Rainy days and water droplets

I'm not one of these people that only takes photographs on sunny days and never goes out when it's overcast or raining. Every type of weather offers different photographic opportunities and if you don't take them your really missing out!

I was planning to go back up to the Mourne mountains this weekend to an area around the 'Hares gap' that i haven't explored before, but the weather forecast was not good for the type of landscape images I was after (it was pouring with rain) so I decided to use the the rain to my advantage and grab some water droplet shots from my garden.



It's not often the conditions are favorable for these type of shots as often the rain is accompanied by wind, which can make it near impossible to get a macro shot due to your chosen subject swaying about! What you can do however is manually focus and sway 'in time' with the subject and rattle off a few high speed shots. you might get lucky!

The best way though is to shoot between showers and set the camera up on a tripod. Using the tripod will slow you down enough to compose the image properly without rushing it. You can then also use the 'live view' feature (if available) to ensure your focus is spot on.



try and get something of interest in the reflection of the chosen water droplet. It can be anything from another plant or tree to a landscape. Just ensure that whatever is reflected is in sharp focus.

Bye for now.