Here in New England it is beginning to feel more like winter, as temperatures have dropped by a good margin over the past week and the forecast looks chilly! There won’t be any complaint about it from me, as it is a season that I enjoy with the photographic opportunities that it provides.
You’ve seen some of those captures (Wednesday’s Wintry Wonder) and I think that part of what attracts me to photographing during winter is the sense of solitude that a cold frozen landscape provides. The landscape almost becomes otherworldly in its expression of the environment around us.
This image was a late winter shot, as it is from March 7, 2019, but there is not a single hint of springtime weather yet; I still remember the bitter cold of this morning as there was a good breeze and temperatures were well below freezing. This shot was taken at 6 am as part of a series of exposures to try and capture the ever-changing light around dawn.
With the light still in the blue hour period, the snow and lighthouse show the cold while a bit of hope is on the horizon as the sun’s light is beginning to warm up the day.
nice colors!
Thank you. The blue hour is a wonderful time to shoot.
This is beautifu! It captures the heart of our beautiful countryside so well. The character and spirit of New England. I love NH and Maine in the winter.
Thank you for your kind words. It sounds like we both enjoy the cooler seasons.
I am not a fan of the cold, but the cool is lovely
Such a great picture you took! I have a lot of pictures of that lighthouse but I have never taken one in the winter. I think if I am out there in March of this year and there is snow, I will make the trek (or most likely) run again to see what I can capture.
Winter presents some really different views of places that are so familiar to us; I love going out and capturing those different surroundings. Definitely encourage you to go out there and look forward to seeing the result!