A Dreary Day In The Neighborhood

Location: Peoria, IL

Time: 12:27 pm CST

Weather: cloudy 33°F winds 13 mph gusting to 21 mph

Aircraft: modified SS w/ PJS 800E

Camera: Pentax Optio s4i w/ Prism Switch

Description:
Went out at 9:00 am to get some shots. It was cloudy and windy. Most pictures were blurry. Tried again around noon. Still cloudy and windy. This time I adjusted the EV compensation to -0.7 to speed up the shutter.

I was in a field with the wind blowing towards the subdivision. With the camera pointed sideways I had to go crosswind to get the picture I wanted. Only flew a few minutes because of the wind. If it wasn't for this project I would not have flown at all. Considered trying later for a better shot but by 2:00 pm it was raining. And now it is 6:00 pm and we are getting thunderstorms.