Damien Demolder
Tharg the Mighty
Reged: 22/08/2001
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Loc: Essex born and badly-bred
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Do you take pictures in the rain, or does it need to be a sunny looking day for you to take your camera out? Traditionally a blue sky with fluffy clouds is said to be a great day for making pictures, but aren't rainy days just as good?
Let us know what you think by taking part in this week's poll. Go to the HOME PAGE to vote.
Thanks for taking part
damien
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Woolliscroft
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Reged: 23/08/2005
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The wording of the question is a bit odd, it reads as if we are being asked if we take out our cameras whenever it rains, which I don't, but yes I often take pictures in the rain.
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Zou
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/02/2007
Posts: 2154
Loc: Edinburgh
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Yes, I just make sure I use a hood and shelter the camera as much as possible.
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Damien Demolder
Tharg the Mighty
Reged: 22/08/2001
Posts: 1055
Loc: Essex born and badly-bred
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The wording of the question is a bit odd, it reads as if we are being asked if we take out our cameras whenever it rains, which I don't, but yes I often take pictures in the rain.
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I don't mean do you nip out as soon as it starts raining - but, does the rain put you off taking pictures?
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Zou
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Reged: 05/02/2007
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Loc: Edinburgh
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The wording of the question is a bit odd, it reads as if we are being asked if we take out our cameras whenever it rains, which I don't, but yes I often take pictures in the rain.
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I don't mean do you nip out as soon as it starts raining - but, does the rain put you off taking pictures?
Is that the question?! That reverses the answers!
Can the hamster run backwards?  
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Roger_Provins
Made-it Man
Reged: 22/10/2005
Posts: 3222
Loc: Gloucester, UK
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No, rain doesn't put me off - it's pouring at the moment and the Ev is about 9 but I've just been out taking some photos 
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john_g
Pooh-bah Hoo-ha
Reged: 09/05/2007
Posts: 2540
Loc: Surrey
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I guess there will be an influx of votes by people who use their cameras in the rain when those on today's London trip return. The next theme in my club's mono competition is 'rain', so I'm sorry I've had to miss the outing.
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John
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Wheelman
Reged: 23/11/2002
Posts: 852
Loc: Kent/Sussex border
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Does this answer the question?
Taken at a rather damp sprint at North Weald. They don't usually stop racing when its raining so I don't stop taking pics. Sometimes the rooster tails from the tyres can make a much more interesting shot
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Colin
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 5268
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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Traditionally a blue sky with fluffy clouds is said to be a great day for making pictures, but aren't rainy days just as good?
Hmm. For landscape work I don't really like a "blue sky with fluffy clouds", I do however like the quality of light about 3/4 hour either side of sunrise or sunset. For botanical recording photos a high thin overcast is best. Rain or a very strong wind is a deterrent to me; I'd usually carry a compact in those conditions, and very likely wouldn't use it. I think it's just that I find it hard to see "photos" when I'm uncomfortable!
As for poor light - I had the shutter of my Canon EOS 5D open for about 5 minutes in near pitch darkness last night... sky was clear in between showers (all day) and rain moving in (around midnight).
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bdr2
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Reged: 12/03/2007
Posts: 137
Loc: Hampshire
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Another poll slightly open to interpretation. I rarely take my camera out if I know it's going to be raining all day unless I have a specific shot in mind and I voted no on that basis. However, if I'm out with my camera I don't normally stop shooting just because the weather has turned inclement.
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Claire
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LargeFormat
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Reged: 24/10/2006
Posts: 1213
Loc: Buckinghamshire and Cumbria
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If it's raining I might have a compact but I won't have gone out specifically to take photographs. I can't cope with real rain particularly if using a large format camera. On the other hand I certainly seek out mists and heavy skys for landscapes.
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Ellie527
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Reged: 09/01/2007
Posts: 558
Loc: near the Hampshire coast
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I voted no because I probably wouldn't choose to take my camera out on a rainy day, unless it was an important occasion.
If it starts raining when I'm out then I take care not to let camera and/or lens get too wet and just carry on. Dry it in the airing cupboard afterwards.
I've got some silica gel sachets in camera and lens bags, don't know if they would do much good, but at least it makes me feel as if I'm prepared.
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Clodhopper
Manyana
Reged: 04/04/2007
Posts: 449
Loc: Norfolk 'n good
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I voted No because for the last few weeks I haven't had time to take my camera out on any days, rain or shine 
Can't really describe it as rain here in Norfolk though, more a monumental deluge of biblical proportions, the river is already over the bank & the horses are up to their armpits in mud... and it's still raining... 
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IvorETower
Little Buttercup
Reged: 15/11/2006
Posts: 1789
Loc: Camberley, Surrey
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The poll title is something like "do you take your camera out on a rainy day?" ..... so I do (more on the offchance that it will stop raining, rather than because I hope to take a shot in the rain)
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mike_j
nobbut a beginner
Reged: 23/08/2005
Posts: 1387
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I guess there will be an influx of votes by people who use their cameras in the rain when those on today's London trip return.
You're dead right there. I'm going to look out for an underwater housing before the next AP trip.
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APchris
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/05/2006
Posts: 1670
Loc: Lincolnshire
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I've gone for 'yes' because my camera goes everywhere with me rain or shine. Taking pics in the rain is a different matter - I would if a photo oportunity arose whilst I was out but I can't remember thinking "Oooh it's raining, I'll go out and take some pics" 
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john_g
Pooh-bah Hoo-ha
Reged: 09/05/2007
Posts: 2540
Loc: Surrey
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Knowing that my Samsung GX-10 is weatherproof has made me quite blasé about using it the rain, even though I have to keep an eye on the lens, which isn't protected. The lighting is often pretty flat but I'm finding that there are lots of opportunities for taking pictures that reflect the weather.
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John
Who could suppose that angels move the stars, or be so superstitious as to suppose that because one cannot see one's soul at the end of a microscope, it does not exist?
R.D.Laing The Politics Of Experience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_gass
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Mojo_66
Rain Kat
Reged: 25/05/2006
Posts: 3416
Loc: Lancs
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I voted yes, because while I prefer it dry a spot of rain wouldn't stop me going out. Colours can be more saturated in rain anyway.
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spinno
Curmudgeonly Fellow
Reged: 07/02/2007
Posts: 3359
Loc: Meat and Fish
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Colours can be more saturated in rain anyway.
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David
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bagpuss
Prolific Pam
Reged: 08/04/2006
Posts: 9014
Loc: Camulodunum
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Anyone who was brave enough to go on the London jaunt today couldn't be described as a fair weather photographer!
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