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The camellia blossoms are still coming despite freezing temperatures early in their season. The plant is on the edge of the property where my wife and I reside.
Over a thousand people braved the freezing Lake Michigan water to raise money for the Special Olympics at the 13th annual Chicago Polar Plunge. They had to bring trucks in to clear out the snow and ice for the plungers to be able to enter the water.
I'm posting more than I usually do, but I figured that if these people were willing to jump in that frigid lake for charity and I got a picture of them, I owe it to them to post it!
Please take the time to view the entire set here.
N&W 611 rolls south through Reidsville, North Carolina on its way back to Spencer. The waning sunlight and the near freezing temperatures made for a very unique show....
Greens, such as kale, continue to grow in one of the high tunnels at The Unity Gardens on Dec. 18, 2020 despite freezing temperatures outdoors. The Unity Gardens have four high tunnels at their main location in South Bend, IN. Two of them were built using cost-share assistance provided by the Natural Resources Conmservation Service's EQIP program. (NRCS photo by Brandon O'Connor)
I went back to the ice factory, toghether with a couple of photographer friends and beautiful model Jimena Alarcon. We took a bunch of shots in the ice storage room, which was below freezing temperature so you can imagine she was pretty cold when we did this! She managed to withstand it though, and then some... really a delight to work with her.
In this shot, I am not entirely satisfied with her face, however, I didn't get any better expressions... partially because we had little time to experiment or change poses, as that air vent behind her was working at full blast and after about a minute she couldn't stand it any longer...
Strobist info: one 580 exII and on 550 ex slightly behind her and to each side, triggered by a 580 exII on camera which was aiming at the ceiling with the white bounce card out. The flares I left in because I liked them, I also like the highlight on her chest...
It's nearly one year ago to the day that I drove my car up a narrow, winding road about 20 minutes southeast of Jeju City. It was an uncharacteristically cold April morning, spring having yet to make it's appearance on the island.
I parked my car and struggled to the entrance of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Memorial Hall, relentless winds and freezing temperatures battering me along the way. It reminded me how perfectly the weather conditions matched this somber day.
Once inside, I made my way to a massive room where a large crowd of people had already formed. I scanned the room and my eyes were immediately drawn to the endless rows of names inscribed along its back wall. Flowers and offerings of fruit lay below the names, all of it lit by flickering candles. People had begun to pray.
This marked my introduction to a ceremony commemorating the 64 years since the Jeju Massacre, or "4.3", broke out on Jeju Island on April 3rd, 1948. One of the deadliest conflicts in Korean history, it continued for 6 bloody years, during which time an estimated 30,000 Jeju residents died at the hands of South Korean forces as punishment for perceived sympathy towards communism and the newly formed North Korea.
The conflict came to an end in 1954 but the pain and suffering caused by the loss of loved ones did not. How could something like this happen? For decades after any discussion of the massacre was censored with the threat of torture or imprisonment for those who chose to speak out.
The passage of time has healed some wounds. Since the 1990's the South Korean government has made a series of apologies and, in 2006, then President Roh Moo-Hyun officially apologized to the people of Jeju. But, apologies will never bring back those who lost their lives in the uprising.
With these thoughts in my mind, I slowly worked my way through the crowd and began to focus my attention on an elderly couple desperately trying to find the name of somebody lost in those attacks so many years ago. The pain of their loss clearly etched on their faces, they methodically scanned the names on the wall row by painstaking row.
I followed them for nearly 30 minutes until, finally, the husband's eyes showed a spark of recognition and his arm shot up into the air, his finger shaking as it pointed at a name on the wall. I saw a brief flicker of satisfaction, even triumph, on the elderly couples' faces that, after so many years, at least they could pay their respects to a fallen loved one.
It was at this moment I took a photo, my best of the day and one that would win at prize in the 2012 Jeju Sasam Photo Contest. When I look at that photo today I'm reminded of magnitude of the loss this terrible event had on so many families on Jeju Island and I pray that nothing like this will ever happen again.
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Naturally formed ice that occurs in Tennessee at below freezing temperatures,i call them ice flowers!The formation of frost flowers, also known as "ice flowers," is apparently dependent on a freezing weather condition occurring when the ground is not already frozen. The sap in the stem of the plants will expand (water expands when frozen), causing long, thin cracks to form along the length of the stem. Water is then drawn through these cracks via capillary action and freezes upon contact with the air. As more water is drawn through the cracks it pushes the thin ice layers further from the stem, causing a thin "petal" to form. In the case of woody plants and (living or dead) tree branches the freezing water is squeezed through the pores of the plant forming long thin strings of ice that look uncannily like hair i.e. "frost beard".
The petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. They usually melt or sublimate when exposed to sunlight and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas.
Following the floods and freezing temperatures, although the flood water had subsidised from the road, ice could still be seen hanging from the hedgerow, Presumably, where someone had driven through the flood water.
Despite the freezing temperature. I summed up all my courage and braved the freezing weather to photograph some winter backgrounds for a upcoming shoot. While walking through the park, I saw a couple passing through. I framed them and took the shot. Welcome to Winter Wonderland.
Born and bred in a tropical country, where winter means temperature of mid 70s (high 10s in Celsius), freezing temperatures and snowfall was non-existent in daily life.
Watching snowfall, and whitened ground for the first time was a fun experience.
2017, Buffalo, New York.
When spring finally overcomes this stubborn winter I will be very glad. Another day of sub-freezing temperatures, another day of gloves and toques, I feel like I am definitely living in The North, this cities slogan should also be “winter is coming”…
Meet Katie.
I spotted Katie walking towards me, her hood up to defend against the cold wind, her quick but carefully steps and her determined pace set her out from the other pedestrians. I greeted her and explained my project and purpose and after a slight hesitation she agreed. Earlier the light had be much better the sun was less diffuse through the high clouds but when I found Katie, a thick blanket of light obstructing cloud had moved overhead, flattening the light. I tried to position her so to make the best use of the light, if it had not been so cold I may have cracked out my speedlight.
I like to talk to people while I am photographing them it seems to get them to relax a bit. I found out that Katie works in the Health Care industry, and though her job is not glamorous it is vital, she is the keeper of the histories.
I showed her a few of the frames on the back of my camera and she seemed satisfied but not wanting to delay her any longer in the cold we parted.
Thank you Katie for your time and patience
***Constructive Critiques Welcome***
Notes:
I am finding that f2 on this lens does not work for street portraits, the front-focus issue is aggravating and I am losing good smiles due to focus being off. I guess it is time to stop it down a bit, even this one is a bit soft… Sorry Katie.
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Less than two percent of Americans feed the 98 percent by farming on the land they live and raise their children on. Even though farmers are accomplishing the task of feeding America it is becoming harder and harder to do so with housing developments coming through and buying their land. Farming is truly a family business, because without children to pass the land onto the farm is bought and sold to be used for housing developments.
Guy Moore using a tractor to bail hay in a field June 18, 2014, at Larriland Farm, Md. The hay will be used to put around the roots of other crops during winter to combat freezing temperatures that occur is the northeast.
These cranes were operated by hydraulic water pressure supplied from the power house close to the Bull Nose. Whenever freezing temperatures were imminent these cranes had to be completely drained of water to prevent damage. According to one old crane driver this was a long and difficult task that required the operator to get soaking wet while having to open a multitude of drain cocks that were placed in extremely cramped locations. The process would then be reversed at the start of the next day and repeated day in and day out until warmer temperatures returned. Some days when the cranes were worked continuously round the clock they would light a coke brazier in the machinery compartment. This made the operators conditions extremely uncomfortable to say the least due to inadequate ventilation. All the crane drivers were happy to see them go and be replaced by electric units.
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
From right, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Lakeside Ranger District Supervisor’s Office Information Assistant Steve Johnson, talks with WW Cattle Guard LLC subcontractor Hiram Simpson, during a break, in freezing temperatures, by a logging worksite campfire, at the Billy Mountain timber sale site near Lakeside, AZ, on Dec. 6, 2018.
This is part of the broader Four Forest Restoration Initiative, which is intended to treat more than 2.4 million acres of ponderosa pine forest across northern Arizona.
Current activity includes the use of a feller buncher to cut and then stack trees. A feller buncher then drags the trees to a worksite. There the tree branches are removed in seconds, and the delimbed tree trunk is cut to the desired length for sale by the contractor to lumber mills. The disposition of treetops and tree logs too big for the mill remain the contractor's responsibility. Post-harvest piling of slash/branches/brush are burned when fuels have cured, and weather conditions allow The ultimate goal of the timber sale is to improve forest health and reduce the potential for high-intensity wildfires that could threaten lives, property, and natural resources. The Four Forest Restoration Initiative seeks to increase resilience in the fire-adapted ponderosa pine forest by reducing tree stand densities to a more historical level, which eventually reduces the potential for uncharacteristic wildfire. This work also offers greater protection for residents living in and adjacent to the wildland-urban interface, where developments and forested areas merge.
