Week 20, Day 145, September 15, 2009, "Evidence of Wind"

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.

Week 8 - Day 53, June 22, 2009 "Wild Rose in Myrtle"

Judy and I took Tank for a walk this evening, and on the way home Judy pointed out some wild roses growing in the myrtle. These roses are growing better then any of the others that we have. I really liked the previous photo of myrtle, so I thought this would also make a nice photo.

If you click on the image, you can see insects on some of the leaves. I think one of them looks like Waldo.

Lessons Learned:

• A piece of masonite came in handy as a wind block. With long exposures a small breeze can move the flower and cause a blur. I used a piece of masonite to block the wind.

Photo details: Exposure time 2.5 sec, Aperture f/22.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 21 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 34mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, tripod.