Monsoon rains has started in this part of the world where I live. During monsoon months some of us have made it a habit to pack all of our gear in a air tight bag stuffed with silica gel packets for next couple of months 
One of my recently learned lesson is best light for nature photography is bad light!! I realized the bad light offers us so many unique perspectives. Made this above image today at Ramanagar (click on the image to see it better in higher resolution). I felt background white cloud was perfect for what I wanted to create in this image.
The below image of a flower demonstrates the other lesson I have learnt recently - if we can control dominant light in an image then there are some interesting possibilities. Here in this image below (click on it to see it better) I tried to create a unique lighting by using the flash and selecting a the partial sky background. I have selected the right flash output level, aperture and shutter to subtly highlight the flower with a unique emphasis on background (sky).
There are a few more visualizations in mind related to bad light - hopefully I will be able to explore them during coming weeks. I wish it rains during every week end for next few weeks !!
Well said Ganesh ….On many occasions, what is termed as bad light is best. While it gives more perspectives, it sharpens the photographers skills too.
Comment by Balan Vinod — June 16, 2008 @ 3:41 pm