Ever wanted to capture a scenic photograph while in the rain, but didn’t want to ruin your camera?  Not everyone has a professional camera that has weather sealing.  Why not create/simulate rain with your existing photos?  I came across a great tutorial explaining how to create a movie poster which happens to have a nice section on creating rain effects  See the full tutorial at Tutzor.com.  Start at Step 13 which is where the rain portion gets begins. 

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After (click for larger version)

Download the Rain Effect Action for easy to create rain effects.  Just unzip the action into your Action folder.  Works with Adobe Photoshop CS3.

On Wednesday Sept. 17, Canon officially announced their successor to the 5D (2005).  The Canon 5D Mark II, official name, is pushing the specs on this one pretty hard.  Some of the highlighted specs are: 21.1MP Full Frame Sensor, New Digic 4 Processor, 1080p Video Capture mode, HDMI output, and 3″ VGA resolution.  View Canon’s 5D Mark II Full Specifications on their website.  Well after months of speculation, it is official.  The Canon 5D Mark II is scheduled for release in November.

Some helpful links so far:
Official Canon 5D Mark II website
Official Canon 5D Mark II Press Release
Canon 5D Mark II Hands on Preview at DP Review
Canon 5D Mark II Sample Gallery at DP Review
Canon 5D Mark II Sample 1080p Movies at DP Review

Hello to all you digital photography enthusiasts.  We at Digital DSLR are excited to launch the new website.  We plan on delivering great information regarding Canon DSLRs and photography equipment.  This site will provide you with photo galleries and reviews based on lens type.  We invite you to participate in all our discussions on our blog.  Thanks again and enjoy your stay.