Posts Tagged ‘winter’

Apr
19
2014

The Winter that Wouldn’t End (but did)

Ice and Snow

In Illinois (and other places too), this has been a tough winter, in fact the 9th coldest on record. Besides the cold, there has been a lot of snow and ice as well.

But you don’t need some government climate report to tell you its bad when there is snow on the ground, then the river floods, then the river freezes, and then the river goes back down and freezes again. This is what I’ve tried to capture with the photo above.

Fortunately, despite getting a brief snow dusting 14 April, I think spring might be sneaking it’s way in.

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Apr
03
2011

Surreal Ice

Surreal Ice Surreal Ice – A frozen, wave-swept lighthouse in Michigan

You don’t get a photo like this, without getting cold.

I took this back when it was a bit less temperate out.

I didn’t post it for two reasons.

One, I couldn’t handle looking at it during the winter.

Two, it was chromatically aberrated to a point that I thought it was ruining the photo.

However, I actually had a nigh-identically composed shot that did not suffer as much from chromatic aberrations, which you see here.1

I think it is a winner. It also demonstrates one of my principles of photography: Taking photos from vantage points or locations deemed too risky (not risqué) , can result in unique images.

This is good This is bad
  1. When a lens fails to focus all colors to a single point. Happens most noticeably on edges of high contrast areas, the HDR process magnifies this problem in some cases [↩]

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Mar
23
2011

Is it Spring Yet?

Is it Spring Yet? Is it Spring Yet?

Every year, around October or November, there comes a day when I realize I should have spent more time outside when it was warm and sunny out. However, around that time, the holiday season is upon us, so there are other things to think about.

I’ve always been an advocate of Christmas, and it doesn’t feel like Yuletide without a bit of cold and snow. However, around January 2nd, I realize that is has been cold and grey out just enough for one year, and I begin repeating the question to myself and anyone who will listen to me: “Why would anyone choose to live in the North?”

In any case, as I took this picture, I tried to appreciate the beauty of the sunset, but couldn’t help but think how much nicer it would have been if I wasn’t cold, and the sun was setting further north.

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