Wind and rain

Get Pushed #514
My challenge this week is to show the wind as in "Who has seen the wind?".
I'm still working with my ND filters. I seem to want them to block more light than they do, but at 6:30pm today it did the trick. There is some exposure adjustment here, but not a lot. I must have taken about 30 shots that were overexposed, and one majorly underexposed trying to get the slowed movement I was looking for.This was a challenge. Thank goodness for a thunderstorm late this afternoon.

[Kathy]

@farmreporter Wendy, here is my photo for your challenge. I've tried using the ND filter before with mixed results and I thought it would be necessary to use it again today in order to have a slow enough shutter speed to show the movement of the tree branches. Thank you for pushing me to do this. I hope that I will remember it for the future.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good shot- I have struggled with my ND filter too- still don't understand it and usually revert to the old slow shutter speed trick for the effect I'm looking for. One of these days I plan to take it, a note book and pen and try everything and record it. When all the numbers line up I'll highlight and circle it for future use!

[Kathy]

@olivetreeann Good idea. I think the fact that they come in different stops makes a difference too.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[JackieR]

I tried an app to work out the settings to use, it wasn't any better than me!!
Like ho you got the sapling's movement

[John Falconer]

I can see the wind. Well done.

[Kathy A]

It certainly looks windy over there

[Susan Wakely]

I really get a sense of it being wet and windy.

[Wylie]

Nice achievement on the movement

[katy]

This one looks really good on back and I think you have caught the motion caused by the wind very well. It was worth the effort I think.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice capture of movement

[Kathy]

@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thanks Jackie.
@johnfalconer Thanks John.
@kjarn Took some power lines down in one part of the town.
@wakelys I'm glad you saw that because it was wet and windy.
@pusspup Thank you.
@grammyn Thank you Katy. A learning tool.
@craftymeg Thank you.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the blowing winds.

[GaryW]

Cool effect!

[Mary Siegle]

Thank God for the thunderstorm! You aced the challenge.

[Kathy]

@pyrrhula @thewatersphotos @mcsiegle Thank you Ferry, Gary and Mary.

[kali]

your aperture could have been smaller and you would have got more movement, maybe use aperture priority or fully manual mode i always max out the settings for a start, highest f-stop, lowest iso and adjust to taste , then of course you need to pay attention to stabilising the camera, i cant always be bothered using a tripod