Today’s Post by Joe Farace
Because of the mountains, the climate of Colorado is more complex than some of the states outside the Mountain States region. Denver, for example, is considered to be a high desert and doesn’t receive much rain/snowfall during the year. In fact, the average rainfall in the state is 1.28 inches a month. With just 2.32 inches of rain, some people are surprised to learn that May is the rainiest month.
But this year, Denver has received 10.49 inches of rain putting 2021 on track to be among the wettest on record but that does not seem to be the case for all of the state. But what about rainfall in Japan? In Tokyo, for example, they receive an average of 4.6 inches of rain a month. So what are some of…
Things to Do in Tokyo When You’re Wet? What else? Make pictures of other people taking pictures in the rain…
If it isn’t already obvious, it’s always a good idea to pack a small umbrella when traveling, especially one that easily fits inside your camera bag. I use a Totes Titan collapsible umbrella that folds down to eleven-inches that can be stuffed inside a camera backpack or messenger bag.
Travel tip: To keep my camera dry when I’m shooting in the rain, I sometimes bring along a protective cover that most hotels provide for free but for some reason are mislabeled as “shower cap.”
But for serious shooting in rain, snow, blowing sand or other challenging environments, you’ll need something that’s a lot more dependable, rugged and almost as affordable. OP/TECH’s 8-inch Small Rain Sleeve costs eight bucks and the package includes two of’em. The Rain Sleeve is designed to protect a camera and lens up to 8-inches in length and 4.5-inches in diameter. It can be used with a lens hood and has a drawstring closure and is customizable to your camera’s eyepiece.
Postscript: And if you want to learn even more about the joys and perils of shooting in the rain, you might weant to read Part II of Stupid Photographers Tricks called Stupid Photographer Tricks Revisited. That post coincidentally has to do with me making photographs of a pretty woman—that always seems to create these kinds of problems for me— in the rain in Tokyo and also ended up causing one of the my favorite Canon lenses to crash and burn—permanently.
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