droplets on the front of the lens???
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Or is that a dusty sensor?
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Rain can be like a soft gray filter. Perhaps the way to go is to look for more direct ways to portray the rain.
Shoot so that you include drops splashing into puddles, drips off roof edges, people walking under umbrellas, boat crews in their foulies, ....