Night takes away light, night is darkness. We all know that, from the beginning of time. Photography is all about light and the recording thereof.
Now what can be of use to photography in the darkness of the night? Well, not all darknesses are of the same shade. Let’s take a look at some of Winnipeg’s nightscapes…
“Fort Whyte Alive, Human Nature” as it is advertised on the entrance gates. Already a few times I have written about this fabulous place within the Winnipeg city limits.
Today was, what a surprise, bitter cold. With the windchill it must have been minus 40C. I didn’t stay out very long, but still long enough to get a few nice pictures of Fort Whyte Alive’s bigger residents…
… colour. By now you may have noticed that the temperatures here in Winnipeg are not really bikini friendly. For photographers that may pose a problem. Not only are the bikinis in short supply, colour is also mostly gone from our pictures.
I started to look for some colourful subjects in this “terrible” time. Here is what I have come up with so far…
That’s what you can expect in a Manitoba Winter. This afternoon I went to take the River Trail on the Red River in Winnipeg. This year, the trail is about 3 kilometers long.
But in temperatures like this afternoon’s –26C or –33C with the wind chill, these 3 kilometers were all I could do. I considered walking back the same trail to go home, but decided…
Snow is white, we all know that. We have been told since our childhood that snow is white. Therefore it cannot have a different shade of white or, heaven forbid, color. Right?
Let’s take a look at the following scenarios and see how white our snow is. Read more and see what I mean…
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Thanks John 🙂
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---Again, a greaat blog Henk....
2 months 24 days
Best of Luck in your new home Anton en Greet Dank je :-)
2 months 25 days
Best of Luck in your new home Anton en Greet
2 months 26 days
Best of luck in your new home! Thank you! :-)
2 months 26 days
Best of luck in your new home!
3 months 24 days
I am in love with your images of the cold prairie winters. I lived in the middle south of Manitoba and want to get a licensed ...
5 months 1 day
As always, I enjoy your photo bytes and this one is right up there. After using the flip screen on lay Canon 60D I have ofte ...
6 months 5 days
You mentioned swimming by one of your photos. I see no one swimming. Can we swim at Fort Whyte? They seem to have a dock o ...
6 months 11 days
I am looking to see if there are any pictures of the original house situated at Munson Park