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The Niagara Falls keep flowing as freezing temperatures put a halt to everything else.
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I had plenty of layers on due to a forecast of freezing temperatures, though it turned out like a warm spring day. With not a breath of wind, a perfect day for pole photography and sunbathing.
60056 “GREAT GABLE” takes 6H70, GBRf’s 1219 Tyne Dock – Drax biomass hoppers along the Durham coast at Hawthorn Quarry (south of Seaham) on 6 February 2025.
Winter suddenly returns to South Wales bringing snow and freezing temperatures.
A stretch of the Mon Brecon Canal at New Inn, Pontypool, Wales.
What happens to Robins in the winter?
In the winter, they become nomadic, searching widely for their favorite cold-weather fare. Weather also influences robin movements. A heavy snowfall that persists for more than a few days may send them on their way, searching for better conditions. Robins also form flocks in the winter.
Can Robins survive snow?
Even in freezing temperatures, robins can stay warm enough to make staying through the winter worthwhile. ... If you want to observe robins in winter, try putting out water for them. They can survive on their own by eating snow, but birds always welcome a source of unfrozen water for drinking and bathing.
What do Robins eat when there is snow on the ground?
There isn't much one can feed robins in the winter. They're very adept at finding their preferred food and rarely visit feeding stations. During severe weather, robins may eat raisins, berries, or pieces of apples placed on the ground.
Do robins sing all day?
We know that robins are one of the first species to begin singing every morning. ... They sing the most early in the morning and at evening twilight after sunset. They sing the least around noon. We thought we could figure out approximately how many songs they sing each hour through the day, and add these up.
What is the sound of a robin singing?
It's a string of 10 or so clear whistles assembled from a few often-repeated syllables, and often described as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up. The syllables rise and fall in pitch but are delivered at a steady rhythm, with a pause before the bird begins singing again. At dawn, the song is more rapid.
Why do robins sing in winter?
The sound of a robin chirping in winter is a good sign, say scientists. It means the bird has built up enough fat reserves to survive the cold nights and has enough energy left to defend its territory. The bird traditionally sings in spring to attract a mate but in winter, when food is short, it faces a dilemma.
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Spring sunrise at Sawpit Bay on eastern Lake Superior- -about 80 km north of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.
Last of the fast ice.
Fast ice is an extensive unbroken sheet of ice that is “fastened” to the shoreline or shoals; the ice forms from freezing temperatures (air and water), waves, drift ice, and snowfall.
I noticed this little fella on the way to work this morning and thought "thats got potential" then with these later nights I managed to get home just before sunset and seen it again and had to shoot it. Not only does it have good shooting potential it is also a symbol to me that spring has begun regardless of the freezing temperatures!
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From Cape Spear as the cool air off the ocean meets the warmed land, yesterday afternoon in above freezing temperatures, resulting in this splendid coastal fog.
Tranquility is found in a cold, shimmering lake as wind and rain create a peaceful respite in near freezing temperatures.
What happens to Robins in the winter?
In the winter, they become nomadic, searching widely for their favorite cold-weather fare. Weather also influences robin movements. A heavy snowfall that persists for more than a few days may send them on their way, searching for better conditions. Robins also form flocks in the winter.
Can Robins survive snow?
Even in freezing temperatures, robins can stay warm enough to make staying through the winter worthwhile. ... If you want to observe robins in winter, try putting out water for them. They can survive on their own by eating snow, but birds always welcome a source of unfrozen water for drinking and bathing.
What do Robins eat when there is snow on the ground?
There isn't much one can feed robins in the winter. They're very adept at finding their preferred food and rarely visit feeding stations. During severe weather, robins may eat raisins, berries, or pieces of apples placed on the ground.
Do robins sing all day?
We know that robins are one of the first species to begin singing every morning. ... They sing the most early in the morning and at evening twilight after sunset. They sing the least around noon. We thought we could figure out approximately how many songs they sing each hour through the day, and add these up.
What is the sound of a robin singing?
It's a string of 10 or so clear whistles assembled from a few often-repeated syllables, and often described as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up. The syllables rise and fall in pitch but are delivered at a steady rhythm, with a pause before the bird begins singing again. At dawn, the song is more rapid.
Why do robins sing in winter?
