PHOTO: wind (was TDF: Blue Staccato, our First TB to Bloom!)
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- Subject: PHOTO: wind (was TDF: Blue Staccato, our First TB to Bloom!)
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 12:13:37 -0600 (MDT)
>It may not be the most modern or colorful iris, but it's our first, and
>we get to see it up close and personal! Too windy to photograph it
>unless I can get someone to hold it steady. Really do want to, tho!
Hi, Barb.
Other listers have *way* more photo experience than I do, but I recently
got such great results photographing 100 iris in windy, slightly overcast
conditions, I have to mention it. If you have an adjustable-speed camera,
Barb, you might not need to wait for that calm day ... which in our part of
the country could mean waiting until spring's gone by.
I have a 30-year-old Nikkormat. If I set the shutter speed at 125, I get
lovely clear images even when there's a good breeze. You have to sit in
front of the bloom kind of like a surfer waiting for the perfect wave, but
as soon as the wind eases, SNAP! That shutter clicks so quickly there's not
the least hint of blur. You could not tell from our iris head-shots that
they were taken on quite a windy day.
I used 400 speed film (Kodak), and no special lens attachment because we
couldn't remember where in the household disorder we'd hidden the one for
closeups.
Probably you can just wait for better conditions. But if you don't want to
wait, and your camera has the flexibility, I say go for it. :-)
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas
