Wind Movement Studies

[Paul Lange]

The same day Pete was out in the church yard taking photographs of swaying trees I was out too doing the same thing. The only claim to superiority is that Pete's thread was called the Wind in the Willows but didn't seem to have any photographs of willows. Well mine does [ner] so there!


Willow branches swaying in strong winds make wonderful patterns and textures.

_DSC2053.jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr


These things (name please anyone) make quite an interesting noise in the wind and again I like the textures and contrasts between the heads and the stems.

_DSC2011.jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr

These are really just working images as I am trying to work out the best way to capture the movement and textures.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I really like the second, Paul. The B&W suits the rhythm better...

 

[Pete Askew]

Dipsacus fullonum - Teasel. And you're right, mine only had Willows in the ones with the Willows in!

I like them, especially the Teasels. It is interesting the way the pattern of wind flows through the branches isn't it? And amazing how all the trees apart from the one you have the camera pointed at moves!

I'm waiting for the Cow Parsley to come out around us - maybe early next week and want to do some (more) motion shots of those at dusk.

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Both images have interesting textures. Sometimes waiting for the wind to be calm isn't alway the best idea. I wonder what the image would look like with a longer shutter speed to really blur those things that moved the most?

 

[Paul Lange]

Cheers for the feedback. For me the first has the best textures but not the the better composition. It wasn't the best spot and I will have to find another willow tree with denser branches. I would have loved to use longer shutter speeds but didnt have a ND filter although maybe I should have just given it a go anyway.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Really like the second one Paul. I have tried and failed trying to get something like this...so many times.

 

[Paul Lange]

I think the key oddly is a tripod and a ND filter. I do have both and think I will take the SLR next time.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

2nd is my choice, Paul. Wonderful feel and depth.

 

[Beth Carter]

another vote for #2, the textures and tones rock.

 

[Paul Lange]

Cheers Nihat and Beth. I will definitely have to go back a re shoot these were just studies but it seems that 2 is far better than I gave it credit for however.