How do you show wind?

[Harry J Benson]

It is very windy here today and I wanted to capture this Still being winter, i did not have nice branch motion, so I went with a collage.

ANy suggestions on how else to do it?

[Stacy ♥ DOF]

How about a flag waving? :)

[Harry J Benson]

@sdpace I thought of that, but a flag can wave at lower speeds. Today we are having gusts in excess of 60 mph (100 km/h); so it is the more extreme winds I want to capture.

[Helene]

easier in autumn!

[Helene]

@hjbenson your collage is beautiful with 4 great pictures but if you don't tell, I can't see the wind, but you're so right it's very hard to capture.

[Stacy ♥ DOF]

@parisouailleurs @hjbenson Helene, those leaves are great! I made my boyfriend blow some with a lead blower for me to shoot once :) Harry-Wow! 60 mph would probably be a serious mess for a flag. I didn't realize you meant VERY windy! Have you thought of putting something outside (like a bag or tissue paper or something) and trying to catch it in action? Also maybe someone with long hair would be good for a super windy portrait. :)

[Harry J Benson]

@sdpace I like the idea of someone with long hair, that should make a very good photo and definitely show the windy condition.

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

I did two wind photos this week, but was lucky to have a thrid of leaves spinning in the air and making shadows on the brick covered ground. But after seeing @parisouailleurs, mine did not do the wind justice.

[Evil Heather]

The only time I've managed it was with a willow tree.



And just to really prove my point I provided a link to a photo of that tree on a calmer day. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3r7nAN8LEnDoIa5Yab9F8g?feat=directlink

[Harry J Benson]

@brumbe The hair blowing really does show the wind, thank you for posting it.

[SarahJayne]

Grab a person with great hear! That's what my sis did when she took this photo:

[Harry J Benson]

@lookitsz The black & white with the branches against the clouds, even at 1/150 s, gives the feeling I was looking for. Thank you for posting it.

[Nathan Marshall]

find something that moves in the wind, like grass or something and put on a slower shutter speed.? something i read in a magazine haha.

[Carrie Oakey]

Very timely! I was trying the same thing today but I can't seem to show how windy it is. The tips here will surely help me now.

[Bugik]

@lookitsz This is awesome!

[Araminta]

I suppose unless you have something that conveys the motion its difficult.
I did a* OMG look what the wind did* type shot after 60mph gales

[Paul Myers]

Here's another example of showing the after effect of the wind from @tinny59 album.

[Elise DeCola]

[LisLee]

I took advantage of some wind and fog!

[Harry J Benson]

I would like to thank everyone for their replies and photos on how they did it. For the future I have many ideas to try and find the one that works for me. Again thank you.