Early October is typically the start of my search for fall colors, but this year…
![A moment after a spring rain Brown County SP](https://garyrmorrison.com/wp-content/uploads/A-moment-after-a-spring-rain-Brown-County-SP.jpg)
Photographing Brown County State Park in the rain
Sometimes, you just find that great scene to photograph. I had not planned to take any photos in the park on this particular day. It was raining and I needed to scout a nearby location for a wildflower workshop I was leading. The leaves had just begun to pop with a wide variety of soft greens and yellows. Spring is often as colorful as the fall colors. But, it was a rainy day something all too frequent this spring.
![A moment after a spring rain Brown County SP](https://garyrmorrison.com/wp-content/uploads/A-moment-after-a-spring-rain-Brown-County-SP.jpg)
As I was driving through the park in the rain to deliver some photographs for a silent auction, I noticed the soft light and spring leaf colors in the rain. I knew I had to stop and photograph the valley below. Each time I passed another overlook, I just had to stop and take a photograph. This process continued for almost 3 hours as I kept repeating my journey through the park as the light changed. Nature was like a mythical siren daring me to turn my car around and drive through the park one more time.
![Rainy spring day Brown County SP](https://garyrmorrison.com/wp-content/uploads/Rainy-spring-day-Brown-County-SP.jpg)
Generally, I do not plan to photograph in the rain as I do not want to risk damaging my gear. The three times I have photographed in the rain, it was not planned and I simply discovered the forest looked different in the rain.
![Spring beauty in the rain Brown County SP](https://garyrmorrison.com/wp-content/uploads/Spring-beauty-in-the-rain-Brown-County-SP.jpg)