Reading Eagle Focus is a newsletter that takes a behind the scenes look at the making of a Reading Eagle photo. You can sign up to have it delivered to your inbox here . It was the downpour before the storm. No, that doesnât make any sense and is a terrible way to start. Let me try again. It was August 4th, when Berks got heavy rain, and parts of the county saw serious flooding. - Advertisement - I figured there would be creeks overflowing their banks that day, but at that point it was just raining, a lot. I had a morning assignment to photograph an exercise class at Berks Encore in Reading. I was about 10 minutes early, sitting in my car waiting. Did I mention it was raining? It was.