Photograph #68 Downtown Casper After the Rain
August 6th, 2010
Sometimes the rain surprises
It was supposed to be a whole different thing
“Downtown Casper in the Westering Sun” was what I had in mind. As I drove downtown, a thunderstorm began to build, with lightning flashes. But, I could see the sky was just partly cloudy over my target location.
I got my gear out and was just about to step forth into the middle of the street (one must be quick, sometimes, in this business) when rain began. My camera is not weather proof, so I found a doorway. Then the torrents began. I waited. The rain eventually cleared, as quickly as it arrived, and this is the result.
Technical note: I metered the light off the clouds, (EV13), never thinking the traffic lights might be brighter. They were. If I decide to work this up, I’ll need to bring in some properly exposed lights from another time.