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, administered as one national forest, encompasses over two million acres of magnificent mountain country in east-central Arizona.
The Apache National Forest is named after the tribes that settled in this area. It ranges in elevation from 3500 feet near Clifton to nearly 11,500 feet on Mount Baldy. The congressionally proclaimed Mount Baldy, Escudilla, and Bear Wallow wildernesses and the Blue Range Primitive Area make the Apache one of America's premier backcountry Forests. The Apache is also noted for its trout streams and high-elevation lakes and meadows.
The Sitgreaves National Forest was named for Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves, a government topographical engineer who conducted the first scientific expedition across Arizona in the early 1850âs. On the Sitgreaves, the major attractions for the visitors from the desert are the Mogollon Rim and eight cold-water lakes. From the Mogollon (pronounced: muggy-own) Rimâs 7,600- foot elevation, vista points provide inspiring views of the low lands to the south. The Rim extends two hundred miles from Flagstaff into western New Mexico.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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In the near freezing temperatures of Sunday morning 10th March, 2013, Ice Cream was the last thing on most people's mind, but this 1992 registered Ford Transit of Wall's battled with the elements outside the Queen's Hotel in Station Road, Chester.
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
Over a thousand people braved the freezing Lake Michigan water to raise money for the Special Olympics at the 13th annual Chicago Polar Plunge. They had to bring trucks in to clear out the snow and ice for the plungers to be able to enter the water.
I'm posting more than I usually do, but I figured that if these people were willing to jump in that frigid lake for charity and I got a picture of them, I owe it to them to post it!
Please take the time to view the entire set here.
Alpinia purpurata, red ginger, also called ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, are native Malaysian plants with showy flowers on long brightly colored red bracts. They look like the bloom, but the true flower is the small white flower on top.
It has cultivars called Jungle King and Jungle Queen. Red Ginger grows in Hawaii, Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Vincent, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Suriname (where its Dutch name is 'bokkepoot', billy-goat's foot), and many Central American nations, including Belize. It is also found in Samoa, where it is the national flower, and is locally called "teuila."
Red ginger can also be grown in South Florida since, in general, the region does not fall below freezing temperatures. It prefers partial shade and moist humid conditions, although it can tolerate full sun in some climates. It tends to like to be well watered and not left to dry out.
Ginger can also be grown as a houseplant and its cut flowers can be used in arrangements.
Ginger tends to spread.
At the February, 2015 Upstate Cars & Coffee in Greenville, South Carolina. A great turnout of cars despite freezing temperatures and nasty cold wind.
Minnesota's north woods had a morning of spectacular hoarfrost this week. Heavy fog and below-freezing temperatures produced these beautiful crystal formations on everything.
Here is my first butterfly of 2014. It is a beat up Mourning Cloak that must have overwintered in the area. How do they survive the freezing temperatures?
Portland, Oregon
09 Dec 2009
Freezing temperatures over the last few days caused the courtyard fountain in my apartment complex to freeze.
This year has been a slow year for me in terms of photography. I've had a lot of ups and downs and it just became hard to put in the same effort I put in to the hobby last year. Many of you know that Jeff recently lost his battle with melanoma. He was one of my very best friends and my partner in crime in all things photo and beer related. I've only gotten my camera out a handful of times this year and Jeff was there for nearly all of them. We went on plenty of photography trips over the past few years. “f/it trips” as they've become known. We had plans to go to Iceland this summer but when Jeff's cancer resurfaced we had to put it off. Instead my wife and I were going to head to Norway for two weeks. That too was cancelled last minute for unrelated reasons. What seemed like bad luck and a good reason to feel sorry for myself was instead a gift of more time with my friend. Jeff ended up passing away just a few days after we would have returned from that trip.
In an attempt to honor Jeff in some small way, my wife and I took our new found vacation time and went on a backpacking trip to Titcomb Basin in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. This was a place Jeff and I were planning on going but we ran out of time. He would have hated so many parts of this trip. Hiking 30 miles at 10k ft, daily hail storms with the occasional lightning bolt flying by our heads and the freezing temperatures. When we returned he would have said how great it was though. Because it was great. Jaw dropping scenery, solitude, brisket and pulled pork sandwiches on the road and what every photographer wants, some wonderful light to go with the scenery. Sam was gracious enough to let me take Jeff's camera for this trip. Using a Nikon was like trying to learn Chinese on the fly but it was worth it. It was a 15 lb reminder of why I was there and to appreciate every moment of it.
