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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Wendy Evans

I love to shoot long exposures in the rain – here’s why I head to the woods!

Colourful trees frame a small river, photographed with a long exposure.

Welcome to the rainy season as we move from dreadful winter to volatile spring. Aside from getting on an airplane somewhere, a more affordable landscape to capture when it rains involves woods and specifically, woods with streams. The key thing here is that they are streams, not great big rivers, as you want an overhead canopy of trees to help keep the rain off.

You’ll still need to bring a waterproof coat, possibly the best rain cover for your camera, and failing that an umbrella. It’s really best to get your lens choice sorted out before you get out of the car, though, as you don’t want to try to change lenses while fending off drips from overhead.

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