Weather Wise

With the spring comes so many surprises when it comes to weather conditions. My intention was to go to a spring "fly in" at Ranger this last weekend for the celebration of the historical marker. I was just envisioning planes of all sorts and colors landing in the little air field. When the day came, however, there had been so much rain that planes could not land there. I thought perhaps some had landed in Eastland instead, so I went over there after the dedication of the marker, but did not find any planes there either. So I changed my plans for my photography assignment.



I decided that I would try to photograph some wild flowers that grow along the sides of the road near my house. I went walking several mornings and found the wind to be blowing....and the flowers were bobbing their heads in rhythm with the wind. I tried holding the stems of some of them, and found that my hand was in the picture. I did snap several pictures and was hoping for the best. I was using the macro settings, too, so I needed some stillness....though I did not have a tripod.



Later I was talking to my friend, who is also taking the class, and she said that she had found a cardboard box, or some other type of temporary shield helps to keep the wind off the flowers for a still photograph.



Anyway, I have found that there are many surprises when it comes to the weather in the spring, so it is a good idea to allow myself several photoshoots to get the right lighting conditions and not so much wind in the flowers.



Photography is always a challenge and I have enjoyed finding ways to capture some beauty in wild flowers this week, even with the surprises in the weather.