Earlier this summer I was thinking about how to represent various aspects of weather through photography. Rain has been one that I played with, and was able to capture drops of rain, I've tried a few times to capture wind. I think wind is a little more tricky. Many times we see it as movement. To capture it as a moment in time in a photograph is a little more difficult. Tonight I experimented to do so with a slower shutter speed on those tall flowers that I had in the blog about a week ago.
Although this photo is abstract, I do like some of the patterns that were captured as the wind moved the flowers back and forth. I think this still has a way to go, but might yield some interesting results in the future.
Are there ways in which you experiment with creativity? What are they?
Lessons Learned:
- Experiments do not always turn out as you hoped, but with most I learn something.
- Some days I have to look a long time before I find anything to photograph. Today was one of those days.
Photo details: Exposure time 1.6 sec, Aperture f/22.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 26 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 42mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, tripod.
3 comments:
I always thought photography was about capturing absolutely still images that reflected what the eye saw at any given moment. As I became more comfortable playing with the settings on my camera, I realized I was deliberately narrowing my world view. Blur is as critical a technique as any other, and you illustrate that beautifully here.
There's such a soft texture that I feel like reaching out and touching it. Like you, I look forward to seeing where you'll take it. I promise I'll be doing similar experiments on my end!
I think you had a nice try. If I should try to capture the wind, I would probably try something with waves, but then I live by the sea.
PS I respect you for always using a tripod - I'm all to lazy... - and thank you for the Inspiring comment :-) !
Oh! Winner of the week Steve!
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