Show me your rainy/cloudy/overcast photos...I need inspiration!

[cesstrelle]

Ok, so I got the 70-200mm f4/L on Wednesday and every single day since then (including this morning so far) has been overcast and cloudy, argh! And they call this the Sunshine State, WHY? I know I shouldn't complain since this is technically a 'cool' front and we wait for these all year but I want a HOT and SUNNY day to really play with this lens.

So, I still want to use it darn it, so show me how you've used the bad weather/bad lighting to your advantage. Tell me what camera and lens you used and if you PP the photo at all.

I did get some interesting photos the other day, post processed this is lightroom to add a little bit more pop to it since I was shooting into the sun as it was rising.

[Kim2002]

Gosh, it is overcast here all the time. I think we average only 72 days per year that are sunny and precipitation free. So MOST of my photos are taken on overcast days. I actually LOVE that for portraits cuz it really takes away the harsh shadow problem.

[crazymomof7]

Yeah...overcast days are great...unless it is super dark and about to storm. No squinting and no fighting with those darn shadows...

[AKSheridan]

The photos I took of my witch in another post here were all done on an overcast day. I love those days too! It wasn't too dark, but no harsh sunlight. I used my Nikor 50mm 1.8, opened up all the way.

Here they are:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/s...ad.php?t=86157

[calligraphybycarol]

It was really cloudy and cold the day I took a bunch of photos of the kids at the playground, and I was shocked to see that those pictures really came out well. All the pictures of the twins in those same pink dresses were taken on a cloudy day in January. I think I did have it on the vibrance setting and enhanced them in photoshop, because the grass wasn't really that green in January.
Here is the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calligr...7594493022632/