It is cold. Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. You could say I detest the cold and you'd likely be in the running for 'Understatement of the Year'. Do make an exception for when it actually snows enough to shut things down around here.
Doesn't take all that much to manage that but it don't happen very often either. Happened to have a new (to me at least) 85mm prime and naturally snowstorms are the best conditions for testing new kit, so I had to give it a shot.
It was snowing good enough that it had me wondering about the weatherproofing on my Nikon. Anyone ever snowed a camera to death? Only stayed out for about an hour before my muscles had had enough of my novel new way of walking. Went back out the next day once the snow was done (ish) and shot some more, these photos are a mix from both outings.
I've posted color version of these already but snow shots just beg for the monochrome treatment, they're nearly there already. Ended up spending most of my second outing on the golf course turned sledding extravaganza.
I was far from the only one out there, was rather nice to see the community turning out to enjoy a bit of spontaneous fun. Once the snow stopped falling the temperatures started to, we're down in the single digits (F) presently, so the snow isn't going anywhere in a hurry.
Has made me a little less inclined to get out and shoot more. They've prescribed us another 2-5 inches on Friday, so I'll have to go investigate that for sure.
One thing is for sure, the powdery white stuff sure makes the city seem a lot more scenic.
