Mighty Crystal Tower
February 2, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 32
I spotted this little icicle as I was leaving work. I got lots of looks essentially laying in the snow to get this shot. Worth it.
Icicles
January 29, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 28
Sometimes the photo is right outside my door. We have a bit of an ice problem out back at the moment. It’s not fun to walk on, but it makes for a good picture.
Lawrence Bench
January 26, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 25
As I was coming home on the bus, we went by the Lawrence University campus. I saw this bench. I see this bench pretty much every day. Today I noticed it. After getting dropped off, I wandered over to the campus to try and capture it. I’m pleased with the result.
Winners Circle
January 21, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 20
Shot from work at dawn. I really liked the light coming in the window and reflecting off the wall of awards.
The Roof
January 20, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 19
Sunset over Downtown Appleton. Taken from the top of a parking ramp. It was very cold up there, but I stuck it out and got a nice series of shots. This one was the best.
Snow Day
January 17, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 16
I wondered down to Jones Park while it was snowing. I was cold, my camera was getting wet, and in retrospect, I probably could have gotten this shot after the snow had stopped falling.
Now, I’m going to snuggle up with a cup of coffee and read a book.
Landscaping
January 14, originally uploaded by Chad Larson Photography.
Day 13
Waiting at the bus stop, checking out the line of dead (hibernating) bushes half covered in snow. Okay, I’ll take your picture, bushes. Now, where the hell is the bus? It’s cold!
For Lease, Cart Included.
January 12, originally uploaded by MrOpusWI.
Day 11
Walking back from lunch, I discovered an abandoned shopping cart. I took a picture. Not my favorite, but I haven’t had any other good opportunities today.
Night Lights
January 10, originally uploaded by mropus2000.
Day 9
I stepped outside and looked up. These trees are all along my street. I really love living downtown. I could probably do the entire 365 days just walking up and down the street.
Snow in April?
Yes, but this is Wisconsin, so I’m not really surprised. It also rained in my kitchen today, but that’s another story.
This was going to be a wide shot, but I decided to square it off after seeing it in a thumbnail.
Weekend exploits.
The weekend was fairly productive. Saturday was a nephew’s birthday party. I took lots of pictures of children. (They like geting their picture taken, who knew?).
Sunday was spent at Heckrodt Wetland Preserve taking more pictures. There wasn’t much color, as nothing has budded yet and there was still snow on the ground there, and there wasn’t much wildlife running about. I did see a hawk gathering sticks for a nest. I think I got some decent shots if you like decay and rot, but I need to go through them first.
Tonight! Maybe.
Long and Cold
Let me start by saying, some of my favorite pictures have been taken in the winter. Snow and ice do crazy things and make neat shapes and create a lot of contrast.
Unfortunately, I’ve gotten to the the point where I really don’t want to take another photo of a winter landscape, or a pretty ice formation, or a duck chilling on a frozen whatever, while I’m freezing my butt off and my fingers are going numb.
I want some colors other than blue, brown, black, and white.
I want Spring! Please hurry up, Spring.
Anyway, I’m thinking of hitting up Heckrodt Wetland Preserve this weekend. I’d prefer to go there in the Summer, but hey, it’s not. At the very least it’ll be a nice walk. I also need more practice with the 70-300mm, so it’s a good excuse.
Tracked
I took my new 70-300mm lens there to see what I could see. I could see quite a lot, unfortunately I don’t know how to take actual photographs with it. Everything ended up blurry or horribly grainy. This is pretty much the only shot that come out. I need to play with my camera settings to try and fix this. It’s a sweet lens, but if I don’t learn how to use it, it’s useless to me.
Anyway, I love 1000 Islands. I saw eagles and many ducks and took many crappy pictures of them.