any tips on rain photography

[daj]

Anyone got tips on rain photography ... other than the obvios, keep the camera dry.

I have a burning desire to take some pics of rain drops falling and just wondered what the best approach would be.

[akasonny]

An umbrella?

Joking. Actually, I used to have the same interest. I ended up using a very fast lens speed when I wanted to capture the drop falling...along with high-speed film (yea...before digital). Also a tripod was a must to keep the camera steady and remote plunger to activate the shutter. I captured lightening and fireworks the same way. Its not for your average "snapshot taker" cuz everything happens so quickly.

Later I found that I enjoyed another facet of that sort of thing by capturing a new raindrop on a leaf or flower with a slightly out-of-focus backdrop of falling rain.

Now, with digital cams, you can capture three+ frames within milliseconds of one-another and that often helps capture one worth saving.

Good luck

Anyone got tips on rain photography ... other than the obvios, keep the camera dry.

I have a burning desire to take some pics of rain drops falling and just wondered what the best approach would be.

[daj]

i've got the remote shutter release and the tripod so I am good to go I think. This crazy idea developed after capturing dew drops on spiders webs and now I am determined to get some rain drops.