Changing times

[tbob]

Last Thursday it was minus 22C, then the arctic high pressure air (cold) was pushed out by a pacific low(warm) and it is now 9C. The transition is always accompanied by high winds; 50 to 80 kilometer per hour or higher. The cold to warm is a called a chinook wind, the warm to cold has no name but is called unprintable things.

Along with the wind comes drifting snow, frequently to the point of making travel impossible. These were taken at 9 am about two hours into the high winds, by noon the roads were impassible.

I was on my way back home at dawn and the low sun was catching the snow cresting the drifts. Thought I would see what I could make of it. Had to crouch in the lee of the drift otherwise the lens became covered with snow in seconds

Opinions/critique/versions welcome











This was done several years ago; my attempt at art

[madcrow]

-6 here last week and we nearly froze. Love your image, nothing blown and the snow looks like snow. Great light caressing the snow. Fantastic series which I love.

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[NorthernFocus]

A bold effort, Trevor and as good as any I've seen. I'm afraid this is one situation that still photography just can't convey anything approaching the reality. You are a seriously dedicated photographer to stop in those conditions to take a shot. All I'd be thinking about would be getting home

[JBW]

thanks for reminding me why I live in the tropics. I spent years in Kitamaat Village and we had the same pattern

[John 2]

Trevor, faced with those conditions, I think that I would learn to hibernate. 3 and 4 give me some feel for what you describe and I particularly like the play of light in 3.

[tbob]

A bold effort, Trevor and as good as any I've seen. I'm afraid this is one situation that still photography just can't convey anything approaching the reality. You are a seriously dedicated photographer to stop in those conditions to take a shot. All I'd be thinking about would be getting home

You are right about conveying the actuality of the scene. I was a bit disappointed when I got home and looked at the images as they looked insipid next to the experience. A few days distance and i was happier.

As for getting home; I was not too worried as I knew the road ahead was not too bad. With the exception of one 5 meter stretch where the drift crossed the road it was quite good.

[tbob]

thanks for reminding me why I live in the tropics. I spent years in Kitamaat Village and we had the same pattern

Always glad to be of service

[tbob]

Trevor, faced with those conditions, I think that I would learn to hibernate.

The hibernate bit I have not got down yet, The fat accumulation part of preparing is going well however.

[Mike Buckley]

Trevor, faced with those conditions, I think that I would learn to hibernate. 3 and 4 give me some feel for what you describe and I particularly like the play of light in 3.

The very same for me.

[tbob]

The very same for me.

Barring the sting of the snow on my face, the conditions were not bad as the wind was warm enough to not be bone chilling. I suppose these things are relative, but after two months of very cold weather and life threatening wind chills it was acceptable (?).

I tried longer exposures/smaller aperture, all I ended up with was pale pink mush obscuring all the details of the snow. Number three was the best compromise between depth of field and exposure speed.

[bje07]

My preferred #2 and 3 for warm lights, 4 for the curved lines.