Took my team to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden for some creative inspiration – glad we picked a 60-degree winter day!
Archive for the ‘winter’ Tag
Winter Sculpture Walk Leave a comment
Frost Drops and Stalactites Leave a comment
Captured these leaves with frozen drops of rain on a recent walk in the neighborhood, using my umbrella to ensure a uniform background. The second shot reminded me of stalactites in a cave.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
Icicles in the air Leave a comment
It’s just cold enough that the rain freezes instantaneously – time to bundle up in front of the fireplace and not leave the house!
Remnants of Fall 2 comments
Leftovers from fall play time on a neighbor’s front yard:
iPhone
Long exposure sunset 4 comments
Played around with a 10-stop neutral density filter at sunset and came up with this:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 400
f/9
25 sec
Icicles! 2 comments
Found while walking around the neighborhood, shot using the new Hipstamatic Bucktown pack (black&white and infrared). Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format.
Melancholy sunset 4 comments
A wintry sunset over our little town beach:
Canon 5d Mark II EF 16-35mm
ISO 200
f/22
30 sec
Frozen beach frolic Leave a comment
Our dog Mario enjoyed the first snow of the year, especially on the beach at low tide:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Frosty leaves Leave a comment
Captured these on a cold morning while walking our dog. I love how the frost gives everything a bit of additional texture, which stands out especially strong when the light is low during sunrise.
Happy New Year! 1 comment
May your 2017 be as bright and lovely as this sunset (view over Clinton Harbor).
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 100
f/18
1/30 sec
Winter morning walk 4 comments
Walking the dog at the same early, but now darker, time (6:30), and during a recent snowfall, provided new perspectives:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Bullseye 4 comments
Top of a pillar of the wooden bridge that connects to our town beach in Clinton, captured after the first frost of winter:
iPhone, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Winter is here! 1 comment
First snow in CT produced some nice photo ops right in our backyard:
Full Moon and Fresh Snow 2 comments
Captured this in Guilford, CT:
Canon G12
ISO 2000
f/2.8
0.8 sec
Winter Loneliness 8 comments
This lonely tree is in the marshland behind our house.
Night Sky over Gotham 3 comments
Seems utterly plausible that Batman could swoop through this scene, doesn’t it?
Canon Powershot G12
edited with Nik Silver Efex 2
Final Four Prep 1 comment
In a New Haven neighborhood.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 800
f/8
1/100 sec
Still Life of Weeds 4 comments
If I only knew what this is called, that so profusely grows in the field behind our house…
Ice Sculptures Leave a comment
Created by mother nature:
Apple Tree and Bench 1 comment
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 200
10mm
f/3.5
1/1600 sec
Edited in Silver Efex Pro
Ice Stalactites Leave a comment
Global Warming? 5 comments
No – it’s just the sun that’s melting the ice and snow around our house – finally!
Canon 7D, EF100mm f/2.8 Macro
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/2500 sec
Quiet Spot Under the Apple Tree 2 comments
This lovely spot outside our house is even quieter in winter, when the snow smothers all sounds.
Canon 7D, EF10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO 200
f/4.5
1/1250 sec
Frozen Beach 1 comment
I got a taste of what it must feel like to cross the Arctic ice when I walked across the frozen bay of our little town beach (for 2 minutes). The tides caused much of the ice to break in unusual formations, as seen in the second picture.
Ice Floes on the Beach 3 comments
These ice flows were waiting for high tide to float and join their companions in the Long Island Sound:
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 250
f/10
1/160 sec
Frozen Docks 1 comment
The cold winter finally has frozen Clinton Harbor. I braved the cold this morning to capture the scene at sunrise.
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 125
f/6.3
1/100 sec
Modern Cowboy 3 comments
Caught this cowboy checking his cellphone at the Bozeman airport in Montana.
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/500 sec
enhanced with Nik Analog Efex Pro
My Valentine Leave a comment
Caught this lovely woman while she was out walking her dog in the snow.
