ku # 1096-1100 ~ in the rain
Monday, October 3, 2011 at 03:36PM 
Apple tree and pumpkin in the rain ~ Au Sable Forks - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
Pumpkin in the rain ~ Au Sable Forks - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
Apples in the rain ~ Au Sable Forks - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
Swing in the rain ~ Au Sable Forks - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
Flood debris in the rain ~ Au Sable Forks - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenPreviously, I have mentioned how much I like to make pictures in the rain. There are number of reasons for this picturing MO prominent amongst them are the color saturation, the light, and the murky atmospheric quality of the air.
Early yesterday evening while I was out and about in a very fine rain a large pumpkin caught my eye. The light was rather unusual inasmuch as it had a very yellow/warm cast, unlike most rainy conditions wherein the light is rather gray. The pumpkin was a fair distance from the road and, to be honest, I didn't really notice the apple tree which was close by the pumpkin.
However, after parking the car along the road and venturing back to the pumpkin, I began to notice a number of picturing possibilities to include the apple tree and a swing hanging from another tree. As it turned out the location was ripe with picturing opportunities, including the flood debris around a tree which was on the other side of the road.
Is there anyone else out there who likes to picture in the rain?
PS - the house around which these pictures were made was damaged in our recent flood caused by Tropical Storm Irene. You might notice the mud (in the Pumpkin in the rain picture) left behind by the flood waters. The house was not occupied and it may have been damaged beyond repair or, as is the case with a number of houses, too expensive to repair. That would be a shame because the house is a beautiful old Greek Revival style one and half story farmhouse which the owner has been slowing rehabing over the past few years.
gravitas et nugalis
• click to embiggenFYI, here's a picture of the above mentioned Greek Revival farmhouse. It is worth noting that the small guest house to the left of the main house used to (pre-Irene) face the road. Flood waters swept it off its foundation and deposited it askew.
In addition, Featured Comment: John Linn wrote: "Is there are reason why you prefer the term "picturing" over "photographing"? I guess both work, but the second term is used by most."
my response: the reason I use "picturing" over "photographing" is precisely because, as you stated, the second term is used by most.
Reader Comments (1)
Is there are reason why you prefer the term "picturing" over "photographing"? I guess both work, but the second term is used by most.