Icicles from Ice Storm Fern

What else was there to photograph when mostly stuck inside looking out at the ice totally covering your driveway?  Ice and icicles.  Most of the icicles were through our screen porch, so they are far from perfect, but I liked the look of them at sunset.  Actually, I could probably think of something else to photograph, but it wasn't as interesting.

Winter Cold 2022

Here are a few photos that could symbolize the word COLD.  During my recent winter walks, I chose to photograph the current weather conditions along the roadside as a way of expressing the current time, Winter.  We haven't had a whole lot of snow, only an inch or two, while many of you have experienced far worse conditions.  Several feet of snow would have expressed COLD as well, but I am very grateful I didn't have to show that to express the Winter.

                                            Leaves below the ice

Icy Reflection

Michigan Trip Highways in Winter

Roadside beauty

The Many Shapes of Ice

I took a few photos of ice in the recent storm with my iphone.  Although they aren't the best photos I've ever taken, they are interesting to compare the variety of ways ice can be photographed.  I've even added a fun creepy photo.

Spaghetti Grass

Cherries in Ice

Barn Fringe

Winter Tree

Creepy Icicle

Please share any interesting ice photos you took.

Ice photos

This time of year, you can get creative with ice photos or snow pictures.  Look for interesting shapes in the ice or icicles hanging from the roof or even your mailbox, especially near sunrise or sunset.

Look for ice crystals on your windows too.  You won't even have to go outside!  One year, I used a star filter on my lens and tried to catch the water drops from an icicle hanging off my roof with the sunlight behind it.  I finally caught one, but it took a lot of patience.  I didn't have to go outside for that one either.

I recently photographed some branches growing into the water.  It has an interesting reflection too.   I call it Ice Fingers.

A short while later, I photographed this simple reflection of the sun at sunset, like molten gold.

Feel free to post your own ice picture.

Red Cardinals

One of my most popular prints and Holiday cards uses a photo of a cardinal in snow taken in January of 2010.  So, each time we have a snow fall during the day, I take my camera out, hoping to get another great shot of a red cardinal.  I finally got a shot with a nice glow after the snow storm this week, even though this time you can't see the ice crystals on his face. 

Cardinal After Snow

I liked this one too, but it doesn't have the extra glow.

Here is the cardinal in Snow that is popular as a Holiday card and as a print taken in 2010.  The first and last photos are available for sale on Zazzle.com.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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