Winter

This week's Sunday Shoot theme is "Winter." Here in the great white north, traditional winter shots are a dime a dozen this time of year, and, coincidentally, our photography assignment this week was to shoot four pictures outdoors using at least two different white balance settings. Four, of course, wasn't enough so I shot almost 300. Thank goodness for digital and no film processing costs!

These two shots were taken on the Grand River in Southwest Michigan. This river is currently several feet above flood stage, an unusual situation for this time of year, and with the traditionally cold temperatures we have in January, the waters froze right where they overflowed, making the river appear wider than it is. As the waters recede, they leave evidence of their visit in interesting places.

I've been waiting for an opportunity to post this photo from the Short Track World Cup in Madison, WI. "Underwear" is an advertisement for a Chinese company that makes, well, underwear - special clothing that skaters wear under their skinsuits to keep warm. 

Icy

This week's "Moody Monday" theme is "icy." Living in the Northern U.S. at this time of year, I I have some good opportunities to find something "icy:"




 


 

These pictures were taken at a pond near my home. The ducks appeared to be relaxed until they saw my camera, then they seemed to want to high tail it across the frozen pond, giving me a good view of their backsides.