Ok, I have probably shown some of these photos before. But they are a perfect fit for Jennifer’s challenge at Jennifer Nichole Wells which this week is to showcase our rain photos, and for a Serendipitous story for Marilyn’s challenge over at SERENDIPITY.
So this was the start of the day in late February when I went to Taradale Primary School over at Napier to help my parents out with my father’s stall. When I got up in the morning the sky was a clear blue colour with only a few fluffy white clouds.
This top photo was the sky scene that greeted me when I got over to Napier.
It didn’t take long for the clouds to gather and the umbrellas to come out.
I got bored. It was cold, wet and miserable. If we had known that the weather was going to be that cold we would not have gone. But then again we were not to know that the weather forecast got it horribly wrong.
I passed the time trying to get some good photos of the different umbrellas. It was hard trying to get just the umbrella without the people under them.
With the bad weather my father had a poor day trying to sell his hand made toys.
It did clear up again. But by then, it was too late.
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015-9: BITE OF THE SPIDER
https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/very-wet/
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Wonderful.
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Thanks so much
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wonderful photos, but such a pity that it rained,
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Thanks. I still got some good shots, so it wasn’t a wasted day for me. Just a long and boring day.
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Rain makes photography more challenging, especially when we don’t have a water-proof camera. Someday, I’m going to splurge and get one of those “tough” cameras that doesn’t mind rain or snow or even being dropped into the ocean. You got pictures. No small feat!!
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I recently got an Olympus TG-3 http://amzn.to/1IFFcq5 and I’m so so impressed with it. If you’re looking for a TOUGH camera I highly recommend it.
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Thanks for the tip
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Oh and just found out today, the TG-4 shoots in camera raw!!
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Oh, will look at it later.
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I was under the gazebo which helped. But still it was challenging as it got very dark as well. But, yes, a waterproof camera would be nice.
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I’m sorry for the rainy day. But it did make for some lovely pictures. What kind of toys does he make?
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Here is my post I did on Dad’s toys:
https://decocraftsdigicrafts.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/my-fathers-wooden-toys-enduring-love/
Actually from my point of view it was a total failure as I got a lot of cool photos.
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thank you! was actually planning on poking around your site to see if you’d done a post on it.
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Dad’s toys are amazing. He has such an eye for details.
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These are beautiful photos. Hope your dad will do better the next day. 🙂
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Great photo’s! Sorry your dad did not sell much of his toys!
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That is one big cloud!!!
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