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bobbert · Jun 4, 2012, 2:41 PM

I love what MTNGAL did showing the rain (or was it snow) and the elk... so here is my attempt to show actual precipitation. This is harder than it looks!

pj1974 · Jun 4, 2012, 6:03 PM

Fantastic image, Bobbert

I agree with you - that capturing actual rain / precipitation IS harder than it looks!

You've done extremely well with this photo, a powerful image with autumn colours, rain drops (particularly back lit against the shadows, is good) - and brightness too (which is often absent in 'rain' photos!)

I like it... very much. I think this is one of the best true 'weather' photos I've seen in this challenge yet! Well done.

Paul

bobbert · Jun 4, 2012, 8:11 PM

Wow... Thank you!

mtngal · Jun 5, 2012, 10:23 PM

I agree, this is VERY nice! And it can be challenging to capture rain. Snow is fairly easy (that's what I was shooting through on the elk picture).

vsch1 · Jun 6, 2012, 10:01 AM

Really very well done. The use of natural light to capture the rain is perfect. Looks like there should be a rainbow somewhere.

calr · Jun 6, 2012, 3:34 PM

You need a really fast shutter speed to stop the motion of the raindrops but too fast a shutter may actually make the rain hard to see.

Cal

bobbert · Jun 6, 2012, 7:12 PM

1/125 sec, f4.

onlooker · Jun 7, 2012, 9:40 PM

Perfect composition bobbert.

Bernice

wave01 · Jun 8, 2012, 2:58 AM

what a nice shoot really like it

Jun 4, 2012, 2:41 PM	#1
bobbert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 600	Weather - spring shower I love what MTNGAL did showing the rain (or was it snow) and the elk... so here is my attempt to show actual precipitation. This is harder than it looks! Last edited by bobbert; Jun 4, 2012 at 9:54 PM.

Jun 7, 2012, 9:40 PM	#8
onlooker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia Posts: 660	Perfect composition bobbert. Bernice __________________ Bernice Olympus SP590 UZ, TCON-17, MCON-40 Mark Nikon D 5100

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Jun 4, 2012, 6:03 PM	#2
pj1974 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 2,917	Fantastic image, Bobbert I agree with you - that capturing actual rain / precipitation IS harder than it looks! You've done extremely well with this photo, a powerful image with autumn colours, rain drops (particularly back lit against the shadows, is good) - and brightness too (which is often absent in 'rain' photos!) I like it... very much. I think this is one of the best true 'weather' photos I've seen in this challenge yet! Well done. Paul

Jun 4, 2012, 8:11 PM	#3
bobbert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 600	Wow... Thank you!

Jun 5, 2012, 10:23 PM	#4
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	I agree, this is VERY nice! And it can be challenging to capture rain. Snow is fairly easy (that's what I was shooting through on the elk picture).

Jun 6, 2012, 10:01 AM	#5
vsch1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,885	Really very well done. The use of natural light to capture the rain is perfect. Looks like there should be a rainbow somewhere.

Jun 6, 2012, 3:34 PM	#6
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	You need a really fast shutter speed to stop the motion of the raindrops but too fast a shutter may actually make the rain hard to see. Cal

Jun 6, 2012, 7:12 PM	#7
bobbert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 600	1/125 sec, f4.

Jun 8, 2012, 2:58 AM	#9
wave01 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North West England Posts: 1,750	what a nice shoot really like it