We have been having one h*** of a storm for about 18 hours; still going on in spurts as more storm cells move over us from West to East. Bad street flooding and some mid-19th Century buildings in Milwaukee have roof collapse due to the weight of water ponding on flat roofs.
Took this from my garage this morning -- trust me, the rain was pounding down; really coming fast and furious.
I should have remembered what I learned last December when I posted the results of attempting to photograph a snowstorm. Slow shutter speeds don't work because the snowflake isn't in one place long enough to be recorded on the sensor. Well, that works for rain drops as well. This was shot at only 1/60th and that was with ISO pushed up to 800. I could have tried 1600 or 3200 but didn't -- next time
Maybe I could have tried using a speedlight and standing as close to the door as I could and still stay dry.
Rusty
PS - Yes, of course, my sump pump decided to burn out last evening and by the time I bought and installed a replacement, 3" of water in the basement.
Took this from my garage this morning -- trust me, the rain was pounding down; really coming fast and furious.
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I should have remembered what I learned last December when I posted the results of attempting to photograph a snowstorm. Slow shutter speeds don't work because the snowflake isn't in one place long enough to be recorded on the sensor. Well, that works for rain drops as well. This was shot at only 1/60th and that was with ISO pushed up to 800. I could have tried 1600 or 3200 but didn't -- next time
Maybe I could have tried using a speedlight and standing as close to the door as I could and still stay dry.Rusty
PS - Yes, of course, my sump pump decided to burn out last evening and by the time I bought and installed a replacement, 3" of water in the basement.
