Rainy Day Photography: 35 Dazzling Examples

A lot of photographers consider the bad weather as one of the worst things for shooting high quality photos outside. In my opinion, there is no bad or good weather for shooting photographs, as each weather has got its own beauty. Bad weather, especially the raining time, is the best period to try out and shoot some rare and beautiful works into your portfolio.

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That said, in this post we want to showcase you 35 photographs which show not only intriguing beauty but elegance and uniqueness, and they are all captured during the rain. Take a hot coffee, and enjoy the frozen moment of the rain.

Beautiful Photos of India

India is the land of colors where different cultures and people live together prosperously. It is a mystic land and is rightly called as the land of prayers. People of different ethnicity and religion live in India and call it their motherland. Basis of these different ethnicity and religions can be found in the country’s history.
It has been ruled by Hindus, Muslims as well as Christians from time to time. These rulers have built incredible buildings that are a landmark of this country. Most of the heritage buildings were built by Mughals who ruled the country for more than 300 years. The most important building of them all, the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan -a Mughal ruler- in memory of his wife, Mumtaz. Anyone who has been to India knows the importance of these buildings and what they mean in terms of the historic value.

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India is so vast and full of variety that even the Indians don’t get to see the whole of it, let alone the tourists. You have to visit the place to know it. However, the photographs give you a good idea of how the place looks and how it should feel like. It also helps you to decide what places you want to visit when you are planning a trip to India.
We have collected a number of photographs which capture the colorful glimpses of the daily life in India. These photos give you a broader view of the people and cultural heritage of this country.
Full list after jump!

Beautiful Examples of Bokeh Photography

The word ‘bokeh’ derives from the Japanese for ‘blur’ or ‘haze’, and in photography describes the effect found in out-of-focus regions of images. Different lens designs, aperture shapes and sizes, and various depths of field have profound effects on the type and extent of bokeh produced in a photograph. Bokeh happens in the areas of an image beyond the depth of focus; by playing with focus and lens, photographers can create some stunning images.

This post brings together 25 examples of incredible bokeh photography, and concludes with a summary of great tutorials where you can learn bokeh techniques for yourself.

Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers

We’ve previously showcased some really nice Mac wallpapers and Windows wallpapers. This time around we want to give Ubuntu a try. This following entry is dedicated to all you Ubuntu users. We figured you could wear it proud and for starters, a nice Ubuntu wallpaper on the desktop.

Stunning Black Wallpapers For Your Desktop

One of the most debated issues about color is whether black is truly a color or not. To an artist (or a child) black is a color and white is not. But for a scientist, white is a color, black is not. The real meaning of the word black means the absence of colors. Try to mix all the colors in the rainbow, you’ll get black. Black has many associations. Black goes beyond a simple or mixed color; It can be seen as the color of solitude and misery, but it can also express a sense of creativity, power, elegance, strength, nobility, and beauty.



In digital arts, black is usually the preferred color because of its effectiveness in producing contrast. Black and yellow or red on black creates a powerful color combination. Almost all colors appears more luminous against a black background. Below I put together a collection of beautiful black wallpapers that truly illustrate the beauty of black-inspired design. Go ahead, try some black wallpapers on your desktop or laptop. Take your pick and enjoy!

Nature, Space and Planets.

Dark Beauty. Beautiful dark nature wallpaper with a clear contrast of white clouds. Wallpaper comes in pack. Available in the following sizes: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1280×720, 1366×768, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 and 2560×1600.



Starlit Night. Beautiful star night wallpaper full of small little details. Another one of my favorite. Comes in pack, available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200 and 1600×1200.



Flying Tree. Silhoueete of a mysterious flying tree, enough said. Created by folks at Vladstudio. Wallpaper available in 1600×1200. Click here for more sizes.



Dark Starry Night. It’s just awesome, and it’s going to be my desktop wallpaper right now. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1280×1024.



Serene. Beautiful panoramic shot made into wallpaper by myINQI. Available only in 2560×1600.



Earth Implosion. Beautiful high quality dark wallpaper of mother earth burning in flames. Available in various sizes from 480×272 all the way to 2560×1600. Click here for more.



Planet New York. Part of the planet series of wallpapers created by Vladstudio. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1600×1200.



Tornado. A perfect disaster for your desktop. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1920×1080



Forest. Dark creepy forest. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×960, 1280×800 and 1280×1024.



A million tales. Wallpapers (comes in pack) created and named after deviation created by Baro. Wallpapers comes in a single zip pack. Avaialble sizes are: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×768, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1360×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1600×1024 and 1600×1200.



Space object. It looks like a moon, but certainly too close to tell. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1280×1024.

Simple and Subtle.

Black Matter. Wallpaper pack for the Black Matter desktop setup. Consists patterns of wood, paper, fleur and concrete. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1280×960.



Black pattern. Subtle black color square pattern. Suitable as wallpaper or background design. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1680×1050.



Dark wood. Another attempt at dark wood desktop background. Comes in a compressed pack, wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1600×1200 and 1900×1200.

Creepy and Gothic.

Black Horse. High quality wallpaper of beautiful black horse doing a ground touching. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1280×1024, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, and more.



Creepy horseman and a dramatic weather. A familiar scene of many horror and thriller movies. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1280×1024.



The Horseman. One of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Only half dark, but truely awesome! Wallpaper only available at the size(s) of: 1360×768.



Another creepy horseman wallpaper. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×960 and 1280×800.



Dark Knight. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768.

Comic and Games.

Total War. A wallpaper tribute to the game Empire Total War. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1280×800, 1440×900 and 1680×1050.



Punisher. Cool dark punisher wallpaper, something the fans will not want to miss. Mobile version f the wallpaper is available too. Desktop wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1280×800, 1440×900 and 1280×1024.



Ironman. Ironman wallpaper with a great depth of field. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1680×1050, 1440×900 and 1280×800 .



Batman The Dark Knight. The dark wallpaper collection is not complete without some wallpapers of the dark knight. Notice the Badman shadow casted on the logo? Comes in a wallpaper pack, sizes include: 2560×1600, 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1440×900 and1280x800.

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Dark knight. Yet another great Batman wallpaper re-created by skywasher for the 1200×800 resolution.

Typography.

Peace. As quotted on the wallpaper: When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.



A little motivation. "Do your work. Don’t be stupid" Wallpaper available in various sizes, including: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960 and 1920×1200.

Misc.

Black Angel. Desgined by Seventhstreet Studio. And yes, the flat thing on the angel’s head is a piece of hair. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 600×375, 800×500, 1024×640, 1600×1000, 1280×800, 1900×1188 and 1920×1200.



Explosion. Beautiful spectrum pattern with dark surroundings. A wallpaper inspired by the iTunes commercial for the new coldplay album. Available in the following size(s): 1600×1200, 1400×1050, 1280×960, 1152×864, 1024×768 and 800×600.



Black HD. Shared by moode4u, another beautiful high quality dark themed wallpaper. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1920×1200.



Night. A cute Danbo wallpaper shared by Saad Baig. Click here for more Danbo wallpapers. Wallpaper available in the following size(s): 1280×810



Noir-esque Dog. Very nice shot and composition. Something for the dog lovers. Wallpaper available in various sizes, click here for more.