The sound of a robin chirping in winter is a good sign, say scientists. It means the bird has built up enough fat reserves to survive the cold nights and has enough energy left to defend its territory. The bird traditionally sings in spring to attract a mate but in winter, when food is short, it faces a dilemma.
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Lens - With Nikon TC 14E II hand held - Monopod and SPORT VR on. Aperture is f8 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Release Clamp - Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6 ED VR fitted MPR-113 Multi-Purpose Rail lens foot and Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod.
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This shot was taken last weekend close to Sólheimajökull glacier. Me and my group made camp there over night in freezing temperatures. Just before bedtime the northern lights made their appearance dancing around in green haze.
One of the great things about taking pictures from my kayak is that it allows for a very low perspective on some species which would be very difficult to achieve otherwise, as in this picture of a small Western Painted turtle sunning on a log.
All constructive comments are appreciated. TIA.
(Wikipedia) - The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have been shown to prefer large wetlands with long periods of inundation and emergent vegetation. This species is one of the few that is specially adapted to tolerate freezing temperatures for extended periods of time due to an anti-freeze like substance in their blood that keeps their cells from freezing. This turtle is a member of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Three regionally based subspecies (the eastern, midland, and western) evolved during the last ice age. The southern painted turtle (C. dorsalis) is alternately considered the only other species in Chrysemys, or another subspecies of C. picta.
You can see the summer Milky Way in March... you just have to get up really early and enjoy the nice sub-freezing temperatures.
Fantastic way to start the day. :)
I consider myself as a landscape photographer but I cannot resist photographing birds at this time of the year. Increasing light make birds more active, fun to look at, and also helps photographers job. But still there is a flavour of snow and freezing temperature in the pictures.
Following snowfall during the day and freezing temperatures , showing its seasonal lights with the end of 2020 soon to come
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After a snowfall and freezing temperatures, this rose managed to survive and still look fresh and very alive.
Sammamish River Trail
Bothell, WA
We did not have a white Christmas, but we had a white day after Christmas which continues to linger due to freezing temperatures.
Name: CT-1286 (Shiver)
Alignment: The Galactic Empire
Rank: Infantry Sergeant
Class: Cold Trooper (Specialist Type 4)
..:: BACKLOG ::..
A genetic copy of the infamous Jango Fett, 1286 was an Infantry Sergeant in the Sixth Arctic Assault Brigade. One of 8 Assualt Brigades trained and bred for the sole purpose of combat in extreme conditions. 1286 was a killer shot, he never liked the idea of snipers but could hit a droid or partisan from 300 meters out. This was without the use of a scope, on a standard DC-15 blaster rifle. 1286 was the perfect soldier in many ways, as he could fight on and use advantage of any terrain. Being trained as a Specialist Type 4 he was trained for sniping, explosives, under water combat and arctic warfare.
1286 got his name, Shiver, from a Jedi named Aayla Secura. She was visiting Mygeeto to aid in the peaceful negotiations with the Banking Clan. Shiver, being a minor officer in his brigade was sent to monitor and protect the Jedi. Once Aayla’s cruiser had touched down in a wide open glacial plain, she made her way to the boarding port to see the surrounding landscape. But before she reached the door, the door blast open, revealing CT-1286. The freezing temperatures from the outside air caused Aayla amounts of shivering and shock, she associated this feeling with seeing 1286 as he had no helmet on. She was dumbfounded by the amount of ice and snow that had built up in all the cracks and crevices of his armor. After closing the door, the room returned to its regulated temperature. Agreeing beating his chest, all the ice and snow broke loose of Shiver and fell to the ground crashing and shattering. This sent one last chill up the Jedi’s spine.
Back around September, there was a notice from some weather prognosticators, perhaps NOAA, that the United States in general, and the American south specifically would experience a warmer than normal winter. Pretty much the latter half of autumn and all of winter so far proves those “prognosticators” were full o’ beans… perhaps they should rethink their preferred models. A cousin who lives in Orlando, Florida, complained about freezing temps there today! We don’t often get consecutive days below freezing temperatures here in the middle of North Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina, recorded its 3rd deepest snow ever. It felt quite balmy this day here along the Eno River, only because I was dressed in the right kind of clothing (layers!) to handle the 23°F (-5°C) temperature that day.
