Here comes the first May thunderstorm! I went outside just to take a walk and take pictures of the street, but it turned out that I got a photo essay about a thunderstorm with a downpour.

![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZ6RLYtFyg1PAxhtoC8DZ8XBYQkUsooRBe3Z7QXrbVC7j/image.png)

It all started as standard: a dark blue cloud was approaching the city, then the wind increased and it poured from the sky.
https://sun9-40.userapi.com/impg/uI3aXfs-TMYE9LvEvi054SMSYs4BT_-6th8cBw/lFHh2S3VvAI.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=7b90389ecfdaf48e0e21a6cf14049538&type=album

I already have experience of reporting heavy rain.
https://sun9-9.userapi.com/impg/SW15NUb8sRBmzhmL0Z4Z5OA-QxPLFkkPYSMQ7A/H-Z5_LJjKuA.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=9051d4f65e779a2e6303717783f3bde9&type=album

You need to choose a place with heavy traffic of people, hide under the roof and shoot.
https://sun9-80.userapi.com/impg/Iv0OFO-sgwbRWdq7Sls48Ir-KudasLFvQqNijw/3TOA8ANgTEc.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=bc22f564d22ee162cf5c12cbf2506aa6&type=album

Any intersection with shops is suitable for this.
https://sun9-22.userapi.com/impg/Lq2ZYnb9qMDWZI1Vfx5SO21QITtxkPf6mad72w/kzyvdLS789Y.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=982975e89d640753901cb239b12098c1&type=album

You can even change locations by running to opposite sides of the street.
https://sun9-16.userapi.com/impg/UI1EBEReMxwlLpQgNGjs4baCmFMC1A0M8eD_Bw/vf_0u5y4lZo.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=2f463f75de2d3904efddaf5e206654ad&type=album

A downpour usually ends quickly, but leaves behind huge puddles and even whole streams of rainwater.
https://sun9-26.userapi.com/impg/PEsJ1k5eorV09KMEDe4ob-iILBSau_VRauSFkw/n74A0SKRpgY.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=a0cb2d21f360e2ef40c2b808db8c3b92&type=album

If you talk about a thunderstorm, then you need to shoot both before and after.
https://sun9-77.userapi.com/impg/GBlZj5mYjSLvM4TqW8KXSFdHYBxObaMVb3iKZQ/Tme5ub4DbwM.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=3575be3e654548e6048959e878e83924&type=album

It would be ideal if lightning hits the frame, but this is already a random stroke of luck...which has already happened to me.
https://sun9-60.userapi.com/impg/YWdskAwvMvkt2a0B3VXuHd-uK4ZwQ122WkQUag/pgXo3Yb9Eyk.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=aac84d7581242970eb60f7d9c3dcc016&type=album

Stormwater drainage in the historical center of the city does not always cope with such volumes of water, so sidewalks and even streets are often flooded.
https://sun9-42.userapi.com/impg/DwVPe5XwqOvG8_1jap7twPipUUV4-jESGHKh3Q/Gq9wQpckNEE.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=7a463730cc27481f2943a169ad58cf19&type=album

My first teacher said that you need to be a fan of photography to succeed.
https://sun9-57.userapi.com/impg/Clm7Vaeja2J1iSpIwSUGgPOyE9FtOXQS-Jqx2Q/hfoE0vTHI1I.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=261e5670ee4d84237f496b9e27e8731e&type=album

Now I understand what he meant.
https://sun9-61.userapi.com/impg/LSAJ-3zbAe1_AMDZDNRUNQzwPrO-z_s0fMRxEA/K_kzQgMc7LA.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=5992fba260ec70903269dcb8a7d43f29&type=album

I would call it greed, restlessness, insatiable hunger.
https://sun9-17.userapi.com/impg/jhruryC_PzQf6xJoNzt7cRSIILfBobP_EQ6SEQ/r6VUCZY-cFg.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=ac3326acb11c84eed740c5e6009331c5&type=album

If it weren't for the constant time limit, I wouldn't have left the street after the rain and would have been capturing until I was "sick."
https://sun9-36.userapi.com/impg/-dmGLanCAD19_njNdgGhf4FkiXp_qDUobSNpVw/Z-odPHZhaGo.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=102cc93e5862cea3e1a0c7dbbd1617ba&type=album

I have already described this state when you squeeze all the juices out of enthusiasm, use all the fuse and even a little more, until there is disgust from the process.
https://sun9-41.userapi.com/impg/sloLws4t4rENSBR9CIXrWM1GaYdgmBX87Piz6w/bqzcTOqybZs.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=6fd44a3f3ec9bb726f08adf2eb683d65&type=album

I think that's what my first photography teacher meant.
https://sun9-30.userapi.com/impg/8Mro9J5RcoBAOSntzlwXO47P3B3PG0hq0tNyCQ/W6oScZGIzWg.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=92d1b772192e30f7790354eb70d37482&type=album

Therefore, if there is time, then I work out the plot or the given topic to the end.
https://sun9-53.userapi.com/impg/2CprBVmfVQ5WVd0eFYHT4hhOE5CXWB5rJrCD1g/aIdh5oaDNv8.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=d3f57013e3701ba58544514a7c731e09&type=album

There is another difficulty – how not to repeat yourself?
https://sun9-53.userapi.com/impg/E8YhH8FH8n5Vk_K_wDidOauGsEIitdWZtSKRLg/G8PbHsD_IsA.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=ca04caccf31129ec167a9e1509eafec5&type=album

On the one hand, if you need an urgent photo report about a thunderstorm, then I already know the locations where the streets are flooded and where to shoot people.
https://sun9-59.userapi.com/impg/3ICyNPtzYRtlYIDs4F59Td-NX3uDJtnBh4WqZA/KoD1TPIlv6c.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=b5bbb2a75e7c6684e846ecda778ea699&type=album

On the other hand, it takes time to search for non-repetitive plots.
https://sun9-37.userapi.com/impg/1tIdhuoiFaQa885qQwBs-jh5RTx-VNLSx5UnGQ/wuECA4Nvr5A.jpg?size=2560x1707&quality=95&sign=505a7da10665704500ff4e0c2e9468db&type=album

Reportage photography is highly complex and very multifaceted...