W/NW Rain, pictures taken in the rain

[Erik van Straten]

silver gelatin print (elmar 50mm 3.5) leica 1a (1930)

Utrecht, 2019

Erik.

 

[Out to Lunch]

A tropical downpour in downtown Saigon. Fuji X-Pro1 - XF 2.8/14.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Ho-hum... another day in paradise​

Sony A7III, Sigma 90mm f2.8
Std. Sony B&W in camera JPEG
Yokohama, Japan - March 2023
Image is lower resolution than original​

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (summilux 35mm f1.4 v1) leica m5

Amsterdam, 2019

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (nikkor 50mm f1.4) nikon s2

Amsterdam, 2019

Erik.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Sony A7III, Sigma 90mm f2.8
Std. Sony B&W in camera JPEG
Yokohama, Japan - March 2023
Image is lower resolution than original​

 

[Out to Lunch]

The immediate aftermath of a tropical downpour in downtown Saigon. Fuji X-Pro1 - XF 2.8/14.

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Monsoon Storm
Stanley, NM

 

[Out to Lunch]

The monsoon season in downtown Saigon. Fuji X-Pro1 - XF 2.8/14.

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica ll

Amsterdam, 2010

Erik.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Yeah, it's hard to beat the Dutch when it comes to rain, except when you live in Saigon. Cheers, OtL

 

[Erik van Straten]

Yeah, it's hard to beat the Dutch when it comes to rain, except when you live in Saigon. Cheers, OtL

Striking, isn't it, how many black and white photos there are in this thread. Would black and white have anything to do with rain?

Erik.

 

[Out to Lunch]

It does since the essence of rain translates into black and white. I've tried some color pics but they don't entice a response. This said I'm in the pre-monsoon season; this afternoon we clocked 41C and so I stayed indoors and took care of the house and took some pics in the upstairs bathroom where the temperatures were in the high 40s. Cheers, OtL

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Striking, isn't it, how many black and white photos there are in this thread. Would black and white have anything to do with rain?

Erik.

In the last couple of years I’ve been embracing B&W more than ever before.

Initially I started shooting in black & white because it seemed to be kind of trendy, and that may appear to be a bit shallow on my part but I think trends can be influential, that’s why they’re trends. Anyway, after a while I started to become addicted to monochrome. Everything started to look better in black and white. I was hooked! Hell, I started taking pictures of cherry blossoms in monochrome!

As a self-critical-analyzer… meaning, I was questioning myself; I questioned myself - why, why, why the sudden (it took a year) embrace of B&W? And, I think it comes down to this: in some situations color can be "distracting" from the main subject. Not all situations, but enough situations that it has to be a constant decision factor in WTF am I going to do… color or b&w.

I’m so glad to get that out in the open. Yes, rain pictures do look better in black & white!

Mike

 

[Erik van Straten]

I've noticed that color photo's are more easily forgotten and are earlier outdated than b+w. See old filmstar pictures!

Erik.

 

[Hans Berkhout]

img119 by hans p berkhout, on Flickr

Leica MP, Summicron 50/2.0 HP5+

 

[Erik van Straten]

img119 by hans p berkhout, on Flickr

Leica MP, Summicron 50/2.0 HP5+

Hans, is dit het Kralingse Bos in 1970?

 

[Erik van Straten]

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[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (nokton 50mm f1.1) leica m5

Utrecht, 2015

Erik.

 

[Hans Berkhout]

Hans, is dit het Kralingse Bos in 1970?

Hi Erik,
dit is in Calgary 1999, openlucht concert door Joan Baez, stromende regen en koud.......