Wednesday February 10th, 2010

Rosslyn, Virginia, DC

The second blizzard in a week and venturing out was like going on a polar expedition. The wind is gusting at 30 miles an hour and the snow is blinding as it swirls around like a maelstrom. Visibility is down to about half a block. Beneath our feet the snow hides the ice of compressed snow from the weekend that has frozen into a solid sheet of ice.

f/20, 1/400, ISO-1600, 44mm

Tuesday February 9th, 2010

Rosslyn, Virginia, USA

Snowflakes caught in the streetlight, coating trees with a fine white coat, turning dark branches ghostly white.

f/5.6, 1/25 sec, ISO-1600, 55mm

Monday February 8th, 2010

Rosslyn, Virginia, USA

Tunnel formed by trees and shrouded in snow, ground marked by footprints coming and going.

f/5.6, 1/15, ISO 1600, 55mm

Sunday February 7th, 2010

Rosslyn, Virginia, USA

Snow on heavily laden branches hanging over the street reflect the neon lights in rainbow colours.

f/4.5, 1/40 sec, ISO-1600, 31mm

Saturday February 6th, 2010

Rosslyn, Virginia, USA

Deep snow hanging off branches, forming a cave. Heavy creaking and swish of the snow falling to the ground in a curtain.

f/7.1, 1/1250 sec, ISO-1600, 27mm

Friday February 5th, 2010

Rosslyn, Virginia, USA

Gusting wind swirling snowflakes lit by streetlights, clinging to wet branches.

f/4.5, 1/15 sec, ISO-1600, 25mm

Wednesday February 3rd, 2010

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Snow clinging to the branches of trees, transforming the landscape into a magical, winter wonderland.

f/13, 1/1600 sec, ISO-1600, 54mm

Monday February 1st, 2010

Arlington, Virginia, USA.

Eye-catching zebra striped shadows falling on the snow covered walkway from curved stone balusters on a bridge.

f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO-100, 55mm

Sunday January 31st, 2010

Arlington, Virginia, USA

The setting sun sending long shadows, across the fallen snow, from the headstones in Arlington Cemetery. The muffling effect of the snow emphasising the reverential atmosphere of the National Cemetery where even the graves of the unknown are treated with respect.

f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO-100, 18mm

Saturday January 30th, 2010

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Blowing snow, trees black against the whiteness, snowflakes collecting on branches emphasising the contrasting tonal values.

f/20, 1/30, ISO-100, 25mm

Friday January 8th, 2010

Potomac River from Key Bridge, between Rosslyn VA, and Georgetown, DC, USA

Icy wind blowing down the river, freezing all in it's path. The Potomac River was covered in ice with a blanket of snow, from the Virginia shoreline to Georgetown. Small breaks in the ice showed the grey water with little wind-created ripples that lapped at the ice edges.

f/11, 1/2500, ISO-1600, 18mm

Wednesday January 6th, 2010

Somewhere over the mid-west, USA

Flying across a snow-covered countryside glimpsed between banks of clouds.

f/10, 1/4000, ISO-1600, 28mm

Tuesday January 5th, 2010

Smithville, Missouri, USA

There has been a stillness in the air today with not a sound to disturb the peace. The setting sun turned the sky into a blend of the most delicate shades of blue and pink and apricot over the pristine landscape of frozen snow. As the sun sets the shadowed snow turns blue, at the horizon the sky has turned a delicate shell pink, thin clouds are delicate apricot against the palest of blue.

f/32, 1/80, ISO-1600, 80mm

Saturday January 2nd, 2010

Dried flower heads against snow, Smithville, Missouri, USA

A bleak and cold day with temperatures well below freezing. Sullen, grey clouds turning the landscape monochrome, the frozen snow brilliant white against a steely sky.
Today's photo of dried flower heads reminded me of snowflakes. I've always loved black and white photography and using monochrome today seemed a good representation of the way the day felt.

F/11, 1/2500, ISO 1600, 210mm