{"id":83737,"date":"2017-01-25T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=83737"},"modified":"2017-01-25T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T19:29:16","slug":"stormy-weather-a-photo-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/01\/25\/stormy-weather-a-photo-op\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormy weather: a photo op"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rex Dolby<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83738\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/storm-a.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Doug Heckler.)\" width=\"330\" height=\"495\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Doug Heckler.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We thank former president Doug Heckler for emailing a series of incredible sky and storm pictures &#8211; including the one with this article. \u00a0If the reader is fortunate enough to encounter such an awesome scene, and has a camera, here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare to shoot.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Find a place to pull off where your car won&#8217;t be a traffic hazard and there will be something in the foreground or distance that will add scale and interest to the scene.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Use the smallest lens opening you can to maximize the depth of field and by increasing the ISO setting, permit a shutter speed that prevents the effects of camera movement.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Compose the picture so most (2\/3 or more) is the sky and use that area also to determine your exposure.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If at all possible, find a way (tripod, fence post, car hood or whatever) to steady yourself and\/or the camera to help assure a sharp image.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If you have the time, watch the scene as light changes, or the storm moves on, for other opportunities to shoot.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Be grateful for the opportunity to witness such a unique event.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rex Dolby We thank former president Doug Heckler for emailing a series of incredible sky and storm pictures &#8211; including the one with this article. \u00a0If the reader is fortunate enough to encounter such an awesome scene, and has a camera, here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cameraclub"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-11 05:58:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}