This area at Few’s Ford is the closest thing we have this side of the Blue Ridge to a waterfall. It’s a little less than 4-feet in height, though for so small a waterfall, the water wraps around the craggy rocks in interesting ways. I used a very long exposure of 4-minutes here not so much for the falling water, but to smooth out the rough water to catch the fiery color of the forest canopy reflected in the water. That canopy was picking up the last light of sunset that lasted for only a few minutes. It lasts much longer in this image… it’s like fire and ice in one shot! Thank you, prognosticators, for being wrong yet again.
By the way, before you mention the tree branch that’s evident in the image, just know I started to remove it while I was there. In photography terms, cleaning up such issues is known as “gardening”. Doing so would likely have damaged the ice, which would have ruined the shot. So, I thought about removing it in Photoshop. After some consideration, I finally decided I liked how parts of it disappear into the moving mist of water in the long exposure, so I’m happy with it as it is. What are your thoughts?
Stood out in the freezing temperature to watch this warming sunrise at Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon National Park. The colors came out just before the sun rises.
Recent below freezing temperatures at night and frosty mornings makes for new opportunities for swans, geese and ducks to have a field day on ice. Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC.
44/100 for the 100 Flowers group. We were wallowing in an amazing display of flowers on our visit to Victoria, BC., made all the more wonderful by the weather back home in Calgary on our return: snow and freezing temperatures.
Hapalotremus sp - Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
What lurks in the shadows of the rocky windswept puna of high Andes? On an uncharacteristically warm night its an impressively large tarantula which has emerged from the shelter of its burrow underneath a rock pile. Little is known of the tarantulas that inhabit the highest reaches of the mountain passes, just last year 7 new species were described from the area and surroundings but there are more yet to be officially described, including this species. This species and most of the new tarantulas are in the Hapalotremus genus, a group of tarantulas that live higher in the mountains than any other members of their family. To survive at the high altitudes and freezing temperatures they spend most of their time in burrows underneath rocks where presumably a semi stable temperature is maintained but research is currently lacking. Interestingly, different valleys in the Cordillera often seem to host different species despite geographic proximity same with the elevational gradient. We'd spend the night at one location where we would encounter one tarantula species, then the next morning load up the packhorses and trek for 9 hours across the rough landscape and when we searched for frogs at the new campsite the tarantulas we found were sometimes of a whole different species than at the previous locale. Tarantulas, their niche partitioning and biogeography are not my area of expertise but it would be cool to someday see a map of Andean valleys with the tarantulas that occur there. I suspect there are high levels of speciation and thus endemism almost like whats been found in freshwater fish in some stream environments that may be close to each other geographically but have no to little gene flow between them. But thats just a guess with no scientific backing at this point of course.
A tree Sparrow happy to get seeds as the 30 cm of new snow was covering the ground.
The snow was all gone but a sudden snowstorm brought over a foot of snow on the 18th and 19th of April. Here is what I wrote on FB I checked the live bird migration map this morning and weather conditions. Seems like it snowed at least from S. Dakota to here. I also looked at maps to try to figure out the bird radar locations.
In spite of the wintry conditions, there was a large number of birds that left the area of Aberdeen, SD (where there is a big wildlife refuge) around 10 pm, and went generally NW, a bit over Bismark but mostly Minot, where activity peaked around 2- 3 am , 4 to 5 hours later to slowly disappear over the border into SK. I think the birds have to be strong flyers, likely cranes or waterfowl, but I am puzzled as to why they would migrate in a snowstorm with the ground covered with snow and freezing temperatures. It's not like they will have an easy time of finding open water and food when they get here....
For that matter, the night before there was certainly a large migration of Fox Sparrows and Juncos as I had 3 fox Sparrows in my yard and people seem to have reported lots around Regina. We even had an Orange-crowed Warbler. We also had 4 Yellow-rumped warblers the day before.
I get that it's the right time of year and the winds are suitable but am surprised that the birds are not apparenlty being deterred by the weather. Well, the snow started melting on the 21st but in the morning the ground was still 100 % snow cover. On the 21st, open patches were visible at the bse of some trees and under spruce Much more open by the end fo the afternoon with the street 98 % clear. I must have been worried for nothing. Even the Yellow-rumps nd RCKI seem to be ok. Home, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 22 April 2023
Autumn is a time for letting go, to breathe deeply and reflect. Nights draw in and get darker and time to snuggle under the duvet.
