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"To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can." ~ Sydney Smith
As the title says, this was taken back in December. And since we are going into a deep freeze, I won't be going out to take any photos. Brrr!! :)
Took this film shot back in 1/08 and since then this old house is really leaning to the right and doesn't look like it will make it through another winter. But I'll keep going back until it's gone.
Last in the series of recent black and white shots, this one goes back almost as far as my photo obsession! I acquired my first 35mm camera in July 1964 By the following winter, I was trying this and that to see what might work. This included sports action. That year, my brother David (13) was captain of his bantam hockey team. I stood in the cold, under floodlights, one night while they played an outdoor game on the local rink. Between periods he skated over to the boards to chat with me for a few minutes, and I snapped this. Look at the blade of his wood stick - no curve!
Taking a night shot without flash seemed foreign and strange; I still remember the smell of burnt flash bulbs, and how I liked to peel them once they had cooled. But I had an adjustable camera for the first time, and was quickly learning that if I could see it, I could photograph it. At 16, of course, I had no idea that I would never stop being a photographer.
The camera, btw, was a Kowa H - an odd thing, a single lens reflex without interchangeable lenses, although there was a supplementary lens set - 35mm and 85mm - that could be screwed onto the fixed 50mm lens, with predictably awful results. The shutter made a loud clacking sound. Fastest shutter speed was 1/300, good enough to freeze action to some extent. I took over the family photo duties from that point until I left home a few years later; my parents paid for most of the film and processing. They always encouraged me, and for this I am forever grateful.
Photographed in Bois-des-Filion, Québec (Canada); scanned from the original Tri-X negative (ISO 400). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 1965 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The majestic Gullfoss stands on the river Hvitá.
It is in fact two waterfalls, with an upper step of 45ft and a lower of about 60ft. The crest of the falls have formed along two fractures in the bedrock at about 90 degrees to each other.
I took this photo whilst on "The Golden Circle" tour Feb 2013, using a tripod with long exposure to give motion blur to the water. It was really cold, and had to keep cleaning the lens as it was freezing over.
Tough Guys!
There was an old train movie from the '80s starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster that I loved by that title, but that was Hollywood fictional railroading. This is the real deal, and conductor and brakeman Vern Gillis and Daniel Keim are real railroad tough guys!
Railroading at nearly 40 below zero is not for the faint of heart or the weak of body. But here are two guys that not only get it done, but do so with smiles and the same hustle and good attitude they give on a 70 degree July day.
They're even tough enough to take a quick pause to say hi, shake hands, and chat in the cold here at the spring switch up at the tail of the wye. I dare wonder how many railroaders could work in conditions like this? But in Alaska it is all just part of the job. Man do I miss working with some of the finest railroaders to be found anywhere....and I'll always look back on those days as the best of my career.
But I digress..lest you doubt the veracity of my claims here is a shot Frank Keller took of the outside thermometer on his car [can't see it here on Flickr but I shared it a few years ago on FB and it red NEGATIVE 36!]...although in all fairness that was earlier in the day, and when these images were captured it was a balmy -17°F!
As for the 'fleet's it is comprised of original ARR GP40-2s 3004 & 3010 (bought new in 1975 and 76 respectively) and spreader 9 (custom built by Harsco for the railroad on 2000) seen here and spreader 7 (built by OF Jordan in the early 1970s) on the other end.
Healy, Alaska
Friday January 4, 2019
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Canon EOS 3
EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 USM
Kodak Elite Chrome Extra Color 100
It is so hot today that I decided to post something cold just to feel a little better. This was shot last winter in Beskidy Mountains, Poland.
Dark clouds were hovering over me as I took this picture, the temperature had changed considerably. Thankfully for me it did not rain, this picture is taken near Bught Park.
These leaves with frosted edges looked cool in more ways than one. I took this on my phone after a morning run a few weeks ago. I have been out with my preferred camera on several cold mornings since but the conditions have never been able to reproduce this effect
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I think I lost a couple brain cells yesterday by going out in -37 degrees Celcius weather for the entire morning & part of the afternoon just so I can take some pictures. I brought my friend along, and we both didn't have the proper insulation/attire so our feet & hands were completely numb during the entire process. I know, stupid me! But I couldn't stand being cooped up in the house any longer and I didn't pack any warm winter gear for me to bring. I knew it was going to be cold, but I didn't know it was going to be THAT cold. If I don't get sick from this, then I will start telling everyone that I have an immune system the strength of the hulk.
NEVER AGAIN.
Lesson of the day: When the weather network warns of severe freezing, listen to it ^_^