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 1250
f/3.5
1/20 sec
Abandoned Playground 2 comments
Well, it’s abandoned at least until summer returns. For now, the only sounds you hear are the cries from seagulls.
iphone, adjustments with Nik Analog Efex Pro
Sticking the Landing Leave a comment
Snowboarder in Big Sky, Montana:
Canon EOS 7D, EF40mm f/2.8 STM
ISO 640
f/10
1/400 sec
Night Skies over Montana 2 comments
On a few clear nights, I marveled at the stars above Big Sky. Here are three of my favorite shots. Click on any one of them to see them in full screen slide show format.
Terrain Park Fun at Big Sky Leave a comment
Tried my hand at sports photography while at Big Sky with my son and his friends. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 7D, 40mm f/2.8 STM
ISO 1,000
f/5.6
1/1250 sec
Bleach Bypass Filter in Nik Color Efex2
Riding the Rails at Big Sky 1 comment
Captured at the terrain park at Big Sky.
Canon 7D, 40mm f/2.8 STM
ISO 640
f/20
1/40 sec
Lone Mountain Pine 3 comments
Not sure what kind of tree this is, but I loved this twisted, gnarled, lonely pine tree near Lone Mountain in Montana.
Canon 7D, EF40mm f/2.8
ISO 400
f/11
1/640 sec
Montana Wildlife 1 comment
Captured these mountain goats along the Gallatin River on the way to Big Sky.
Beautiful Big Sky Leave a comment
Every time I come here the views take my breath away.
Captured with iphone and Hipstamatic app.
Beach Rocks and Ice 3 comments
Ice floes in Long Island Sound 1 comment
The temperatures have been low enough that the salt water of Long Island Sound can freeze, and pile up on our town beach. Click on any photo to see them in slideshow mode.
Silhouettes 1 comment
A good project for cold and rainy days:
Black And White Winter Vegetation Leave a comment
This is all that remains in the field behind our house when the temperatures drop below zero:
Old Winter Trees Leave a comment
I love old pine trees in winter. These were captured in Stowe, VT and Big Sky, MT.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer IV
film: Blackeys B&W
Orion watching over Big Sky 6 comments
The sky was dominated by Orion (the constellation, not the winter storm) during my last night at Big Sky, Montana.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm  f/2.8L
ISO 125
f/2.8
20 sec
Sunrise over Lone Mountain, Big Sky Leave a comment
One last picture from an amazing trip to Montana:
Canon 7D
ISO 1250
f/8
1.0 sec
B&W conversion with Silver Efex Pro
Winter Creatures in Montana 3 comments
This moose didn’t seem to be too concerned about me taking pictures. The other creatures actually enjoyed it (giving me some practice with action shots).
Big Snow in Big Sky 1 comment
It was SO cold that the lifts couldn’t run because the back-up power runs on diesel, and the diesel fuel was too viscous to run through the engine. Had to wait until 11am when it was only -15 degrees!
Needless to say, I rarely removed my gloves to take pictures, but here are a few, shot with the iPhone app Hipstamatic.
Winter in Yellowstone 9 comments
Arrived in Montana and took a drive through parts of Yellowstone before arriving at Big Sky today. -15F (-26C)!
This gang of elk didn’t mind the cold.
Sleigh Ride in Stowe 2 comments
It was snowing heavily, but that didn’t deter these folks from enjoying a romantic sleigh ride through the forests of Stowe, VT.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 800
-2ev
f/8
1/100 sec
optimized with Nik Color Efex
Wonder Dog 1 comment
Well, amazing might be a better adjective, but that wouldn’t make for nearly as good a blog title. When it’s cold and monochrome out, the dog becomes a never-tiring subject to practice on:
Canon 7D, 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
ISO 400
f/10
1/40 sec
Edited with Color Efex, soft focus filter, Fujichrome Velvia 100 film
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Victorian Villa 3 comments
I drive by this house every day in our neighborhood – and I finally decided to take a shot of it while still decorated for the holidays.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm
HDR: f/2.8, ISO 640
Frosty Days 6 comments
The winter storm is providing some (but not many) photo opportunities, as I don’t venture far from home. Here are two shots from the neighborhood.
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 