A poll about patience ― how do you wait for the wind to calm?

[WootSK]

Bring a field chair and a mp3 player. Prepare everything, setup the field chair and wait while listening to music. The moment comes, press shutter and pray

[dongadda]

I have a very exacting method. It is both a matter of technique and spirit. It is a secret.

[ic-racer]

Waiting for the wind to calm around here just makes it stronger, so it is a futile endeavor

I have waited considerable time for the light to be correct, though.

[Diane Maher]

It depends. Generally, I will wait. I was out once shooting with my 5x12 and a 600 mm lens facing south when all of a sudden, a gust of wind and a sudden hard shower. I didn't have time to break down the camera before the rain hit and just went ahead and took the shot. The wind and rain didn't quit so I had to dry everything out when I got home.

[rdenney]

It depends. Generally, I will wait. I was out once shooting with my 5x12 and a 600 mm lens facing south when all of a sudden, a gust of wind and a sudden hard shower. I didn't have time to break down the camera before the rain hit and just went ahead and took the shot. The wind and rain didn't quit so I had to dry everything out when I got home.

Same thing happened to me when I was trying to make (yet another) photo of the Niagara River. The wind shifted and the mist from the falls started raining on me. I figured it would shift back, but it didn't. I took the shot, picked up the camera without folding the tripod, and ran. Spent 15 minutes drying everything off, and had kept the lens mostly dry by folding the dark cloth over the top of the camera to protect it.

But I missed focus--apparently changed something after focusing. Too much haste.

Rick "not always patient enough" Denney

[D. Bryant]

Try a little poetry.

I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear, the wind cannot hear

King Crimson