Frozen Lake by Richard Lewis, 2014
Full Moon at the Blue Hour by Richard Lewis 2014
All over the Blogosphere, Facebook , Instagram, and other social media sites photos of flowers, birds and greenery are being posted as we Americans emerge from a long and difficult winter. You can’t blame us for looking forward as the weather warms and all the things we love about spring start to happen.
Me, I’m looking back, not with regrets mind you, but with at least some fondness towards winter. One reason I live where I do is because I love the change of seasons. Winter with all of its struggles was good to us photographically. Instead of spring photographs I’ll share a couple of photographs from this winter.
How I Did It – A little tip on photographing the full moon when it is dark. Even with the best camera gear the moon will look like a bright white circle with no detail. It is a good idea to make at least two exposures. One for the scene and one for the moon. When processing your image, place the details of the moon into the scene.
Enjoy
Welcome to warmth. These are beautiful.
Thanks Laura. I appreciate it.
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Beautifully captured Rich. Yes, the winter of 2013/2014 was intense, but images such as these call to mind the beauty of the winter season and it’s crisp, clear air beckoning us to embrace the quiet and stillness offered.
Kathy, that is so true. Thanks!
Say it loud…. love the change in seasons!!!! Not going to miss shoveling and scraping ice though. 🙂
I guess we got to embrace scraping of ice in order to see the beauty of the season.
Nice work; nice moonshot tip. Yep, it was bloody cold and nasty but, witness your work, there were beautiful scenes.
Thanks Ralph. you had some great winter scenes as well. I’ll always remember you photo of the plants by the window and the plants outside the window in the snow.
Wonderful images as always Rich. I really like what I think is Chatsworth Lake. The cool tones really feel like winter and that is a wonderful sky!