Fastest shutter speed you can handle.
That, and frequently when the storm actually is raging, it's so difficult to
differentiate surf from sky from rocks that I don't bother to shoot more than a
few frames. What I look for is calmer air a day or so before the storm, or for
a few days after the storm, when the water is still rocking and rolling, but
the air has calmed down, and the rain and snow aren't coming in sideways. When
I'm out shooting in snow storms, I try to shoot hand-held, which is
counter-intuitive, but seems to work better for me than hanging the camera out
there on a tripod. You can do a lot of shielding when hand holding that's
harder to do on a tripod. I suppose a monopod might actually be the ticket.
Have to give that a try sometime.
--Bob
On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Perhaps some good photo ops?
>
> I can imagine that the surf down at the lighthouse should be pretty
> good. Isn't that why you bought weatherproof camera gear?
>
> Which brings up something that I've always struggled with. How do we
> get stable images when the camera and tripod is being buffeted by
> strong winds? The leeward side of objects don't seem to align up with
> the ideal shooting locations. I generally try to shield the camera and
> tripod with my body, but that doesn't work well when you are shooting
> into the wind. I've pressed down on the camera, hung heavy camera bags
> from the center, etc., but strong gusty winds seem to be my nemesis.
--
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