brian_hammond1 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 <p>I have a tournament this weekend but the chance of rain is 70% I have games from 8 to 2 should I cancel or pray the weather man is wrong?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_shearman1 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 <p>What kind of tournament? Who are you shooting for? Assuming you have been hired/volunteered to shoot some type of event, whether to cancel is up to the client/tournament organizers. If the tournament, whatever it is, is on, then you're going to be getting wet so make plans to keep your cameras and yourself dry enough to shoot. If it's dry enough for them to play, it's dry enough for you to shoot. The photographers don't "cancel" when the NFL plays in the rain. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_reeve3 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 <p>Just get a coat of some sort for your camera. I use a Think Tank Hydrophobia and have regularly taken photos of Soccer games in torrential rain with no ill effects on the camera. If you don't want to go to the expense of a Hydrophobia then people like OPTech make cheap disposable rain covers that will most likely do the job for you if required.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randallfarhy Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 <p>Show up prepared to shoot. If the event(s) get canceled, you were there. Following through on commitments, even when it doesn't seem necessary, is part of being a professional. I know of one photographer who (somewhat recently) left a NASCAR event during a rain delay, thinking it wouldn't clear. The rain cleared, the event ran. He missed shots desired by the people who arranged his presence. He won't be going back on their ticket.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbergbarry Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 <p>@ Craig - for most soccer tournaments, unless there is lightning, they play in the rain.</p> <p>@ Brian - are you shooting the games or doing portraits? If portraits, rent/buy a canopy. If shooting the games, get some plastic bags to wrap your camera and lens in and you will be fine. When you have more time to prep, you can buy proper rain gear for the camera but for now, a large baggie will do the trick. Just be careful to allow air flow through the bag or you will have condensation. Even though I shoot for fun, I always have my camera rain gear in my car just in case.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josepharmand Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 <p>Many retail photo stores, including ones like Ritz/Wolf/Kit's Camera all carry cheap plastic bags designed to cover a DLSR and a moderate sized lens. I think I paid $5.00 for three of these. Covers a Canon 1D & 70-200 just fine. If it is raining with any kind of vigor, a big lens (300mm +) is pretty much a waste due to the sheer volume of water between you and your subject. I shoot in Seattle, so pretty much deal with this problem regularly.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josepharmand Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 <p>A photo to emphasize what I am referring to<br> Shot with a Canon 1D MkII, iso1600, 70/200 @ f2.8 and 200mm. Very noisy and lots of quality issues with the rain.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josepharmand Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 <p>A photo to emphasize what I am referring to<br /> Shot with a Canon 1D MkII, iso1600, 70/200 @ f2.8 and 200mm. Very noisy and lots of quality issues with the rain.</p> <p>Guess the system doesn't like jpeg photos of the correct size? Oh Well...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsontsoi Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 <p>If we're talking about action photos, then I second Richard above with a rain cover (ThinkTank, OpTech,) or at worst get some Hefty bag and tape it on to the lens hood and top of camera body. I disagree with Joseph's comment above of, <em>"If it is raining with any kind of vigor, a big lens (300mm+) is pretty much a waste due to the sheer volume of water between you and your subject."</em> I regularly use 300mm and 400mm f2.8 for football and soccer in vigorous Seattle rain and found that not only that it's not a waste, but the rain adds to the resulting photos, on the contrary.<br /> <a href="http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00X/00XKL5-282663984.jpg">http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00X/00XKL5-282663984.jpg</a> (click on link and magnify.)</p> <p><img src="http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00X/00XKL5-282663984.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="2600" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_reeve3 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 <p>Yep if you are afraid of rain you miss out on the shots others miss but wish they had.<br> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/3828872977_be5ff5e804_z.jpg" alt="" width="513" height="640" /><br> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/3829677202_bfa89bda2f_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4893355922_921b2bde96_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="426" /><br> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4892754939_ae5a1848a6_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="426" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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