Plants must adapt to the conditions around them too. Trees have an amazing ability to sense changes in weather. They begin to prepare themselves as soon as they recognize the signals that winter is coming. Deciduous trees prepare for dormancy, which is like animal hibernation, by slowing their growth and dropping their leaves. Trees also protect their cells from freezing temperatures by moving water from inside the cell to tiny spaces outside of the cells, which prevents the cells from freezing.
Animals like bears, skunks, and squirrels also like to stay tucked in during the winter
When most people think of “birds flying south for the winter” they associate it with a mass exodus of Swallows, Martins, Swifts, Warblers and Terns (amongst others), but don’t forget that it also means an influx of over 50 waterbird species from northerly latitudes into Ireland for the winter! In the last few weeks the first reports of our wintering goose and swan species have been filtering in.
Stocking up piles of food is not the only way animals prepare for colder months. Some animals change their appearance to adapt to the weather. Just like we put on winter jackets, some animals’ fur grows thicker and heavier. Other animals’ fur changes colour to blend in with their surroundings.
Arctic foxes change their fur colour from darker colours in the summer to almost completely white in the winter. White-tailed deer become darker brown in colour to blend in with the dead plants and leafless trees.
So there you have it – thousands of geese and swans are currently migrating from Iceland, Greenland and Canada to spend the winter in Ireland! Many of these species are of conservation concern and we’re lucky to have the wetlands to support them, so do keep an eye out for them in your area as the winter goes on!
Country side, England.
Thanks to the lovely couple for obliging me even in the freezing temperatures.
I wish them and their soon to come baby a gr8 life ahead.
May LOVE be with you and all.
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dramatic title, but i refer to the white ice in front. from the edge there where a drop about half a meter, can't really tell from looking, but i thought it was a suitable title anyway:) lol
his was taken in the beginning of december, a real cold afternoon. and if you watch real close you see these small ice particles on the edge, this comes from the freezing temperature.
i'm very pleased with the way this came out, i think the dark parts contains enough light and the ice covering the lake came out pretty smooth, well the smoothest i could get it, it will contain some structure anyway.
i believe i have a picture from this afternoon that includes more sky (it was wonderful btw) but i have to see how the compositions is in it:)
well, have expermented for the past three days and now i will post some landscapes the way i feel most comfortable with:)
i'm in my comfortzone with these kind of shots:)
i'm so glad for you visiting my stream commenting and faving my pictures, it really makes my day:))
have a wonderful weekend and take care everyone:)
Notice the moss on the flat rock in the birdbath, and the reflections of the olive tree above.
Tucson has been having the coldest temperatures in the USA. It is the first time anyone remembers this happening. This was taken earlier this week. We had two nights of mild freezing temperatures.
Dream Lake Alpenglow - Rocky Mountain National Park
Unreal experience capturing this image. After convincing my girlfriend to wake up very early to drive up to the park, we arrived at the Bear Lake parking lot around 5:15am. We got out of the car to feel freezing temperatures and the wind howling through the trees. We put on our headlamps and began the mile hike to Dream Lake. As we got on the trail it was covered in packed down snow making it very icy. We finally got to the lake after taking careful steps all the way there and all of a sudden the wind hit us. It must have been whipping 50mph+ coming right in our faces. I took out my tripod and set up and found the fastest composition I could. As I sat there holding on to my tripod for dear life and firing off shots, my girlfriend hunkered down behind a tree. After about 20 minutes the clouds began to light up and all the brutal elements began to be worth it. After enjoying the show for a few minutes, we carefully packed up and hiked back to the car. Beautiful experience and the best shots come when they aren't the easiest to get.
Freezing temperatures dropped onto Pennsylvania during the first week of February evident by the frozen over canal along the Cleveland Cliffs Steelton works. Thankfully i didnt have to wait around in the cold long at all to run into the Steelton switcher, almost immediately finding them switching along the canal.
The Steelton guys used the 70 to switch around the mill this day, one of the few remaining PBNE painted switchers still in active use at steel mills across Pennsylvania, a couple are used on the LVRM (former Bethlehem Steel) and Conemaugh & Black Lick in Johnstown. I'd say that many of these operations fly under the radar of most photographers, though not very exciting to most people due to most of the ops being random or just switching around, I've always had an interest in the gritty mill settings that these railroads operate in.
