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Stormy days at the sea side.

washed out, a term that normally refers to over exposure, leading to poor colour saturation and poor contrast.

On this day it refers to the risk of being "washed out to sea".
(It almost got me).

Sidmouth, Devon UK.

A stormy day .
A quite walk along the esplanade in Sidmouth, Devon, UK.

Candid street shot.

I had a couple of hours spare today so off to the sea-side, (Sidmouth in Devon UK). As you can see the weather was less than brilliant.

So here is the question, how do you stop the rain and spray getting on the lens? It was far too windy for an umbrella.

I had a towel and a lens cloth and was drying the front element every shot, but still you can see rain spots if you look close.

Any ideas ?