a CP filter with you. Experiment to see the various effects of haze, fog and reflections the CP will make in your exposure.

- Shant

By: Robertv in Edinburgh.

Robertv in Edinburgh. — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:42:11 +0000

I don’t do much photography in the rain as my camera body are not waterproof. I do occasionally go out with a spray bottle to add droplets to macro shots.

Those rain sleeves are handy for random showers when you get caught out, so I always have a cheap Ebay ones with me.

By: Sean G

Sean G — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:18:24 +0000

I love rain photography, especially since it seems to keep so many people inside. It’s a lot of fun to go to a popular spot on a rainy day and have the place almost to yourself.

I don’t use rain sleeves or any of that, I just use a simple umbrella and tripod. Although I can’t work in windy conditions, it’s great for those showery days or when the rain is just coming straight down. I carry a washcloth with me to dry off the errant droplets, but otherwise the umbrella keeps everything dry.

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Great stuff from the podcast as always!