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Sometimes, luck is on our side a little bit. I happened upon this Heron standing on the ice of a local pond while I was out enjoying the wintery conditions.
Little did any of us (here in the UK) realise there would still be freezing temperatures and snow on the ground at the beginning of April.
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This survived several days of below freezing temperatures. I took a pic of the same fungus a week before and left the cap there.
The moss is Springy Lawn Moss and it makes this a lovely bouncy bit of grass to walk on.
Grammar School
Stafford UK 21st January 2024
Our last minute decision to go to Niagara Falls was dependent on the weather reports. First, there were predictions of snow squalls along the route down. It turns out we missed them and had blue skies for the Saturday and an easy drive down. Then it stayed clear for the night but with freezing temperatures. We dressed warm. In the morning, the weather report was 90% cloudy. What the heck. We tried for a sunrise. I tried for a shot again but there was no way I could adjust settings for slow shutter speeds. Sheesh, I had trouble zooming in and out with my big mitts. But I managed to capture the essence of the frosty morning to remind me I survived the weekend. All in all, I'm glad we went.
Yesterday was a beautiful early spring morning and the sunshine made the crocus flowers in the garden open up so I went out with my camera to take a look. Inside this purple one was a bumblebee just beginning to wake up in the sun's warmth. It must have slept inside the flower to protect it from the freezing temperatures overnight. Nothing says that spring has sprung quite so much as a bumblebee having a kip inside a crocus.
Another cold, but beautiful day in Wisconsin brought more frosty windows into view. One more bitterly cold morning before we finally begin to warm up near freezing temperatures.
Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
12 degrees F (-11 C)
Windchill of 0 F (-18 C)
What happens to Robins in the winter?
In the winter, they become nomadic, searching widely for their favorite cold-weather fare. Weather also influences robin movements. A heavy snowfall that persists for more than a few days may send them on their way, searching for better conditions. Robins also form flocks in the winter.
Can Robins survive snow?
Even in freezing temperatures, robins can stay warm enough to make staying through the winter worthwhile. ... If you want to observe robins in winter, try putting out water for them. They can survive on their own by eating snow, but birds always welcome a source of unfrozen water for drinking and bathing.
What do Robins eat when there is snow on the ground?
There isn't much one can feed robins in the winter. They're very adept at finding their preferred food and rarely visit feeding stations. During severe weather, robins may eat raisins, berries, or pieces of apples placed on the ground.
Do robins sing all day?
We know that robins are one of the first species to begin singing every morning. ... They sing the most early in the morning and at evening twilight after sunset. They sing the least around noon. We thought we could figure out approximately how many songs they sing each hour through the day, and add these up.
What is the sound of a robin singing?
It's a string of 10 or so clear whistles assembled from a few often-repeated syllables, and often described as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up. The syllables rise and fall in pitch but are delivered at a steady rhythm, with a pause before the bird begins singing again. At dawn, the song is more rapid.
Why do robins sing in winter?
The sound of a robin chirping in winter is a good sign, say scientists. It means the bird has built up enough fat reserves to survive the cold nights and has enough energy left to defend its territory. The bird traditionally sings in spring to attract a mate but in winter, when food is short, it faces a dilemma.
Thank you so much for visiting my stream, whether you comments , favorites or just have a look.
I appreciate it very much, wishing the best of luck and good light.
© All rights reserved R.Ertug Please do not use this image without my explicit written permission. Contact me by Flickr mail if you want to buy or use Your comments and critiques are very well appreciated.
Lens - With Nikon TC 14E II hand held - Monopod and SPORT VR on. Aperture is f8 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Release Clamp - Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6 ED VR fitted MPR-113 Multi-Purpose Rail lens foot and Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod.
Thanks for stopping and looking :)
Wonderful frosted chaos as the Goldenrod in Smith's Capen Garden succumbs to the freezing temperatures. Tall, upright stands of Goldenrod look almost formal and so fit perfectly into an otherwise traditional perennial garden. They add beautiful texture to the Winter gardens, seeds for hungry creatures and habitat, as well.
It was worth the freezing temperatures for light like this. Incidentally, I flew on 9M-MNC to Kuala Lumpur from LHR in 2014.
Another shot of this very interesting Rime Frost -- Fog and freezing temperatures -- on a Rhododendron bud.
