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A warm and frigid morning

Posted by Photonstopper on January 3, 2013
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Photo: Cold dawn over water. Photo by James Guilford.

Baldwin Lake on a Frigid January morning.

It was a very cold night, last night. The skies were partly-cloudy offering Earth the chance to send its feeble warmth drizzling into space. The day dawned clear, however, the first time we have seen the Sun in some time. Warm-colored rays were softly lighting the predawn sky. The land was wearing a coat of frost and open water a thin jacket of ice as I drove through the scene and air temperatures ran from seven to 13 degrees (F). There were several possible places to stop and take it all in but I’d time for only one and chose Baldwin Lake, Berea, Ohio. I shot as many photos as my cold-aching hands could bear before fleeing to my car to continue my travels. A warm and frigid morning it was!

No “snowpocalypse”

Posted by Photonstopper on December 27, 2012
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Photo: Man walking his dog in fresh snow. Photo by James Guilford.

Out for a Walk

For hours and hours the TV weather guys droned on about “Blizzard 2012” and how awful the storm was; that was despite the fact that it wasn’t a blizzard. Nor was it a “snowpocalypse” as some liked to call it. We had a heavy snowstorm and we in Northeastern Ohio are used to dealing with those. It wasn’t a picnic, either as the weather slowed us down and stopped some, but most of us got through it just fine. My drive home Wednesday evening was tricky but beautiful and today dawned cloudy over clear streets and revealed vistas of fresh snow. Though it made me a few minutes late, I simply had to stop and look around a bit in East River Park, Olmsted Falls.

A good morning to slow down and look around

Posted by Photonstopper on December 7, 2012
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Photo: Landscape of a pasture in late autumn. Photo by James Guilford.

A pasture on a foggy morning in late autumn.

Back on Monday the morning was foggy, lending a wonderful soft mood to the landscape. I took a little drive that day hoping to find interesting scenes and wound up in a Cleveland Metroparks area. I continued my travels that day and headed south and into the rolling countryside. One of my favorite areas presented itself in a wholly different way from how I am accustomed to seeing it. A farmer’s grazing field showed off a pair of naked trees silhouetted against a featureless sky, foreground of colorful weeds and grasses and background veiled in fog. A weathered barn I love to look at was also set off by deep red-brown dead weeds made more colorful by heavy dew. It was a good morning to slow down and look around.

Photo: Weathered barn. Photo by James Guilford.

One of my favorite barns.

Before the storm: sunrise over the antenna farm

Posted by Photonstopper on October 19, 2012
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Photo: Glowing sunrise over radio antenna site. Photo by James Guilford.

Sunrise over the antenna farm.

Thursday’s sunrise, ushering in a rainy morning, was spectacular! Low-angle, warm sunlight illuminated bands of clouds high overhead — the bands and swirls actually reminded me of the cloud bands of planet Jupiter, though ours were a different color. I had high-tailed it to the closest vantage point where my camera could get a halfway decent view. In the few minutes as I watched, the sunrise colors changed from hot pink, through red-orange, to a faded yellow. This is what I got: Before the storm – sunrise over the antenna farm.

Watercolor

Posted by Photonstopper on October 13, 2012
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Photo: Mallard ducks swim waters reflecting autumn color. Photo by James Guilford.

At the Strongsville, Ohio Wildlife Area.

Out early, I packed up the camera and big lens and headed for the Strongsville Wildlife area. Because of the changing seasons, I thought this morning might be my last opportunity this year to capture images of the Great Egret and autumn colors. Arriving at the pond I was dismayed to see no wading birds and, in fact, no birds at all … at first. Whether it was my presence or just time to start moving, the Mallard ducks set out from their nighttime moorings, at first two or three, then the entire fleet. Their passage through colorful reflective waters made up for the missing egret.

It was a day of a different sort

Posted by Photonstopper on October 6, 2012
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Photo: Autumn foliage with lake. Photo by James Guilford.

The lake at Wellington Reservation on a beautiful autumn day.

We spent a lovely late-morning on a photo-walk around the lake at the Wellington Reservation of Lorain County (Ohio) Metro Parks. Fast-moving clouds at times obscured the sun but between those clouds, bright blue sky showed. The air was brisk, fresh, and carried the light scent of fallen leaves. Yesterday was dark and wet. Today was bright and dry; a day of a different sort.

Photo: Brilliant fall colors on a tree. Photo by James Guilford.

Some are dressed for fall while others are not.