massimomossi
02-11-2009, 08:30 PM
I took this today: the weather has been unstable, going from -5 in the mornings last week to a balmy 50s this week. I was out looking for eagles, but there was a 50 mph wind blowing across the frozen lake, and nothing was moving or showing.
The clouds were spectacular, and the light kept changing from deep shadow to brilliant, almost harsh, sun. Caught this as mixes of rain, clouds, and blue sky raced each other. 10 minutes later, it was deep dark, and tornado conditions were reported throughout our region. And through all this, the lake is frozen. I wish I could record the effect of sub-ice waves rolling the thawing surface--it's spell-binding to watch.
Lake Monroe is just outside Bloomington, IN, about 60 miles S of Indy, for those who do not reside in the Mid-West.
Olympus SP-570UZ, ISO 64, 4.6 mm, f5.6, 1/640 sec; no adjustments made to exposure. Camera set on "landscape" mode. Minimal post-editing. Not cropped.
By the way--I sought and kept the slight "fish-eye" effect on the far shore: the very slight scoop matches the more prominent scoop of the lower shore, and everything around here is so flat and straight that a bit of curving seems like a big thrill. BUT--please let me know if you think it's a bad idea.
Thanks in advance for your advice, as always,
Massimo
The clouds were spectacular, and the light kept changing from deep shadow to brilliant, almost harsh, sun. Caught this as mixes of rain, clouds, and blue sky raced each other. 10 minutes later, it was deep dark, and tornado conditions were reported throughout our region. And through all this, the lake is frozen. I wish I could record the effect of sub-ice waves rolling the thawing surface--it's spell-binding to watch.
Lake Monroe is just outside Bloomington, IN, about 60 miles S of Indy, for those who do not reside in the Mid-West.
Olympus SP-570UZ, ISO 64, 4.6 mm, f5.6, 1/640 sec; no adjustments made to exposure. Camera set on "landscape" mode. Minimal post-editing. Not cropped.
By the way--I sought and kept the slight "fish-eye" effect on the far shore: the very slight scoop matches the more prominent scoop of the lower shore, and everything around here is so flat and straight that a bit of curving seems like a big thrill. BUT--please let me know if you think it's a bad idea.
Thanks in advance for your advice, as always,
Massimo