This photo was taken on our third night. Every afternoon a storm would roll in, but it usually cleared for sunset. With the wind chasing the reflections from every pool of water I decided to set up at the creek exiting Upper Titcomb Lake. Just after sunset we encountered a wolverine. It seemed he was making his nightly rounds and we were blocking his usual creek crossing. After giving us a few looks he hopped further down the creek to make his way across. It's always fun to see wildlife. Especially when it has no interest in mauling me.
Oh and before any of you jokers say it... Jeff's camera sure does take nice pictures!
Taken on a very cold photoshoot with the amazing Tamara. She is a true professional to work with, staying focused and collected in freezing temperatures.
A group of hikers stands at an overlook above the California Trail Interpretive Center during the third annual Moonlight Snowshoe hike on Jan. 17, 2014. Although there was no snow and no moon, 55 hikers braved the freezing temperatures to get outside and enjoy their public lands.
Sub freezing temperatures the last few days caused this creek to turn solid in an interesting way. Seen in Lion's Den Gorge on Lake Michigan.
Wednesday evening April 26, 2017 it was cold enough to snow in Minnesota. The following morning, April 27, 2017, all the flowers in our garden were covered with a thin layer of snow. This yellow Daffodil was covered with a layer of snow and struggling to stay warm in the near-freezing temperatures. Fortunately all the flowers survived the snow and cold! Photographed in our front yard flower garden. Equipment used: Sony SLT-A58 with Sony SAL AF 75-300mm lens on tripod.
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Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
Flufy and nice today but blizzardy a few days ago; no school for 4 days now. Freezing temperatures day and night for 4 days, very rare in Texas.
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba. The coordinated exercise brought together 20 participants, with 10 each from UNIFIL and the LAF 7th Brigade. Kawkabain, Habaya district, 8 January 2020. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN
An early Spring ice storm has crippled East Coast Canada, many without power and below freezing temperatures. Above is my driveway, I've been snowed in many times but never treed in.
Hewitt, New Jersey, a part of West Milford, at the south end of Greenwood Lake, which straddles the New York and New Jersey border. I lived here when I edited a local paper: The West Milford Argus, and stayed while I worked for the anti-poverty program that also operated there.
I had put seeds out for the ground feeding birds due to the freezing temperatures. When I got back from my walk, I noticed a quick movement on the terrace and waited to see what it was. This little field mouse came back to fill its face a few times before disappearing back to its nest.
We've had some beautifully sunn days this weekend which means freezing temperatures. I don't know if I will ever not marvel at playing at the park which has frozen grass. This So Cal girl is in a whole new world, and I like it.
It was hard to fight the freezing temperatures and the wind (and my husband's bulky parka and boots) to get this final shot. This is my favourite one. Please forgive the quality of these pictures - I took them for the record, only.
Took this at the Lachine Canal this morning. Regardless of the cold and freezing temperatures, this family of ducks was wading and foraging the canal waters.
Above freezing temperatures, a patch of ground without snow, low wind and batteries charged.... yep, time to launch my DJI Spark.
For the record, I'm flying my Spark with an iPhone 8+ so I kept it in "Beginner" mode. The 100' height and distance restriction and the slower flying speed are OK for me.
For this flight, I decided to do a panorama view of the nearby condos. In addition, I captured a video of what remains of the golf course clubhouse. The structure was torn down years ago and, as you can see, provides a place to park some golf carts. In hindsight, I should have pointed the camera down and flown over the silo but I simply didn't think of it. Maybe another time.
The "back 9" of the golf course is still intact. The "front 9" has, sadly, been torn up for new home construction.
Stockport's (wedding cake) Town Hall from the corner of Greek Street.
Last weeks snow forced me out of my car and onto public transport, so I decided to take my camera along for the ride to record some of my journey. A normal 15-20 minutes drive turned into the best part of an hour long commute on 2 busses in below freezing temperatures and the novelty quickly wore off. The following pictures were taken between Wednesday and Friday last week.
Curing the finished bridge deck, which takes about 10 days. In these freezing temperatures, the deck is heated to keep it from freezing during this critical period.
Over a thousand people braved the freezing Lake Michigan water to raise money for the Special Olympics at the 13th annual Chicago Polar Plunge. They had to bring trucks in to clear out the snow and ice for the plungers to be able to enter the water.
I'm posting more than I usually do, but I figured that if these people were willing to jump in that frigid lake for charity and I got a picture of them, I owe it to them to post it!
Please take the time to view the entire set here.