This has been a long winter and it's not over yet.
There is not much to do in these winter storms apart from staying warm
and healthy. Just an occasional outing for pictures is all that can be
done. The scenes of winter are picturesque only when the sun is out and
the surroundings are filled with sunlight - a rare commodity this
winter.
This is a scene at a Park near where I live.
Shutter Speed: 1/750
ISO : 100
Setting : Manual
In the same park I saw this Coniferous tree. It was huge. Really loved the blue sky which we rarely see here at this time of the year. It is always greyish and cloudy. You can imagine how huge it must have been. It is so surprising that some trees just stand in the adversities to grow and flourish. Kind of like the quote - "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going". Also reminds me Kelly Clarkson's - "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". I love this song. One can also say that they are made tough genetically. So standing strong in adversity is not their property but their genes are like that. Anyway, they are a delight to the eyes amongst the white snow.
Shutter Speed - 1/200
ISO- 100
Setting : Manual
Below is a shot from a road over a highway. This is what I am talking about -the cloudy, gloomy but this one has a little sun shining through the clouds at sunset like hope in despair.
Shutter speed : 1/30
ISO : 100
Setting : Manual
Click on the images to get a better view.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, this is exactly what I am doing. With this optimistic note I end this post. Hope you all will stay warm . Have a nice week!
The winter fever is here. We got our first spell of Lake Snow Effect. This phenomenon is very usual near the Great lakes. We can get cozy in our homes till March ... or is it June? I keep my spirits up and therefore I say that this is the time of the year when I can practice a lot, I mean, REALLY A LOT (since it is such a long period of time and not otherwise ;)) on my indoor photography skills.
Shutter Speed - 1/90 secs
Aperture - 8
ISO - 100
I was lucky one day when I was at my kid's bus stop to have my ordinary pocket camera with me from which I took this picture of snow flakes. Not a very good shot but good for an ordinary camera. At the time I took this picture, I had a high fever - when am I not feeling under the weather, ugh? Since I had to pick my kid, I wrapped my self up and went to the bus stop. No one would believe, that a person shaking with fever the previous day had rolled down windows and was taking shots of snow. You see, I also have a different kind of fever - the photography fever. Anyway, one thing is for sure, as I am unable to catch up with the flu season, from now on I am also going to get the seasonal flu shots. Bring it on!!! I am not scared.
What will a person do sitting in bed all day? Work - of course, this time on my computer. And I did a lot of illustrations. Just a few are here as I had mentioned in my previous post. Please give your feedback below in the comments. These are best viewed at full size.
Since the viral cum bacterial infections had invaded me, I did not get a
chance to do much of photography.
Just one fine day I thought to myself
- that's enough and took a few indoor shots. Here are the perfect ingredients for a tomato soup, my favorite.
Keep yourself upbeat, as winters are here to stay. With this healthy soup and a splash of colors I end this post to meet you soon. Hope you all will have a nice week.
