The rain in Spain falls mainly in Tacoma, it would seem. Or at least the rain in the Phillipines is falling here, as we continue to get thrashed by La Niña (according to NOAA). The rain came down like tiny bullets today, after another night of window-rattling wind gusts.My walking pace slowed significantly in January, but actually not because of the inclement weather. Instead it's the exigencies of my corporate and teaching responsiblities that have kept me indoors. That will soon change, God willing!
Our Rain-drenched World
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You take some of the neatest pictures I've ever seen! The rain pictures are just awesome. I read in one of your posts about the camera you use. I'm sure my camera is not nearly as good quality as your's (although it's no 'cheapy') but I feel if I had some photography instruction I could do much better! How about coming to Texas and establishing a business of teaching us amateur photographers (and bloggers) the art of using a digital camera? (Ha!)
I enjoy your blog so much! God Bless!
Thanks, Inspited! Because rain is such a big part of our life in the Pacific NW, I've thought a lot this year about how to capture it photographically. Rain presents several challenges to the photographer, one of which is how to keep camera equipment dry in the process. The two photos in this post were taken from the dry warmth of our home through windows. A second challenge for the still photographer is how to capture the motion of a pounding rain. Probably one of the best approaches to capturing rain's action is to photograph its impact on a puddle using high shutter and film speeds (high iso on digital cameras). However, both photos in this post are helped along by Adobe Photoshop. For the top photo, I captured a still of the rain drops through the dining room window, and then ran the photo through Photoshop's radial blur filter (zoom method, amount 10) to restore the sense of motion we perceive with the human eye. The bottom photo of streaming water on our bedroom window (with fir tree out of focus in the background)in similar fashion has its "wetness" enhanced by Photoshop's watercolor filter. In both cases, I was attempting to tweak the digital photos toward what we actually perceive in real life. To anyone reading this comment, let me say that I would welcome other ideas and tips on photographing and artistically capturing rain!
Have missed your postings. I pray that all is well with you and your's. God Bless!
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