From Abigail to, more recently, Katie, the Met Office’s decision to begin naming the UK’s storms is a stark reminder that our climate is changing. However, with the right subject, this more extreme weather can, on a wet or seriously windy day, create opportunities for some eye-catching pictures.
I frequently used to avoid going out in really wet weather, choosing instead to edit images on the computer while the rain battered my office window. Then, back in early February, after a few days of poor weather, I decided to leave the comfort of my office and cruise around in the car to see what, if any, interesting photographic subjects I could find. I soon located two very sodden hares peering across a field. From my comfortable, dry car, I began…