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April 10, 2012 by Kat

Under the Weather

What do you do when it rains? You get creative with your photography! We generally had nice weather in our week in San Francisco, but one afternoon we had some serious rain. We visited a couple of indoor places and then found a fun outdoor-ish activity – we rode the cable cars around. We waited for seats in the right location (outside bench, on the downwind side of the car) and then rode around the city. The photography challenge I gave myself was to quickly compose interesting scenes from the streets – I called it “umbrella spotting.”

It turned out to be quite fun! It wasn’t about getting a clear photo – that was nearly impossible in a moving cable car in the rain – but about prediction and timing. Here are my favorites from that rainy day. Which do you like best?

Colorful!!

All Blue

The tourists of Lombard Street

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  1. Kathryn Dyche Dechairo says

    April 10, 2012 at 7:01 am

    So hard to choose but I love the 3rd, 4th and last image. I’m heading off to the UK this evening and have been told it’s been raining non-stop there so it looks like I might have to get creative if I want to get some pics.

    • Kat says

      April 10, 2012 at 7:27 am

      Good luck and safe travels! Here are some more ideas on shooting in the rain, if you want some inspiration: Exploring with a Camera: Rain.

  2. Brenda says

    April 10, 2012 at 7:48 am

    What a great challenge! A reminder that if we think with creativity, even a rainy day can become something more. My favorite is the second to last one – the woman with the blue patterned umbrella, framed by the beautiful gate and the arch of Chinese characters.

    • Kat says

      April 10, 2012 at 5:32 pm

      That was a favorite of mine as well! I couldn’t quite fit the woman’s whole body in with the characters, so I cropped at her waist. The characters HAD to stay. 🙂

  3. Gina says

    April 10, 2012 at 8:13 am

    What a fun series, Kat! A creative way to enjoy a rainy day! I love the woman with the red umbrella and the tourists crowding together at the top of Lombard street.

    • Kat says

      April 10, 2012 at 5:31 pm

      This is what I did after we parted ways and the rain came in. It turned out to be a good use of a rainy afternoon. Lots of fun for me, and Patrick and Brandon were happy to just ride around on the Cable Cars.

  4. Marji says

    April 10, 2012 at 9:18 am

    These are great, Kat. I like the woman at the chinese gate and the colorful one. Just goes to show that we can not let weather be a deterent for getting out on a photo walk!

    • Kat says

      April 10, 2012 at 5:33 pm

      A good reminder for us in the PNW, right? Although we don’t have the cable cars…

  5. Lee says

    April 10, 2012 at 11:06 am

    Easy choice – my favorite is the one with the two men – one in hoodie and blue jacket, and one in red coat and red umbrella – who seem to be looking at and talking about that picture in the window next to them. I like the way the painting is spotlighted and framed in the window, balanced by the two people on the lower right, and how the red touches in the painting echo that wonderful red coat and umbrella.

    That’s my favorite…but I like some of the others very much too, especially the woman whose red umbrella is the only color in an otherwise monochromatic image. The texture on that gray panel she’s just passed even looks like raindrops.

    What great use you made of a day that wouldn’t seem made for photography!

    • Kat says

      April 10, 2012 at 5:34 pm

      I see you are drawn to red! I liked the pop of red in both of those two as well.

  6. Susan says

    April 11, 2012 at 5:51 am

    My fave is the single red one….but you “made it work”. I was faced with some misty rain when I visited Boston a couple weekends back and found myself interested in umbrellas too. I decided to go inside and hang out on covered entries. Creativity is a good thing. Have a great day Kat.

    • Kat says

      April 11, 2012 at 5:52 am

      Covered entries – great idea! I’m making a mental note for myself in the future.

  7. Chelle says

    April 12, 2012 at 4:04 am

    Oh Kat these are great!! too many good ones to choose from, but I’m picking the man with the red umbrella & coat, is the other guy getting directions or are they discussing the art in the window, so many stories here, love them!!!

  8. Sandra says

    April 15, 2012 at 4:11 am

    I just love all those rainy day umbrella shots and my favourite is the second shot of the man in the red coat with a red umbrella! I love the way the spokes of the umbrella lead me to the modern art painting in the window where the red colour is echoed around the eyes on the face and on the neck. Excellent!
    Yes, creativity is all about using the moment as it is and not how we would have preferred it to be! WONDERFUL!

  9. Laurie says

    April 15, 2012 at 7:23 am

    Love these pictures. Beautiful spots of color.

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