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(9Feb13) a warm summer's day, circa 1980. nikon fe, 50mm f/2, ilford fp4
Aftermath09 February 2013 -- 40/365North Providence, Rhode IslandThere was still a light snow falling when I set out for some photos this morning. I walked a 2.5 mile loop from my house, capturing scenes along the way. Only 2 of the streets were plowed, so it was a challenging workout. Unofficially, we got about 20 inches of snow. It's hard to judge since there were some very deep drifts, but that was about the consistent depth I saw as folks shoveled their walks. We lost power at 8:09 PM last night, and it was finally restored at 6:10 tonight. The temperature was dropping fast, and the forecast was for single digits tonight, so the folks still without power are in for a very cold evening.Today's photo shows someone on Smithfield Road using a snowblower to clear his driveway. The snow is almost up to his waist, so that should give you some idea as to what fell overnight. I was asked by several younger folks along the way if this storm was worse than the Blizzard of '78. My answer was a consistent "absolutely not." In '78, it snowed for 36 hours, dropping between 29 and 40 inches of snow throughout the state. Plus, it was HEAVY snow! It took me three days to clear my driveway in '78 because it was like shoveling concrete. The one difference, though, is that we never lost power in '78. Losing power in every storm is a new phenomenon here, and is directly tied to the acquisition of Narragansett Electric by National Grid. Service has declined and rates have continued to spiral upward to the point where we now have the second highest power costs in the nation. (Only Southern California has higher costs according to a properties study we recently completed.)Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders followed by adaptive exposure, regions, boost black, boost white, protect highlights, and contrast. A sepia photo filter was added in PSE.
Intense sun pillar before tonight's beautiful sunset... February 9, 2013.
2-9-2013 "No Lights Today" We were at the soccer field for Sutton's game today and I looked up and thought these lights might make a neat daily. So here it is. It falls under pattern, line, circles and such categories. Amazing how close you can get with a zoom. Hope your weekend is going well. The sky is blue and wind is chilled here. Thanks for your comments and critiques. Donna
02-08-2013 "Velvet" Hope everyone has a great start to the weekend. Thanks for comments and critiques. Donna
2/8/13 Day 39/365 Not too bad for a shot taken through a window :) It was just way too cold to go outside! Anyway, the HUGE snowstorm turned out to be pretty wimpy (at least in Buffalo that is). We got a few inches, but I heard Boston is getting three feet....yuck.
Mrs. Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)... February 8, 2013.
2/8/13 Sunset in Anchorage
2/7/13 Day 38/365 My poor iPod :-( Shattered when I dropped it on the kitchen floor....it made a horrible sound when it hit and I knew right away it was a goner. Oh well :(
Mrs. Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)... February 8, 2013.
Mrs. Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)... February 8, 2013.
Mrs. Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)... February 8, 2013.
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