Category Archives: snow

In Like a Lion…

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Backyard

I realize the saying is usually attributed to the month of March but I am hoping that by using it for the first snow of winter it will apply to the whole season. Listening to the weather forecast for Sunday and Monday as I walked around on Saturday in 66 degree weather made me wonder what the heck is going on. Surely someone was trying to pull a HUGE practical joke. I guess Mother Nature managed a doozy…

As much as I was enjoying being snuggled under the blanket reading a good book I didn’t want to let the first snow go un-photographed. As soon as the wind died down and the light managed to find its way through the clouds I grabbed the camera and headed out into the backyard. The temperatures were warm enough for the snow to be the heavy, clingy snow that manages to hang on every surface. I wanted to capture that look. This series of images are from around the yard (I wanted some pics but was not brave enough to venture farther).

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; First Snow 1

First Snow – 1
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/40s, 15mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; First Snow 2

First Snow – 2
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/50s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; First Snow 3

First Snow – 3
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/50s, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; First Snow 4

First Snow – 4
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/50s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

Snowy River

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Monochrome Winter

Snowy River Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 55mm, f/11, ISO 200

Snowy River
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 55mm, f/11, ISO 200

Trees in the Snow

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Monochrome Winter

Trees in the Snow Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 55mm, f/11, ISO 200

Trees in the Snow
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 55mm, f/11, ISO 200

Wordless Wednesday: Through the Trees

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Through the Trees Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 17mm, f/13, ISO 200

Through the Trees
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 17mm, f/13, ISO 200

The Skis Perspective

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The Skis Perspective Nikon D5100, Siga 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1600s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200

The Skis Perspective
Nikon D5100, Siga 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1600s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200

Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs…

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My apologies to Five Man Electrical Band as I was singing this song while getting these images ready for this post. Although, I am more familiar with the live version recorded by Tesla and that is how I was attempting to sing (don’t ask!). Anyway, as you might have guessed by now the theme this week was Signs.

I had a few ideas to go capture big signs like fast food signs along commercial roads in town or unique signs for some local businesses. What I decided to do was find some small interesting signs while out doing my normal exploring. Once you start looking for signs, you will be amazed at how many are actually scattered across the landscape. My big problem now is turning that portion of my brain off so I don’t see them while I’m out looking for landscape images. lol

This first image is another view of the bridge in the Holland Patent village park. I posted a side view late last week but the ‘No Snowmobiles’ sign caught my eye as I was trying to compose the image. At first I didn’t understand why because I know the bridge could support the weight, then I realized the skis and treads would chew up the wood. Makes sense now…

No Snowmobiles Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 38mm, f/8, ISO 200

No Snowmobiles
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 38mm, f/8, ISO 200

The next two images are from a walk I took on Saturday at Delta Lake State Park. What I liked about both of these images is the situational irony (is that even a thing?). The first image proclaims the trail ends here but obviously the snowmobiles continued on. The second image is warning that the beach is closed and swimming is prohibited. I can see why!

Stop, Trail Ends Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/500s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 200

Stop, Trail Ends
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/500s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 200

Beach Closed Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 38mm, f/16, ISO 200

Beach Closed
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 38mm, f/16, ISO 200