Clicking Pictures in Monsoon

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Clicking Pictures in Monsoon

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Friends,

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The opportunities of good photographs are anywhere and anytime. Monsoon, of course offers enormous probabilities for beautiful photographs. With below mentioned points in our consideration, we can get enjoyable results:
1. As our camera and lenses are very important for us, we have to be very careful during monsoon. Our first motto should be to protect out gear from water.
When we are on shoot during the rains, we should always hide ourselves under an umbrella or a shade. If we are inside an automobile, we are safer than any other place. In addition, we have wider opportunities to visit different places in an automobile during showers.
It is wise to wrap our camera in a soft and transparent plastic sheet (leaving the front portion of lens). Secondly, we should always cover the front of the lens with a protective filter and then a good quality lens hood. These precautions will save our camera from water droplets.
2. The light during rains becomes very dull. It is advisable to use a slight high ISO, such as, 400 or 800. This will help us using proper shutter speed.
3. The use of a good range zoom lens (Example, 28-300 mm, 18-200 mm, 70-300 mm etc.) is very beneficial during showers. This helps composing the far-away subjects without going close to them.
4. The drops on the windscreen of a car provide us the chance for good photographs. The best way to shoot these drops is from inside the car because the light coming from behind highlights these drops dramatically.
5. If we observe outside activities through the wet windscreen of a car, we find good chances for paintinglike photographs. The similar is with the window of a room.
6. The people walking through a street always help us creating lively shots. If they are in colourful dress or with colourful umbrellas, we are sure of achieving lovely results.
7. Slow shutter speed (1/30 sec. or below) of camera sometimes captures the falling droplets artistically.
8. We should not bind us within the limits in regard of subject matter. Water droplets or splashes; drenched leaves or wet insects; people or animals; moist wall of a house or an umbrella; wet grass or wild mushrooms, anything can be our subject. However, our prime motto should be to portray the true feel of monsoon with pictorial value.
9. When we have completed our shoot, we should never forget to store our camera and lenses in damp proof atmosphere. In addition, we have to take the batteries of the camera out as soon as possible.

Happy Clicking……………………….

---Dr. Pankaj Sharma

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