Nor'easter pics

[jwbker]

Huge storm hit NYC today and from as far south as Memphis to Maine. I'm sure we have plenty of members within that swath that took pictures of the snow and how it affected their neighborhood.

I went for a short stroll in the snow today. Here are three pics taken around on the lower east side/Chinatown. I look forward to others' contributions to this thread.

[jwbker]

Here's another. One note about the photos I'll add is that I lowered the color temp to about 3900K to get the feel of the 10 degree or so windchill. I look forward to other member's posts!

[RandyMN]

I love snow! I guess I learned that from living in Minnesota all my life. Nothing better than a storm that closes everything down, just as long as you are at home to enjoy it and not stuck on the side of the road.

[boomer3297]

Good shots of the city..... here's a shot from central NJ with 18 inches

Boomer with A Canon a610

[Blue Deuce]

My friend who lives in West Hartford Ct. just sent me these.

[Streetshooter]

here's on from NE Philly with about 12" of the white stuff. My girlfriend Tanya loves the snow cause it reminds her of her home in Russia.......don

[jwbker]

My girlfriend Tanya loves the snow cause it reminds her of her home in Russia.......don

Don, does your girlfriend like the snow so much that she shovels the sidewalk without you telling her? ;) Must be a keeper!

[Chudilo]

I second that. Love the snow too. I think her shoveling the snowis a hint that
You've got to take her sledding, snowtubing or some place warm(like Bahamas or Cancun)
at least that's what my GF said while she was helping me dig out my car.

P.S. here are some of my pics:

[zacker]

wow...lol we got burried here in wonderfull Wallyworld CT to, about 18 inches... good thing my neighbor has a snow blower..id still be shoveling!
-zacker-

[zacker]

heres one from today, the trash can on my back deck!
-zacker-

[Stefan A]

Here is one I posted in another forum showing how deep it got. Yellow porch light on at night through a glass door:

[Mills]

OH! Looks great! Keep them coming.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

the patio set looks really cool

[Streetshooter]

Boomer.......that's a knocked out image.......kinda reminds me of Michael Kenna......
not just a snapshot......but a great image.........good eye....don

[J T]

Good shots of the city..... here's a shot from central NJ with 18 inches

Definitely BEFORE the 18" fell. ;)

[Yola]

Great pics ! I gotta laugh though I moved to Minnesota 4 years ago and the one thing my dad said was buy a BIG SUV when you get there YOU ARE SO CLOSE TOO CANADA !! LOL .. so I did !

And since then I think I put it in FULL 4x4 less then a dozen times .
The most snow I experienced here in 4 years was 6-8 inches LOL
Gotta love New York .. an ex - Long Islander and Park Slope often visitor of Brooklyn .

Yola

[JMAS]

I'm loving these images!
Boomer, Great shot!

[gardengirl13]

Here are a couple from upstate NY

http://inside.bard.edu/~troost/snow2.jpg

I didn't even see the cardinal sitting in the one bush until i edited it.

http://inside.bard.edu/~troost/snowymoonrise2.jpg

taken from the backdoor handheld (didn't want to bring the tripod out in the snow.) But the "haze" around the moon was so eerie!

[HoRnYTuRbO]

Boston | Copley sq. |1pm sunday |
the wind was blowing like 50+ mph between the buildings i could barly hold the camera still it was so freaking COLD
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/uploads/5436/sunday.jpg

[Gordeez]

That's awesome. I liked looking at these pic's and dreaming I was their. Here in Texas, No Snow, having a Super Warm Winter, its Crazy. Geat Pics everyone.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

that cherokee looks ready for anything

[BottomBracket]

Some day after the blizzard pics in NYC. What a mess!

http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/bae771db26ed473dfca24c26bb68eee8-.jpg

Cleaning up
http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/d3d383d52827585581df0d78870f7c69-.jpg

Bus stop bench
http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/2079e7ebbc03791f2412ad3e4c4ffd99-.jpg

Frozen bike
http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/ea567ea6765a781d62e198529f2d7c7b-.jpg

[adam*]

Interesting shots.

[Mills]

Some day after the blizzard pics in NYC. What a mess!

http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/bae771db26ed473dfca24c26bb68eee8-.jpg

Cleaning up
http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/d3d383d52827585581df0d78870f7c69-.jpg

Bus stop bench
http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/2079e7ebbc03791f2412ad3e4c4ffd99-.jpg

Frozen bike
http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/ea567ea6765a781d62e198529f2d7c7b-.jpg

Great Pictures!

Some of you might think I am nuts, but I wish I was there....;)

[Kevin]

Nice shots of true reality. But way to cold and wet for me. I will stay in California.

[penfolduk]

Great Pictures!

Some of you might think I am nuts, but I wish I was there....;)

No your not nuts, I wish I was there also!

