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Glad these aren't my cars
Jan 24, 2016 12:15:28 #
Jan 24, 2016 20:07:21 #
Good prospect David. The angle with the light shows the shapes of the cars very well under all that snow. I like the plow line leading down the road ... makes me wonder how many more buried cars there are.
Jan 24, 2016 22:09:51 #
Jan 25, 2016 06:24:56 #
Nightski wrote:
Good prospect David. The angle with the light shows the shapes of the cars very well under all that snow. I like the plow line leading down the road ... makes me wonder how many more buried cars there are.
Thanks, Sandra. There was a string of cars buried under the snow at this location. I took shots of one, two, and four cars. The shot with two cars (this one) seemed to be the most interesting. My thought was when you see the car in front, you're not quite sure what it is until your eye moves to the car in the rear with its wipers up.
The lighting was from the early morning (~ 7:00am). Any brighter, and the details in the snow get lost.
Jan 25, 2016 06:29:37 #
traveler90712 wrote:
At least someone remembered to put their windshield wipers up! :)
Putting the wipers up seems to be a common thing to do around here, and it is an iconic picture of this blizzard (at least in my neighborhood).
Jan 25, 2016 06:30:29 #
Erv wrote:
Nice shots David! Are you sure these aren't igloos:):)
Thanks, Irv. I hope no one is in there! :)
Jan 25, 2016 14:54:54 #
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Jan 25, 2016 20:24:37 #
Love the lighting. I've never been able to take good photos of snow. Do have a question though. Why do you put the windshield wipers up? We never did when we lived in snow country.
Jan 25, 2016 21:14:07 #
If I had to guess, I would say that it makes it easier to scrape the windows if the wipers aren't frozen solid to it.
Jan 27, 2016 21:21:38 #
JoAnneK01 wrote:
Love the lighting. I've never been able to take good photos of snow. Do have a question though. Why do you put the windshield wipers up? We never did when we lived in snow country.
I'm not absolutely sure since I don't do it myself. Years ago, I once turned on the wipers and found the blades were frozen to the windshield, wouldn't move, and the motor burned out (or the gears stripped). It was a costly repair. Since then, I always lift the wipers off the windshield to make sure they are free. Keeping them up does the same thing, and makes it easier to scrape the ice off the windshield.
About the lighting...Photographing snow is difficult in bright, mid-day sun (too much contrast and not enough dynamic range in the sensor). This picture was taken in the early morning.
Jan 28, 2016 16:48:01 #
DavidT wrote:
remnants from this weekend's blizzard - Silver Spring, Maryland
For a basically documentary image, you did incorporate the available leading lines of perspective to exceptionally good effect...draws the viewer deeply into the cold, wet scene! which, for a lot of Eastern folk, that may not be a good feeling!!!! /:>{
Dave
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