Attaching a normal umbrella to a tripod for photography on rainy days

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Hello there, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if they can think of a quick, easy and secure way to attach a large umbrella to a tripod for rainy days so I and the camera do not get wet?

It would need to be easy to attach and remove the umbrella for portability reasons.
 
Zip Ties/Tie Wraps. Ones you cant tighten up and undo so you can reuse. Make a metal clamp to clamp it to one of the legs.
 
I have in torrential rain shot one handed whilst holding onto a brolly, or crouched under a large fishing brolly. Having a helper works if you really want to do this but the rain is usually accompanied by wind which makes it more difficult.

Wearing suitable clothing and having the camera inside a large, thick, plastic bag also works. I poke the lens hood out the end, have even been known to tape the bag to the lens hood, then the bag is thin enough to use the controls through it.
 
CarolineS has a natty child's umbrella bought new from a local charity shop.
It's bell shaped, and sufficiently deep that it just sits on top of the camera/lens, no clamp needed.
It is also transparent, so she can set up the shot without exposing the kit to the elements.
She simply lifts the umbrella slightly to take the shot.

The only thing that stops me buying one for myself is that it has Barbie pink hearts along the fringe.

This is quite similar to the one I'm talking about.
 
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Thank you for your suggestions. I Can't think of any ties which would be sufficiently strong enough whilst being removable. I imagine it wouldn't be too much of a problem with wind blowing it over as I would be holding onto the camera at the same time.

I don't want to purchase an additional umbrella for this purpose, it needs to work with the umbrella I already have.

A metal clamp sounds like it would be difficult to store/carry around and attach/detach.
 
Attach the brolly to yourself (stick the handle down the back of your jacket) and as long as you don't walk away the camera will stay dry!

If you attach the brolly to the tripod and there's a bit of wind (although not enough to blow anything over) then won't the movement of the brolly move the tripod and then cause camera shake?
 
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