On 8 Jan 2004 at 16:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 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. 

Or wait for a Sun-shower.

Rob Studdert
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