2011 - Day 86. Mar. 27, 2011 Daily Shoot - The horizon can be a strong composition element. Make a photograph that emphasizes the horizon today ( http://dailyshoot.com/assignments/497 ) . It was my intent when I went up to Blue Mountain this morning to 'emphasize' the horizon. Although sunny today, it is bitterly cold and the air was heavy with ice crystals, lending a haze to the scene below. I used my circular polarizing filter but I think all I accomplished was to 'muddy' the haze. I don't have an ND filter but I'm wondering if that would have been a better tool. Or better yet, maybe I should have concentrated on capturing what was before me rather than trying to meet the challenge. In any event there is a horizon today which puts me ahead of the last few times this challenge has come up ;-). You can see the ice has blown in to shore and there is open water out in the bay.
2011- Day 83. Mar. 24, 2011. Ski conditions continue to be good at Blue Mountain with a base of 70 cm still remaining.
2011 - Day 51. Jan. 20, 2011. Yesterday's very high winds created beautiful ice sculptures along the waterfront! We did not have an ice storm, but the spray from very high waves coated everything - walkways, benches, plants, signs etc., and froze them into sculptures. For comparison purposes have a look at this same bench ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibytes/5137684673/in/set-72157624951908667/ ) taken last October. My Daily Shoot entry for today ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibytes/5462147787/ ) shows an even more frozen section of the park!
