Rains through my Nokia 73

[subrataofkris]

I was looking at the 'water' assignment and in a photo having raidrops in the glass interested me. JiminyClickit has commented (I rate his analysis in high esteem) that some subject behind the glass can get some amazing shots. Today morning, as I was stranded in a traffic snarl in my city, there was a lot of rain and only my mobile phone Nokia N73 with me. The droplets in glass looked fascinating and the blurred vehicles and the motor byke rider looked interesting. I just snapped it in close up mode without flash, all the time missing my D50. I would like to have some opinion on the subject and the photograph.

Thanks,

[clockdoc]

You bring up an interesting technique/concept. Congratulations for trying something "outside the box." I'm not sure the technique met your expectations in this particular shot but it does have potential. I'll keep an eye out for similar shots.

[TW1NS]

Interesting....but it makes me want to turn on my windshield wipers!

[ELAY]

I love these shots.

Tough with a camera phone though! Here's one of my favourites (presumably taken with a DSLR) -- the photographer looks to have shot wide-open so he has great out of focus stuff in behind the windshield.

LINK

EL

[jiminyClickit]

subrataofkris,

You shoot and show, I watch and wonder, and we both learn. Then we switch and learn some more. I learned from this shot that the background and water drops rely heavily on the quality and intensity of light to create the mood. Same scene, different time of day, you'd have an entirely different photo.

This one has enough info to suggest that snarled traffic, and cloudy dreary morning. Raindrops are random and numerous; do you think ELAY's linked photo above is more suggestive of windshield/rain?

No doubt you can look at this and hear the rain, feel the damp air. I get some of that from the photo, remembering morning rushes to work. Try some more, it's open to variations: through a side window into your rearview mirror (double drops), lighted shop windows at night, broken mirror in a puddle. Rainy days can be fun!

[Sime]

I do miss my cameraphone... I am looking at getting one of the new sonyericssons...
I usually have a camera with me (in starbucks now and have my 30D with me..tee hee) love rain, like rain on glass with light behind it... I have one somewhere... let me go find it...

[subrataofkris]

Sorry I was very busy.
Thanks all of you for your valuable observations.

Elay, I looked at 'Daydream', the tiny drops on a more opaque glass with blurry lights behind looks so appropriate.

Sime, I looked at the photo, this is just reverse of our shots (the bg in focus and water drops, as mere suggestions). It gives a different perspective.

Clockdoc, thanks for the encouragement.

Hi TW1NS, your expression made me feel I could create a story in the shot.

JC, you are brilliant and so very encouraging. In my home town Kolkata, it rains for 4 months, we call it monsoon. I will try out all what you said and surely post it. Lately I have been going through your posts and trying to soak in the wealth of resources that this forum has created. I have been here only 10 days and, believe me, I have learned so much.

[jiminyClickit]

subrataofkris, Thanks

Advice or information is only as good as how it's used, so if DPS has helped you, it's as much your willingness to spend time here and do the work, that moves your skill to new levels.

(It's been raining here the last 4 hours; we have 4 months of snow coming soon.)