u02bnpx Loc: NW PA

For those who may not have seen this Q&A with an AP photographer at work during the blizzard NFL game in Philly, you'll find it interesting.

http://www.popphoto.com/associated-press/2013/12/what-it-to-photograph-nfl-game-blizzard?cmpid=enews121213&spPodID=020&spMailingID=5930102&spUserID=MzQwNDYzMTM1NTcS1&spJobID=352807459&spReportId=MzUyODA3NDU5S0

The closest I've come to this was taking photos at dusk in an especially steamy area of Yellowstone. My 5D took a day to dry out, but I initially thought it was dead. Here's the shot I got. That's my son-in-law walking on a wooden pathway in the distant left.

Photog8 Loc: Morriston, FL

Nice misty shot. ;-)

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Sign me up for the game and lovely photo.

olcoach Loc: Oregon

How many shots did you get that were usable? I'm impressed no matter what.

Wabbit Loc: Arizona Desert

Ya gotta have the right equipment Doc .....

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

It was a fun game to watch too

u02bnpx Loc: NW PA

Two users out of 8 or 10 shot. I didn't want to fill the whole shot with steam. I wanted to position the sun, fit my son-in-law into the shot, and get a proper amount of foreground water in, all while feeling I was in a steam bath.

Actually, some of my most difficult photography took place while I reviewed restaurants weekly for 13 years. I was charged with producing a usable photo for the newspaper, and that was easy, even at night time, if all I needed was an exterior shot. One week I submitted an interior shot. The editor loved it and said he wanted "all interiors" from then on. As you might imagine, that's not an easy job. It means sneaking your camera bag in, finding a place to park it, eating, taking notes, and deciding whether to go for a pic of the owner, a server, or a crowd. I'm darned glad I'm not doing that anymore and am instead enjoying good septuagenarian retirement. (Going to St. Croix in February for 3 weeks)

The shot below is of one of the owners of a very small NW PA restaurant (about 5 or 6 tables) that specializes in homemade pies. It's the bigger places that presented problems, especially big chains. Once I almost got into a fistfight with a TGIF manager. Another time, a burly guy with a big chain holding his wallet approached me as I was trying to discreetly take a quick interior snap. He grabbed me by my shirt and made it clear that he didn't want his pic in the paper. Such fun.

Hawknest Loc: South Georgia

do you know if the young lady actually bake the pies and pastries in that old oven? thanks, rick

Mr PC Loc: Austin, TX

Great shot. Most of my best ones have a story of danger and trepidation behind them, too. Or at least the inconvenience of the sunrises and sunsets intruding into our busy lives. Getting serious about photography forces us to stop and smell the roses...

u02bnpx Loc: NW PA

Yes indeed, she baked all the pies, 5 or 6 a day, and she did it using that antique stove/oven that appears in the shot. After my review appeared, she had to increase her output. She and her mom also made the finest meat loaf, ham and scalloped potatoes, cabbage rolls, homemade dinner rolls, giant cinnamon buns, etc.

Hawknest Loc: South Georgia

thank you very much and also for the quick response. rick