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This is a photo of the Androscoggin River taken this cold morning. We have had a couple of days of freezing temperatures leading ice on the river. In the foreground is a large pile of broken ice near the shore and in the background is sea smoke which forms on cold days over relatively warm open water. This was taken just after sunrise.
Taken on a cold winter day, below freezing temperatures. high winds, periods of snow sleet and rain. If your out, best to keep your head down, your hands in your pockets and get to where you're going as quickly as you can
Juniper, Massive Sandstone Cliffs. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. October 26, 2012. © Copyright 2017 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Massive sandstone cliffs tower above a single juniper tree among boulders
In the early evening, after a full day of photography that had begun in sub-freezing temperatures atop a remote ridge in Capitol Reef National Park, we found ourselves back in the more civilized regions, in a canyon served by a well-used road where a parking lot marked the jumping off point for trails that extended beyond the road end. We photographed here for a while, and as the canyon light faded we wandered back to our vehicle and loaded up to depart.
As we exited the mouth of the canyon and the terrain opened up, soft and subtle evening light glowed on the massive cliffs above. We had thought we were finished for the day, but we quickly reconsidered, pulling over and jumping out to retrieve cameras and tripods and find places from which to photograph in the diminishing light. I was intrigued by these huge, reddish blocks of sandstone standing against the base of a cliff of lighter rock, with a single juniper tree growing amongst the boulders.
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Italy is usually associated with relatively warm weather, but this week it, too, has fallen victim to the cold snap nicknamed the Beast from the East.
Freezing temperatures carried on winds from Siberia have brought snow to much of Europe, causing widespread disruption. As this image captured on 27 February by the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite shows, Italy in southern Europe was not spared. Temperatures in Rome (bottom right of the image) are normally between 6°C and 14°C, but this week it has been down to –5°C during the night, and it is the first time the city has seen snowfall in six years. Naples also had its heaviest snowfall in decades.
Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
A Lone Joshua Tree Below Towering Mountains (Death Valley National Park, California)
When a person thinks of Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert, freezing temperatures and rolling fog is likely not what comes to mind. Yet no matter how many times I visit this region, I always find something new and unexpected like the conditions we experienced on the day I took this photo. While the photography portion of the evening was invigorating, the fog turned out to be incredibly disorienting and a little unsettling as it quickly thickened and darkness set in. I had been to this remote area of the park many times before and felt comfortable with navigation so I didn’t pay much attention to where I was wandering. After we were finished taking photos, I looked at my GPS and headed in the direction of our car, which was about a mile and a half away. The only problem is that the compass on the GPS was not working properly and we had been heading in the wrong direction. By this point, we were fully surrounded by thick fog and it was getting colder and darker by the minute. Luckily, restarting the GPS eventually fixed the issue and we made it back to our car but not without a few moments of panic and a reminder that being a little more prepared might be a better plan next time…
Happy Monday Everyone,
2 and a half weeks till I leave for South Africa again and the clock is ticking!!!
This past weekend I had a chance to revisit with some Flickr friends in Corona Del Mar Beach in Southern CA- there were 5 of us that had a little get together photoshoot & the sunset was spectacular, those photos later this week!! :D So good to make friends with like minds (crazy for landscape photography!!)
THESE shots (series of 2 new) were taken in below freezing temperatures in the high 9,000ft altitude of the Eastern Sierra's in California at North Lake. I went there with my Flickr friend Jojo(images of dreams) I've never seen so many photographers stacked, literally lined up to shoot this sunrise over the reflection in North Lake... we arrived a little late to the party so my angle (i.e. composition) was "chosen for me" in the first shot as I wedged between 2 other tripods.... i couldn't do it so I jumped the stream escaping a fall narrowly... and got to the other side where I could get a wider angle.
This place is amazing to Explore!!Photography opportunities abound all around the town of Bishop,CA near Mammouth Lakes. I hope you like them :D Thanks for your visits and comments!! Have a great week!
A Common Buckeye who, unlike the bird in my adjacent post who was briefly on the branches beside this, perched with wings-open for a good while.
The Common Buckeye butterfly cannot survive freezing temperatures in any stage, so they must migrate south, or perish. Therefore, many Common Buckeyes that spend their summers in northern states, fly south to overwinter in Gulf Coast states like Florida.