What do you do when its raining?

kyteflyer · 02-06-2010, 04:09 PM

For days and days, rain, or overcast with a completely featureless sky, rubbish light, and a totally oppressive level of humidity which makes you not want to venture out at all...

What do you do?

GerryL · 02-06-2010, 04:13 PM

If I didn't have to report for work, I'd rather sleep!

fractal · 02-06-2010, 04:36 PM

I'm not sure this question is best suited to Techniques & Styles.

Sounds like a time I once spent in Sth China. Although it wasn't days & days, it was months & months. Head out with your camera and an umbrella.

Otherwise, I found beer, DVDs & air-con to do the trick.

**monochrome** · 02-06-2010, 06:18 PM

Usually I tinker with cameras. Today I installed a Jon Goodman seals & mirror bumper kit on a new-to-me black MESuper.

Das Boot · 02-06-2010, 06:24 PM

I gather all the shit in my house I could care less about... take pictures, and post on eBay to sell. If it sells for more than nothing, it's a good thing.

rhodopsin · 02-06-2010, 06:49 PM

boots, bibs, raincoat, I'm good to go; + camera when it isn't raining.

Parallax · 02-06-2010, 07:50 PM

Originally posted by kyteflyer

For days and days, rain, or overcast with a completely featureless sky, rubbish light, and a totally oppressive level of humidity which makes you not want to venture out at all...

What do you do?

At least you don't have to shovel rain. It has been snowing here for 3 days and predicted to do so for two more. What do we do when its like that? We bitch about it, of course.

The good news is it won't be all that long before we are complaining because its too hot.

reeftool · 02-06-2010, 08:30 PM

Make the best of it. Sounds a lot like our weather around here much of last summer and fall. Spend your free time scrubbing the mold off the siding on the house.

Rupert · 02-06-2010, 08:33 PM

Try to convince myself that the rain will stop and the sun will shine again. Look at photos of sunny days.....drink coffee.....daydream of summer days....
Regards!

mithrandir · 02-06-2010, 09:13 PM

Try 30 inches of snow courtesy of Snowmaggedon 2010.

kyteflyer · 02-06-2010, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by fractal

I'm not sure this question is best suited to Techniques & Styles.

Right. I was referring to how to manage grey weather photography but I guess its been deemed general talk, because I wasn't being clear about it. oh well.

I'll ask again... what do you do (and by that I mean, how do you manage to get some decent outdoors shots when its grey and boring out there)

Gillies · 02-07-2010, 12:55 AM

Those are the kinds of days I plan for waterfall shots.

xjjohnno · 02-07-2010, 03:06 AM

Street side shopping centres can provide some decent pics if there are a few decent puddles on the road. Some of the expressions on pedestrians' faces are priceless when they see that great sheet of water created by cars going through puddles about to drench them.
Also being humid the young ladies are going to be looking quite lovely as their wet clothing clings to them.

flyer · 02-07-2010, 04:50 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

At least you don't have to shovel rain. It has been snowing here for 3 days and predicted to do so for two more. What do we do when its like that? We bitch about it, of course.

The good news is it won't be all that long before we are complaining because its too hot.

I'm glad to see you stopped exporting that stuff our way.

Generally, we are the ones buried in snow, but so far, we hardly got any this winter. It's kind of nice seeing somebody else fighting with it.

The sad part is that a lot of states/cities/peoples aren't equipped to handle the snow.

Good luck to all of you stuck in the white sh!t.

J.Scott · 02-07-2010, 05:22 AM

Originally posted by kyteflyer

Right. I was referring to how to manage grey weather photography but I guess its been deemed general talk, because I wasn't being clear about it. oh well.

I'll ask again... what do you do (and by that I mean, how do you manage to get some decent outdoors shots when its grey and boring out there)

Perhaps you would like to start a new thread with proper focus on your intended topic.

I'll close this one.

02-06-2010, 04:09 PM	#1
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fractal Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,547	I'm not sure this question is best suited to Techniques & Styles. Sounds like a time I once spent in Sth China. Although it wasn't days & days, it was months & months. Head out with your camera and an umbrella. Otherwise, I found beer, DVDs & air-con to do the trick.

02-06-2010, 06:18 PM	#4
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Usually I tinker with cameras. Today I installed a Jon Goodman seals & mirror bumper kit on a new-to-me black MESuper.

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rhodopsin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Deep Forest Posts: 643	boots, bibs, raincoat, I'm good to go; + camera when it isn't raining.

02-06-2010, 07:50 PM	#7
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by kyteflyer For days and days, rain, or overcast with a completely featureless sky, rubbish light, and a totally oppressive level of humidity which makes you not want to venture out at all... What do you do? At least you don't have to shovel rain. It has been snowing here for 3 days and predicted to do so for two more. What do we do when its like that? We bitch about it, of course. The good news is it won't be all that long before we are complaining because its too hot.

02-06-2010, 08:30 PM	#8
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	Make the best of it. Sounds a lot like our weather around here much of last summer and fall. Spend your free time scrubbing the mold off the siding on the house.

02-06-2010, 08:33 PM	#9
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Try to convince myself that the rain will stop and the sun will shine again. Look at photos of sunny days.....drink coffee.....daydream of summer days.... Regards!

02-06-2010, 09:13 PM	#10
mithrandir Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,895	Try 30 inches of snow courtesy of Snowmaggedon 2010.

02-06-2010, 10:35 PM	#11
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444 Original Poster	Originally posted by fractal I'm not sure this question is best suited to Techniques & Styles. Right. I was referring to how to manage grey weather photography but I guess its been deemed general talk, because I wasn't being clear about it. oh well. I'll ask again... what do you do (and by that I mean, how do you manage to get some decent outdoors shots when its grey and boring out there)

02-07-2010, 12:55 AM	#12
Gillies Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal Photos: Gallery Posts: 50	Those are the kinds of days I plan for waterfall shots.

02-07-2010, 03:06 AM	#13
xjjohnno Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,115	Street side shopping centres can provide some decent pics if there are a few decent puddles on the road. Some of the expressions on pedestrians' faces are priceless when they see that great sheet of water created by cars going through puddles about to drench them. Also being humid the young ladies are going to be looking quite lovely as their wet clothing clings to them.

02-07-2010, 04:50 AM	#14
flyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ste-Anne des Plaines, Qc., Canada Posts: 2,013	Originally posted by Parallax At least you don't have to shovel rain. It has been snowing here for 3 days and predicted to do so for two more. What do we do when its like that? We bitch about it, of course. The good news is it won't be all that long before we are complaining because its too hot. I'm glad to see you stopped exporting that stuff our way. Generally, we are the ones buried in snow, but so far, we hardly got any this winter. It's kind of nice seeing somebody else fighting with it. The sad part is that a lot of states/cities/peoples aren't equipped to handle the snow. Good luck to all of you stuck in the white sh!t.

02-07-2010, 05:22 AM	#15
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Originally posted by kyteflyer Right. I was referring to how to manage grey weather photography but I guess its been deemed general talk, because I wasn't being clear about it. oh well. I'll ask again... what do you do (and by that I mean, how do you manage to get some decent outdoors shots when its grey and boring out there) Perhaps you would like to start a new thread with proper focus on your intended topic. I'll close this one.