SvenDelaye

The Rain

The main street of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, flooded during the rainy season.

The main street of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, flooded during the rainy season.
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HERO7 Black

settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 229 Shutter 1/590 Focal Length 3/1

location

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, MX

upload_date

Sep, 2021

Views

594

Likes

+51

Awards

Skillshare Membership

Contest Finalist in Urban Diaries Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Simple Symmetry Photo Contest

Curator's Choice

Peer Award

+149

Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, during the rainy season.

Time

I took this photo in the early afternoon. I was walking downtown when the storm broke. I was in front of a bar, so I took shelter inside. When I saw the power of the rain, I put on my raincoat, grabbed my Gopro and went out to take this picture in the middle of the street.

Lighting

As my raincoat was very light, I didn't have much time to study how I was going to take this photo, I just knew that I wanted to give priority to the shutter speed so I could capture the drops as best I could. As the Gopro has a touch screen, I couldn't look at the photos I'd taken while I was in the rain either, so I took a burst and went back inside.

Equipment

I used a Gopro Hero 7, there was too much rain to use something else.

Inspiration

I took several picture of that very same street because of its perspective, but the rain and the man with the umbrella make it special.

Editing

I turned it in B&W and cropped it a bit.

In my camera bag

Usually, I have a FZ300, a Gopro and an Instamax.

Feedback

Don't be afraid to get drenched!

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