Project 50 - Rain

Taking advantage of a rare rainy day in Spain (it rains mainly in the plain but sometimes on the coast!), I took these four photographs of the rain and rain effects.

Firstly, I used my tripod to take this shot of an hibiscus in the garden, complete with raindrops. It is always difficult to know where to focus on a flower of this type but I settled on the stamen. Taken at ISO 400, shutter speed 1/200 secs and f/5.6 @ 168mm.

Secondly, I like this group of raindrops on one of the hand-rails at the beach. I chose a wide aperture to give a shallow depth of field in order to blur the background for greater impact. Taken at ISO 800 (because of the dull light), shutter speed 1/500 and f/5.6 @154 mm.

This shot is about reflections in a large puddle along the promenade. I would have liked to get the actual palm tree as well as its reflection but this wasn't possible. ISO 800, shutter speed 1/350 secs and f/10 @39 mm.

Finally, this shot says to me "rainy day" with the gloom, puddles and absence of people (apart from would-be photographers on a mission!). ISO 800, shutter speed 1/350 secs and f/8 @77mm.