An Interesting Filter

Driving around in a pretty intense thunderstorm led to today's photo.  The rain kept me from taking my camera out of the car, which led me to attempting to use the rain covered windshield as a filter. 

Wet Roads and Windshields

The splotchy windshield makes it look like parts of the picture are out of focus...giving it an almost ethereal tone.

Rainy Day Windshields

Rain drips down the windows, through the gutters, and into the cracks in the sidewalk.  It also drips down the windshield of my car, providing me with an interesting photo opportunity.  After focusing on the droplets of rain and not the trees and houses behind them, a foggy, abstract image popped into my viewfinder.

Rain Drop Nebula

The colors and patterns have an almost nebula-like quality to them, reminding me of a photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.