Rain, down where you would be photographing it, will be pretty much falling at a constant velocity. Gravity (constant acceleration) is only for the case of objects falling in a vacuum. In a fluid (air) an equilibrium is reached between the force of gravity and drag. The velocity the object reaches is know as terminal velocity. To get the rain drops to show up well you have to light them. You don�t need flash, but you do need light. Have the light come from the side so it doesn�t reflect straight back, or light up the foreground. A high powered flash light might even do.
BR From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I want to catch the rain falling in a photograph. My attempts at this have all been failures. Any suggestions for getting those raindrops on film? Is there an ideal shutter speed? Or might the speed be relative to the intensity of the rain? Do raindrops always fall at the same speed (thinking of early experiments with falling objects, gravity)?
