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I'm after some inspiration as I sit staring outside the window of another drab day, with gentle drizzle and uniform grey sky.

What do you shoot on such days???

Please post stirring examples!

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we have about three of those days a year where I live but, since they're rare, I find them a treat. I shoot people hurrying down the street with reflections off the pavement, wet street dogs seeking shelter, and kids playing in the puddles. What I hate are bright, sunny days, without a cloud in the sky to give life to the great blue expanse. I probably hate those days because we have them for at least six months a year.
 
David Hughes said:


Not my best but it was raining and I got soaked as the umberella
was whipped away...

Regards, David
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I like it, (Diamond Plant !)

18 years as a freelancer,(news,magazine, wedding photography) camera equip. over the years: Practica MLT, Canon A1, Minolta 9xi, 7xi, Dimage Z1(see my Z1 shots at http://www.photobucket.com ALBUM NAME: buckl the COMMUNITY album was done with the Z1, and most of the photos in the album:Other were w/the Z1)
 
i like it. the color is great. i like how the background is out of focus and the suject is in focus.

excited newbie :)
 
Deejaybee said:
I'm after some inspiration as I sit staring outside the window of
another drab day, with gentle drizzle and uniform grey sky.

What do you shoot on such days???
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Anything where you don't want hard shadows. Overcast is very soft light, good for quite a few things (but not bright blue sky, of course).

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I think some of the most interesting pictures can be taken in 'bad light'.
Like this one on a dull day





and this at the end of a dark winter's day
and in the spring



Bluebells can even benefit from it being overcast

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John.
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Love them: I think bluebells are very hard to photograph as we see them. They always look like the place is underwater yet photo's can come out so wishy-washy - despite underexposure and grovelling in the mud.

Regards, David
 
.....here in NY.
Patrick T. Kelly said:
we have about three of those days a year where I live but, since
they're rare, I find them a treat. I shoot people hurrying down the
street with reflections off the pavement, wet street dogs seeking
shelter, and kids playing in the puddles. What I hate are bright,
sunny days, without a cloud in the sky to give life to the great
blue expanse. I probably hate those days because we have them for
at least six months a year.
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Overcast with drizzle is perfect for outdoor closeup shots. The diffuse light means you don't need to worry about shadows, and the water brings out colors and reflections.
 
Wildlife doesn't know about bad light, and I'm not a fan of bad light, but....







Dave
 
instantkarma said:
wow...those are beautiful...what kind of camera did you shot that
with??

karma :)
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Your question seems to indicate that you are a newbie to photography, so I'll try to gently give you something to think about:

Would you say to J.K. Rowling (author of Harry Potter books) Great story! What typewriter did you use?

Would you compliment Salvadore Dali's (RIP) painting and ask which brush he used?
I think you get the idea.
PS - You'll learn a lot on this Forum.
Good shooting!
Jim : )
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Favorite slogan: Photographers take pictures, not cameras.
 
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