The January Freeze

The central part of Indiana saw a lot of snow last week and some really cold temps. We are usually in Bedford, but when temps are really cold we stay with our daughter in Bloomington. While there, I was able to get a few shots outside once the temps rose a bit though. I love to see how snow falls on something as simple as a shrub with red berries...so pretty!

Hoar Frost

Pic 14~

Day two for seeing hoar frost on the trees, but not as thick as the day before. Yesterday, I didn't take my camera for the drive to work...big mistake! I've never seen the trees so thick and full of frost with the sun hazing behind the thick clouds...gorgeous!

1/320 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400

50mm

Frozen Wind Chimes

Pic 13~

I was scrounging for subject matter today! Trying to come up with new ideas is a challenge, but I am enjoying it! Here in north central Missouri, we have received more snowfall than average and with the temps just getting over freezing there are icicles hanging from every roof it seems. I caught these hanging down from a wind chime that I didn't remove before the cold stuff arrived. It made for something different anyway.
1/320 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1250
50mm

Teal Lake, Mexico, Missouri

Pic 6 ~ Frozen Beauty
Another cold day in Missouri with about eight inches of snow on the way...again. It's been cold enough to freeze the lakes over so the geese have been leaving their prints in the snow/ice. The temperature was about ten degrees this afternoon when I took this, but the sun was shining with no wind so it was a nice moment to take a few shots. Of the dozen or so I took, I liked this one best as it shows the gorgeous blue sky!
1/3200 sec at f/4.5, ISO 100 18mm

Burrr...it's cold outside!

Pic 2~
I thought this was an interesting angle from our patio fire pit topper with some ice dripping down. When you are taking photos, it's makes you think in more creative ways of what to photograph. 1/800 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800 55mm

Lakeview, Mexico, Missouri

January 14, 2011
Pic 1 ~ A view from my part of the world...
This is my first post on my photography blog! My goal is to take a picture every day for the rest of the year. Here is my first one! I went out yesterday to get some pics of some Canadian geese who are wintering at a local lake. Gorgeous birds!

I am wanting to challenge myself with a new photo everyday, or close to that, till the beginning of next year. Here is my first photo!
Enjoy!
1/100 sec at f/11, ISO 640
280 mm