Shot of the Day – 2 – Winter Cattails

Spending the holiday in Wisconsin with Beck’s family. They had a serious winter blast here last week…snow and temps well below zero. Needless to say, the snow that fell last weekend is still on the ground.

When I was a biology grad student here in the early 70’s, the winters were particularly nasty. One year, Milwaukee went over a month of consecutive days when the temperature didn’t go above freezing. As a field biologist, I couldn’t stand the thought of living in a place where almost all living things either hibernated, moved away or died.

After I moved on and traveled around the country more, I came to appreciate Wisconsin for its natural beauty and progressive society. And as a photographer, I can still appreciate a simple winter scene. This was taken in front of the in-laws’ house.

Winter Cattails, Krakow, WI (23 December 2012)

Shot of the Day – 1 – Cherry Ice

Cherry Ice (2002)

As my faithful readers (both of them) have probably noticed, this site has been rather dormant since Election Day. What with the fateful results and the holiday distractions, I have not been in the blogging spirit. I know that will change with the new year, a new computer and fresh resolve to get serious about photography…again.

In the meantime, I recently met another photographer/blogger. Dale Keiger is the Editor of the Johns Hopkins University Magazine. His blog will occasionally post a single image along with a quote or just a few pithy words. Brilliant. No need for me to always grind out ponderous essays with multiple images. I’ve got the photos. Why not just throw one up now and then to fill the (ever-more frequent) voids in my creativity.

Welcome to the new ‘Images and Not-So-Much.’

We had our first freezing rain this week. It’s fascinating to see water turn to ice and cover everything. I was reminded of a favorite shot from my film period. The footing may be treacherous but there are images to be found.

Stay warm, my friends.