Who has seen the wind?

[Nancy Bell]

I photographed this holding the camera lens flat against the car window while driving through the prairie lands from northern Texas back to Colorado. I set the camera settings for an intentional blur plus the car was moving at 75 mph. Oh, I was the passenger, not the driver :eek:. It was really fun taking blurs from a moving car. I did a lot of experimenting and it made the drive so much more interesting.

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 400 f4 DO IS, ISO 100, 1/15, f32, manual exp.

C & C most welcome.

P.S. I'm glad to be back home at my computer after spending nearly 2 months helping my very ill parents in northern Texas. They are much better now and I can take a break.

[Judy Howle]

Not only an outstanding image but just the fact that you captured it so well at 75 mph is amazing!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Nancy, I love this! The motion implied, the colors and placement of the windmill are just wonderful

[denise ippolito]

Nancy, the softer color tones and the comp. make this special. The blur amount is perfect. Very nicely done!!

[Brendan Dozier]

Very well done, Nancy. Love the simplicity and feel to this. I agree, you achieved just the right amount of blur, and what a creative way to make use of your time and moving environment.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you all. I have now discovered a way to amuse myself on long trips .

[Richard Lovison]

Nancy,

I love this. The blur works perfectly to create a sense of wind and movement. Beautifully done.

The only suggestion I might make, and this is really minor, is to possibly crop just a tad at the left to remove that little area of dark green in the lower left corner.

Richard

[Nancy Bell]

Richard, I actually thought of that after I saw it posted. Thanks for reinforcing my fleeting thought.

[Indranil Sircar]

Nancy, this is an awesome composition! I really like how you used motion blur on the windmill and the fg grass to create a compelling composition... love those patches of green as if they are waves and creating a sense of blowing wind. Nicely done.

[Anita Bower]

Welcome back! Creative approach to photography. I was glad to read that you were the passenger! The blur does give the sense of wind.

[Julie Kenward]

You rocked this one, Nancy! How you got this to be this clean and clear at 75MPH is amazing.