Comments on: Learning to like the rain http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/ Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andreas Manessinger http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29196 Andreas Manessinger Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:52:09 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29196 There's more to rain than that. Well, photographing daily, especially when days grow preciously short, you'd better love rain and night, and that indeed is a wonderful combination. Sure, for a few days the foliage gives you gorgeous colors even in flat light, and with a polarizer you are king, but as soon as the leaves are down, night time's the right time. Colorful city lights and wet streets, oh dear, you can really work magic with that :) There’s more to rain than that. Well, photographing daily, especially when days grow preciously short, you’d better love rain and night, and that indeed is a wonderful combination. Sure, for a few days the foliage gives you gorgeous colors even in flat light, and with a polarizer you are king, but as soon as the leaves are down, night time’s the right time. Colorful city lights and wet streets, oh dear, you can really work magic with that :)

]]> By: Anita Jesse http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29171 Anita Jesse Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:29 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29171 Those fall colors are enough to drive me crazy. Just a little more than we see here. Then you have to wave around that filter and Paul piles on. Gee whiz. I think I'll go pout now. ;) Colors and filters aside, a great deal of my enthusiasm is reserved for the way you show these colors in their context and provide a flavor of tone and place that makes the photos even more delightful. Those fall colors are enough to drive me crazy. Just a little more than we see here. Then you have to wave around that filter and Paul piles on. Gee whiz. I think I’ll go pout now. ;)

Colors and filters aside, a great deal of my enthusiasm is reserved for the way you show these colors in their context and provide a flavor of tone and place that makes the photos even more delightful.

]]> By: Paul http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29155 Paul Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:52:20 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29155 I finally got to see some fall colors this weekend! Of course, in Charleston, you get to see rare glimpses of color because pine trees and palmetto trees don't change colors. I rather like those rain soaked saturated colors. I have one of those LB polarizers as well. I think that I need to put it on a go out and shoot for a bit. Thanks for the reminder! Lovely shots, Earl. I finally got to see some fall colors this weekend! Of course, in Charleston, you get to see rare glimpses of color because pine trees and palmetto trees don’t change colors. I rather like those rain soaked saturated colors. I have one of those LB polarizers as well. I think that I need to put it on a go out and shoot for a bit. Thanks for the reminder!

Lovely shots, Earl.

]]> By: Earl http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29154 Earl Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:46:12 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29154 <a href='#comment-29149' rel="nofollow">@Drew Fulton</a> - Oh. I didn't say it was easy taking that first step out on a wet rainy day...it's just that I'm finding I enjoy the experience and results once I do "force" myself to go. Yes, knowing you can shoot at ISO 1600 with little compromise is really nice. So when are you going to get a D3X? :-) <a href='#comment-29150' rel="nofollow">@Steve Skinner</a> - When younger I lived in Vermont for a while. While the colors here are very good this year I don't believe they're up to Vermont autumn standards...or maybe that's just a younger mans memories. :-) <a href='#comment-29151' rel="nofollow">@Mark</a> - The rain I enjoy, but add that type of wind and I think I'd watching it from home with a nice cup of coffee. I'm glad it's been calm enough here for many/most of the turning leaves to still be on the trees. @Drew Fulton – Oh. I didn’t say it was easy taking that first step out on a wet rainy day…it’s just that I’m finding I enjoy the experience and results once I do “force” myself to go. Yes, knowing you can shoot at ISO 1600 with little compromise is really nice. So when are you going to get a D3X? :-)

@Steve Skinner – When younger I lived in Vermont for a while. While the colors here are very good this year I don’t believe they’re up to Vermont autumn standards…or maybe that’s just a younger mans memories. :-)

@Mark – The rain I enjoy, but add that type of wind and I think I’d watching it from home with a nice cup of coffee. I’m glad it’s been calm enough here for many/most of the turning leaves to still be on the trees.

]]> By: Mark http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29151 Mark Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:01:14 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29151 Rain is wonderful for bringing out color - but not so good for me lately as it was accompanied with a 20 mph wind and blew a lot of the leaves down. :-( Polarizers do work wonders with fall colors - especially with wet leaves. Rain is wonderful for bringing out color – but not so good for me lately as it was accompanied with a 20 mph wind and blew a lot of the leaves down. :-(

Polarizers do work wonders with fall colors – especially with wet leaves.

]]> By: Steve Skinner http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29150 Steve Skinner Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:32:54 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29150 Great foliage images! I was raised in New England and this is really the only time of the year that I miss the area. In coastal Oregon, the range of fall colors is not as great. Great foliage images! I was raised in New England and this is really the only time of the year that I miss the area. In coastal Oregon, the range of fall colors is not as great.

]]> By: Drew Fulton http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-29149 Drew Fulton Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:28:24 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/10/24/learning-to-like-the-rain/#comment-29149 Nice work. I often struggle to get out there and photograph on a wet rainy day. Having the ability to go that high with the ISO sure helps! I love it in my D3. Drew Nice work. I often struggle to get out there and photograph on a wet rainy day. Having the ability to go that high with the ISO sure helps! I love it in my D3.

Drew

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