Ever since Jennifer from Jennifer Nichole Wells gave us her new series I have been trying to get photos of the wind. Now that has turned out to be harder than I thought. For a start you can’t see wind. You can hear it. You can see what it does to plant life around us. It is jolly hard to take photos of flowers blowing in the wind – how many photos do we have that have half a petal in it. More than we really want to know.
Last week for my social snappers group we were supposed to go to Frimley Park but it was just too windy. So we walked around the Women’s Centre. I thought, great, I can get some good windy photos. Not even. I tried to get photos of the water fountain being blown around. I didn’t like them. Though I did post one from my phone on my mobile challenge this week. So I was starting to get a little desperate.
The problem was the exposure, or rather shutter speed. During the day time I ended up with over exposed images when I tried to slow the shutter speed down. But I had a bit of luck. A couple of nights ago the wind was bad again. That is when I had my ah ha moment. The light was dark enough for me to take some photos of the wind and be interesting at the same time.
Finally I got some interesting windy photos. Phew, just in time.
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015-10: A HOUSEWIFE’S LAMENT
One Word Photo Challenge: Windy
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I can relate, Raewyn. Chicago is known as the Windy City for a reason and that can make it very difficult to get nice, sharp photos of flowers, plants, and trees! Many a shot I’ve had to delete.
janet
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Thanks Janet.
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Congratulations on achieving the coveted “stop motion blur.” It’s harder with wind that with moving cars or people or something like that. You did a great job!
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Thanks Marilyn. Took me long enough
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Awesome images, Raewyn. I LOVE the design you caught that the wind made. You have given me ideas because I have been wanting to catch movement like wind. Also, are you up to another challenge …. post a pic 5 days in a row with either a small story or poem to go along with it? I had you in mind. Morgan said to me “Your are IT, Amy!” LOL (nominated me) and so I am beginning tomorrow to post my first photo day one. Let me know. I don’t want to overwhelm you. Love, Amy ❤
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Thanks for commenting Amy. I have already done that challenge so will have to pass you up on it. Thanks for thinking of me. I really do appreciate it.
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Bless you for answering, Raewyn. I wasn’t going to nominate you IF I didn’t hear back from you. I have my 3rd going up tomorrow, and need two more good candidates. I have some thinking to do …. (smile) ❤
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I had the same problem with photos being overexposed, I’ll have to try your method next time, thanks for the idea.
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Thanks. The golden hour is a great time for this as it is still light enough to see what you want, but also to enable the slower shutter speed.
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It so difficult to capture the wind! You’ve done well, Raewyn!
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Thanks Aletta
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Great capture! 🙂
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Thanks Amy
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I love your dedication! These are great. Wind is so hard to capture. I’ve tried to make mini-wing images using fans and such but it just doesn’t work. Or at least so far it hasn’t. I really love your last image. I can almost feel the wind 🙂
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Thanks Jennifer. It has been really windy here lately. But the challenges are great for getting us to step outside our comfort zone and try something different.
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Thank you. I’m glad to hear that.
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