Which Way the Wind Blows by olivetreeann

Which Way the Wind Blows

You don't know which way the wind will blow, so how can you plan tomorrow?

Have you ever sat and watched a weather vane blow about on a blustery day? Yesterday the wind was tossing the one on top of our bell tower about like a beauty queen's hand in the Parade of Roses.
Pretty
February 14th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
February 14th, 2012  
Love this bell tower.....what cool images around your way.
February 14th, 2012  
You caught this at the perfect angle. Beautiful pov. Nice tree limbs framing this. Another great b&w.
February 14th, 2012  
great idea for a shot
February 14th, 2012  
I love weather vanes and cupolas. Nice shot!
February 14th, 2012  
It's a lovely clock tower, and the wind the wind was blowing hard yesterday too.
February 14th, 2012  
@cimes1 Thank you Carole. I really love this one too. The story goes that when the church was built, the leaders of the town asked the congregation to put a clock in the tower and they obliged. I think it also had a bell at one point, but now it's electronic.
@karenann Thanks Karenann- it was a bit tricky since I was taking it from inside the car- but I managed to avoid the telephone wires and keep a bit of the tree in there.
@sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry!
@lisjam1 Thanks Lisa- I do too.
@digitalrn Thanks Rick- yes quite blustery as Winnie the Pooh would say.
February 14th, 2012  
Love the detail in this clock tower
February 14th, 2012  
this is beautiful! The black and white is _perfect_
February 14th, 2012  
Lovely view of the tower! It works really well in B&W too
February 14th, 2012  
@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian! It's not Edmonton, but Milford does have some interesting buildings!
@woot Thanks Davide!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia!

The day was perfect for a black and white shot of the tower- overcast and windy, but not rainy. I think if I'd been working with film I might have been able to get the tower a little whiter without sacrificing the gray of the sky, but not with the digital. When I tried to lighten it up in the processing, the sky washed out too much, so I left it alone and stuck with this. I do like how moody it looks. I just wish I'd been able to capture the wind- the weather vane was going back and forth and back and forth...
February 14th, 2012  
Love all the corners in this. I think you do get a sense of the vane blowing - our eye paints it in because normally we see a vane on a flat side, not at an angle.
February 14th, 2012  
@dmariewms Thanks Marie! I apologize for getting behind on your pictures- once again! I have one small project to complete today and then I'll be catching up.
February 14th, 2012  
Don't worry about it... I'm pretty far behind, myself.
February 15th, 2012  
What a gorgeous Bell tower! Lovely image, Ann!
February 15th, 2012  
@kloud Thanks Bonnie!!
February 15th, 2012  
Great shot, lovely analogy on the waving hands. LOL.
February 15th, 2012  
@netkonnexion Thank you Netkonnexion! I truly appreciate the compliment!
February 15th, 2012  
Bev
What a nice image! The black and white gives it an old look. Nice job!
February 16th, 2012  
@prttblues Thank you Bev- I've photographed this tower in color too, but the weather and wind made b/w a better choice for this shot.
February 16th, 2012  
Beautiful shot! Your photos are great!
February 16th, 2012  
@memphis Thank you so much Samantha. I feel like I am learning so much on 365. I am weak when it comes to the technical stuff, but as I'm only using a p & s, I can get away with it! But I do feel my ability to see pictures has improved from looking at others' shots which I admire. I hope mine inspire others as well.
February 16th, 2012  
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