See my big plan was to take lots of photos for my photography class and I was ready to go out and about nice and early before India really wakes up (and on Sunday 8 is early enough). But I was concerned that the rain would keep people inside.
But I was determined so set off. One autorickshaw ride later I was at a little coffee shop having breakfast when I heard, and then saw, a big monsoony type rain. It lasted about 10 minutes and then the rain stopped so I set out figuring I was in the clear. Mother nature had other plans...
About 20 minutes later as I'm walking trying to get good shots of the fruit/veg sellers I feel a few drops. Then a few more. Then just as I get my umbrella up - whoosh! Monsoony time. Alas I wasn't in a real market just on a street so I stood under a tree with my umbrella up guarding my camera and waited for about 20 minutes for it to pass.
It was actually quite beautiful but I was soaked from the knees down.
However...I just learned how to manage shutter speeds in my photog class so I tried to get a shot of the rain falling to give you a feel for just how strong it is. Not sure if this quite gets it across (keep in mind this was taken while I was holding an umbrella) but this is the rain fall and the second picture is about 20 minutes after the rain stopped. It can take ages to drain and some times you just have to walk through a huge puddle. I walked through a few myself.
Enjoy the monsoon:
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