Why cant we get snow like that over here? Mind you if we did the whole country would come to a stand still as we wouldnt know what to do!

[underoath]

No your not nuts, I wish I was there also!

Why cant we get snow like that over here? Mind you if we did the whole country would come to a stand still as we wouldnt know what to do!

yeah i remember you guys freakign out a month or 2 ago because it got realy cold and there were some flurrys. My british freind was going insane. Hes leik ITS SO COLD!! Then I told him that we get like -10 in Chicago sometimes and he shut up!

[penfolduk]

yeah i remember you guys freakign out a month or 2 ago because it got realy cold and there were some flurrys. My british freind was going insane. Hes leik ITS SO COLD!! Then I told him that we get like -10 in Chicago sometimes and he shut up!

I love the cold (prob cos i hope it might snow lol) and all my mates think I am mad!:p :D ;)

[boomer3297]

Boomer.......that's a knocked out image.......kinda reminds me of Michael Kenna......
not just a snapshot......but a great image.........good eye....don

:)thanks I did a quick one step photo fix in paint shop pro and thats how it came out.....

[Streetshooter]

Boomer
it don't matter how ya processed it.....it's the mark of a great eye......don

[Calzinger]

My dad has some fun trying to back this car out. It just sat there with a load of wheelspin. That's rear wheel drive with no traction control for ya!
http://photo.calzinger.net/_sitecontent/_cache/_photos/firebird/[960].[640].IMG_8771.jpg

This was as it was starting, not nearly as heavy as it became later on. It was also taken in NJ where it wasn't nearly as heavy as it was at home further in upstate NY.
http://photo.calzinger.net/_sitecontent/_cache/_photos/my_house/[960].[640].IMG_8662.jpg

garage door lights
http://photo.calzinger.net/_sitecontent/_cache/_photos/my_house/[640].[426].IMG_8789.jpg

http://photo.calzinger.net/_sitecontent/_cache/_photos/my_house/[960].[640].IMG_8794.jpg

http://photo.calzinger.net/_sitecontent/_cache/_photos/my_house/[960].[640].IMG_8781.jpg

This shot was taken before the storm came in full blast. It was more rain in the beginning than snow which is why you see water drops here.
http://photo.calzinger.net/_sitecontent/_cache/_photos/elemental/[960].[640].IMG_8607.jpg

[mamabravo]

holy crap you got more snow than we had all winter (guelph, ontairo canada)!!!

i love the 3 shot!

you did a great job

[jwbker]

Chris, those images are the best exposures I've seen from you. I especially like the branch and the window shots. Nice job dude.

edit: Maureen told me to tell you that she likes the leaf picture.

[Calzinger]

Thanks James. I'm getting the hang of this lens a bit more.

It's funny how my better exposures come out in conditions where such things are very difficult. The RAW shots had very underexposed subjects because of the vast amounts of snow which were essentially "bright". Thanks to RAW, I only had to bump up the exposure by 1/2 a stop or so to save the shot.

The branch picture is my favorite of them all just because of the tint to it. It just has flavor or something, can't figure out the right word. As for the window shot, I took that from inside my car. I took it from the passenger seat across the side so I had to really lean back to hit the minimum focus distance (1.2m on the 70-200 f/4L). I hate to admit it, but that shot is incredibly fake compared to the original. There was a junkload of oversaturation and sharpening that went into that shot.

I should've gone a bit wider that day so you could really see all of the snow (of course I'll bet you saw enough of it in manhattan James), but I wanted more macro-snow that day. I probably should've shot both, but my hands were frozen! Do you have any suggestions for shooting longer on a day like that?

How did you manage those shots in the snow? That's some serious craziness! I wonder what it would have been like if that POTN meet went through.

Tell Maureen I said thanks. I think it's the better of my leaf pictures so far.

[BottomBracket]

Chris, it looks like you're mastering the new lens quite well. Splendid shots! I like the branch shot as well.

To all those who wish they can be in NYC during a snowstorm, well, it is rather pretty in the city during one. It is difficult to get around though as one has to slog through 2 feet of snow, dig out their cars, and slip and slide on the roads. Kids love it though and impromptu snowball battles erupt on the sidewalks. And for a fleeting moment NYC is pristine, with all the trash veneered by a blanket of snow.

It's a different story though when it all melts. Everything turns into a brown slush. Yuck.

http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/4b28bc174b7d71b317c78925642ebb37-.jpg

http://piofort.zoto.com/img/800x533x1/ad3ad01c282a5ffa1b6b2de3f9c8af61-.jpg

[jwbker]

Luckily it got warm last night and melted almost everything that was on the sidewalks. The sludge is like an extended hangover from the snow party.

[Steve Parr]

What the Hell's all that white stuff?

Steve (basking in the lower 60's in San Diego)

[kidrebel]

We call it "pennys from heaven" !!