Part of the fun of having a good camera is using it in all sorts of situations, inclement weather included. It was raining during one particular afternoon last month, and to top it off, it was windy and ridiculously cold (somewhere between 34-38 degrees Fahrenheit). Yet I really wanted to go out and take photos, because I knew I’d get some interesting shots. I managed to talk Ligia into it, and we headed out with our huge golf umbrella. I’m sure we were a sight to behold: two thin people, huddled together, walking in freezing rain and blustery winds, with a huge umbrella and a DSLR in hand. There were no other people in sight. Everyone else was inside or passing us by in their cars, and I’m fairly sure they were giving us strange looks. But I didn’t care, I was out to take photos!

When I’d find something interesting to photograph, I’d stop and ask Ligia to hold the umbrella just right while I took the shot. The poor girl would struggle with that big umbrella in the wind for my sake. What a wife! What a woman! 🙂 That’s why I love her so — she sticks out for me! Her pant legs were soaking from the beating rain by the time we got back in. At any rate, I did get some pretty interesting photos. Good thing neither of us caught a cold!

This winding brook caught my eye, and I just had to photograph it. If you look carefully, you’ll see a fairly busy highway in the background. I like the way the light shines through the wet tree leaves. There’s a bunch of snowdrops in the bottom left corner, visible as a patch of green.

I thought it was interesting how the two branches crossed like that:

Rain, when coupled with good light, makes evergreen colors really come alive, doesn’t it?