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Photos in rain, high wind conditions?

jay moussy

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We are having a mini hurricane coming, the remnants of Henri, mostly wind, not sure?

I am tempted to take a beater 135 SLR and Holga cameras and go out.
Multiple exposures to catch storm-induced motion?

Bad idea?
Tips?
 
A zipper bag caught under a filter's screw threads can do a pretty good job of keeping the camera inside operable in pretty ugly conditions. And the heavier the tripod the less it'll move in high winds.

Do keep a smart phone with you to catch tornado warnings, just in case...
 
I was thinking Pentax K1000 with de-silvered viewfinder and its SquareD lens... shower cap
 
When traveling I always carry several large Ziplok bags. Zip it around a lens shade and punch a hole for attachment to a tripod. You can also have a cable release come out the same opening for the lens shade.. The large bag is flexible so you can adjust focus etc. A few years ago on a trip to Iceland it rained every day. the lighting conditions were pretty much the same all day so I just had to focus. I was using medium format and the same film for everything. It worked very well and my jacket was water proof and had a hood. Shoes were also water proof. A great trip wonderful people.

http://www.jeffreyglasser.com/

http://wwwsculptureandphotography.com/
 
Having gone through Frederick, Betsy, Camille, Katrina, and lots of other hurricanes down on the Gulf Coast, hanging around to watch a hurricane sounds like a bad idea, at least to me. They can be unpredictable and the rain can be fierce. If I were going to stay, I'd be upstairs in a large, well built hotel w/ a balcony. Any sort of structure like that, mainly to keep me above the water line, and also to have a roof over me when I went on the balcony to shoot.
 
Storm in my area has been downgraded, will be more over Long Island NY and CT.
I can safely go to shore and watch the white caps.
 
jay moussy said:
Storm in my area has been downgraded, will be more over Long Island NY and CT.
I can safely go to shore and watch the white caps.
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wish I could say the same form my area, from what I understand, its gonna be a nail biter !
 
jnantz said:
wish I could say the same form my area, from what I understand, its gonna be a nail biter !
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Yes, John, I see the storm's spaghetti heading into RI water channels.
Stay dry and safe.
 
jay moussy said:
Yes, John, I see the storm's spaghetti heading into RI water channels.
Stay dry and safe.
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I'll try, hopefully my neighbor's large tree probably riddled with heart rot won't come down this storm.
filled with deadwood, heavy, leaning the last one ( of theirs ) like that took out power for a week...
 
I've been through a number of hurricanes with Andrew being the worst. Six weeks with no power or water and our yard was devastated. The problem you may have can be with lightning. Unplug all important electronics. A year ago a strike right outside our house took out tvs, cable boxes, computers, printers,scanner etc. all were plugged into surge protectors. It cut a 100 year old oak tree in half. And that was just a thunder storm.

http://www.jeffreyglasser.com/

http://www.sculptureandphotography.com/
 
You can order plastic camera sleeves to protect the camera and the lens. The sleeves come in several lengths so you can protect long lenses too.
 
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