Greetings, readers. Sorry for the long silence; I’ve been busy with other projects.
But there’s nothing like the first big snowfall of the season to get me out there with the camera again.
Here are a bunch of photos I took around sunset in Harold Washington Park, just south of Hyde Park Blvd.
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Photographer’s note: I made these pictures around sunset, with the ISO set at 800 and the aperture open pretty wide (mostly 3+ to 5+). In most cases, I overexposed by about a stop to deal with all the whiteness. The colors you see are very much what the sensor registers, rather than what the human eye observes. I left the white balance on auto, but adjusted it to “Cloudy” afterwards in a few cases to bring in just a little more color. Also bumped up the blackness just a hair on several of these.
Next item on the photography gear list to get my hands on: A lens hood–in the hopes of keeping some of that snow off my filter. I’ve got one for my zoomier lens, but not for the standard lens I use most of time.)
Best new bit of gear: My winter Tilly hat, complete with ear flaps AND forehead warmer!
Gorgeous! While you’ve always had talent, it’s fun to watch it get better and better.