no matter the weather

How's the weather where you live? Does a little rain make you cringe? Raindrops make for beautiful images and yes, sometimes soggy cameras. I try to embrace the rain as best I can and usually find myself out in it anyway, with camera in hand and a raincoat with room to stash my gear as needed.

Today share with us your rain drops, cloudy skies, and inclement weather photographs. And in the comments, let us know how you protect your gear from Mother Nature's foul (yet aesthetically pleasing) weather.

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Comments

[kristin]

i love the drama of a storm. though my gear probably does not appreciate how i treat it some days...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/4431998157/

[JEANNE]

Love seeing the recent rain in Texas after a super hot summer and thousands of acres burning along with hundreds of homes. I was definitely out taking pictures, and will post one of them, but was sitting inside of my car during the rain. Never really have my camera out unless it is just a tiny misting, during which I keep my camera under a clothing article. I do have a rainproof pack cover just in case i get stuck somewhere, but try not to have to use it. My nephew ruined a pro Canon in the rain, and has made me very leary. Anyway, here is our recent rain in Texas. Loved the telephone pole position, as I remembered that many people had been praying for rain. http://www.flickr.com/photos/44639636@N07/6161306675/in/photostream/lightbox/

[Becky Sue]

I love the possibility of spectacular or even subtle bokeh.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/6142136211/

I'm usually hovering under and umbrella.

[Tara R.]

While not in the eye of the storm, Tropical Storm Lee made his presence known on the beach near me. Fortunately I had a oversized shirt that I could pull over my camera to shield it from the rain.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifmomsaysok/6130029681

[Sophie]

I agree, rain is beautiful, magical, inspiring. Here's a favourite photo of mine taken after the rain.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sophiebutterfly/4591941499/

[Melinda C]

I took this picture off my balcony. It's the dreary Seattle rain. There is something really beautiful if you look closely enough! =) Living in the Pacific Northwest, and the ever present rain, a camera cover is a must!!

[Melinda C]

Forgot the link... here it is!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64665233@N04/6186274162/in/photostream

[NatsterNat]

I'm a little nervous to take my camera out in the rain, so these ones were taken from my car. I was on the hunt for some bokeh Christmas lights, but I waited too long and the season passed me. I settled for a church, and loved how these turned out...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58861148@N02/6186295044/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58861148@N02/6186302966/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58861148@N02/6186306354/in/photostream/

[Marcie]

I LOVE weather - rain..fog..snow. The more the better:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2011/9/25/small-ripple.html

[Misty]

I'm a bit obsessed with water drops. Here's a few of my favorites, I didn't mess with the colors at all here:
http://mischief-making.blogspot.com/2011/03/tangled-up-in-blue.html

Water drops on flowers:
http://mischief-making.blogspot.com/2011/02/wordless-wednesday_23.html
http://mischief-making.blogspot.com/2011/02/wordless-wednesday.html

[Shawna]

I don't like getting my gear wet. I have a rain cover for my camera, but I usually wait until after the rain to catch my water droplets on flowers:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77974346/red-photography-rain-in-my-heart-8x12

Or I wait until it freezes solid:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/60464956/red-photography-suspended-animation-8x8

[Jennifée]

I'm too nervous of my gear to shoot in the rain much, but I do take my camera out in the winter cold: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifee/5481522715/

[Agnes Fegan]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41462456@N04/6177936678/in/photostream

We've had several rainy days of late so last Friday I drove over to the harbor in Northport to take a few rainy shots. This one was through the car windshield with the rain dripping down ... I also added some textures and used a Lensbaby soft focus optic.

[lifeineden]

This one is a cheat, since I was sitting under a picnic portico
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32837589@N07/6139587971/in/photostream
But here I snuck out during a break in the drops.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32837589@N07/6124626273/in/photostream/

My fancy equipment protector is usually a grocery bag. I haven't yet mastered covering my camera and poking the lens out a hole without having the bag get blown into the field of view. But it does seem to work for light rain.

[Michelle (Mamadunk)]

I haven't played much in the rain with my SLR but did use my iphone recently at my son's soccer game....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29333822@N07/6186040661/

[Heather]

I've never been very successful at capturing rain - although I should try more. But I have been happy with some before and after photos.

Here's a before:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41706676@N00/6186047269/

[WorthIt!]

One of my favorite ways to capture rain is through a window - that way I don't have to worry about my camera getting wet. Here's one a snapped from the car years ago - still love it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52055227@N07/6186736906/in/photostream

[Radish]

I took my photo today. Living in the Northwest, I could do this prompt for 150 days a yearl

www.day2dayradishes.squarespace.com

[Robin Troxell]

love raindrops but I am not very good at photographing them - something to work on for sure!!

[drolwa]

rain came yesterday and then the sun came out creating brilliant jewel splashes in my garden
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25868654@N04/6186283577/in/photostream

[Kathy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sightspecific/6177893537/

I took this photo of a waterspout over lake Michigan this weekend from our balcony. First one I've ever seen. I'm lucky with that I have a front row to some spectacular weather

[joey]

I stayed in the cover of the garage while the rest had at it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19379573@N06/6186988896/in/photostream

[Amy L]

i love to photograph my kids in the rian, we really have a great time.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61758682@N05/6023928278/in/set-72157627127343737

[DebC]

I "protect" my PointAndShoot by shielding it with whatever is handy: coat, upper body, hand, magazine.
http://simplify-daily-life.blogspot.com/2011/04/20110424-easter-and-some-rainy-day.html

[Chelsea]

I love when it rains, I think it creates photography magic! Here is one of my favorites. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chelscham/5366273930/in/photostream

I usually try to use an umbrella, but that can get a little annoying..I don't have a rain cover, but I did read a good resourceful tip once when you have nothing else to use...putting your camera in a plastic shopping bag and cutting a little hole for your lens to pop through...keeping it covered until you take the shot, and when you do, just pop the lens right out of that hole.

[pthurmond1]

This was taken last April when tornadoes tore through the south. This was taken in between storms.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50901045@N02/5670277341/in/photostream/lightbox/

[Michelle Bodamer]

I shot these a little while ago: http://www.michellebodamer.com/blog/2011/9/6/images-of-the-rain-amazing-things-around-us.html, and I'm working on another project related to the rain as well that I will be posting soon.

For me, nothing gets you & your camera through a little rain like plastic and electrical tape. If it is raining (and not pouring) this usually does the trick. If it is pouring & there is lightening... you'll find me inside with some coffee watching TV. ;)

[chris]

I cut a hole in the end/bottom of a ziplock bag, stick the camera in it and secure it at the end of the lens with the lens hood and just have the open or zip end with the camera back showing. My Canon and 135 fit perfectly inside and I can shoot sports in the rain. No rain photos to share...in So Cal can't remember the last time we had rain.

[Gary]

The rain scared all the tourists away from Monticello, making for some interesting photos.

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/3774101_vq3Rfp#668194841_bXGQ4

I usually keep the camera under a jacket until time to shoot. A few drops are usually benign.

[Bonnie]

One thing I love about getting into photography is loving the rain. This one was taken inside so there were no worries about the camera, but when I do take my camera out in the rain, I generally just try not to have it out all that long. Then I dry it off and wrap it in plastic shopping bags and put it in my backpack for the walk home.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjakobsen-martin/5117449563/

[Tati Vice]

It has been hot and dry lately in Houston, TX. Perfect sunset skies.
I grabbed my camera and drove west to take these:
http://comcafeplace.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/sunset-in-the-west/

[Ingrid]

Ah, yes - rain! I do love the little droplets and the chance to create artistic-looking bokeh in the background, but I prefer to keep my camera dry, so most of my rain photos are taken from behind a car window or from inside, like this one, looking out of my bathroom window.

http://indigo2087.blogspot.com/2011/09/rain.html

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[Kiran @ KiranTarun.com]

I don't have the guts to use my gear when it's raining. Perhaps from a distance :D

[ccap]

Love photographing the rain. Love the water droplets. This one is from a safe distance though:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyblue/5996955670/

[Peggy]

A big umbrella or under a jacket.

[cara]

but rain means i can break out these bad boys...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cararosephotos/5551017111/

i had fun rigging an umbrella to sit inside my backpack just high enough to protect me and my camera in the snow this past winter!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cararosephotos/5293987309/in/photostream

[Barbara]

Too rainy to shoot outside tonight, so I parked the van in the garage to capture some raindrops....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50654891@N07/6188024038/

[Jill F]

Love water drop photos!
http://fingerontheshutter.com/

[autumn sun]

i took this one just the other day
http://spreadingwings08.blogspot.com/2011/09/daydreaming-dreamy-sleep.html

[Mommamaynard]

What better to bring people together for amazing conversation then camping through a rain storm. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsmaynard/6188832267/

[diane metz]

I love photographing in the rain, everything looks magical. I usually just keep my Nikon under my jacket or umbrella, works for me...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmetz/5730024600/in/photostream

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[jordan]

i'm an taking up an interest in photography, and it's images like these that are what inspires me to do so. thank you for sharing this beautiful photograph!

[Simplicity Photography]

I love this shot....taken after the rain stopped. I too am a chicken from the weather!!! I don't take my camera out until after...although a photographer friend of mine, takes hers out all the time, and has produced some of her most amazing shots in the rain!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58624600@N05/6078170604/in/photostream

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I don't take my camera out until after...although a photographer friend of mine, takes hers out all the time, and has produced some of her most amazing shots in the rain!!!

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