I took it as an opportunity to get out there and bring my trusty Hasselblad to a park close to where I work, roughly 10 miles from home. Let it be said that I did cheat this month, the image I wanted to use is still on an undeveloped roll of Kodak Ektar 100 that I finished yesterday. It being 120 color negative film, and no local lab being open on later Saturday afternoon to develop it, it will have to wait until March 10th.
The following snaps are from a roll of Kodak Tri-X I filled throughout the winter. I develop my own black and whites because it's easy, takes about an hour and gives me same-day access to my negatives. As a bonus, I also get to scan them myself, which allows me to actually show you what the photos are supposed to look like, rather than letting the lab determine that.
This is by far my favorite from the roll. The park was next to deserted the day after the storm, presumably because most of the snow hadn't been cleared yet.
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This is as close as I can get with the Hasselblad and its standard 80mm lens without an extension tube. Just some compositional fun with the twigs sticking out from the snow.
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This was from another storm a few days later. Just pile on the snow, why not. At least the roads were cleared quickly this time.
I love black and whites for winter photography. Black and whites make the snow feel more real somehow. Next month, there will be some color, though.
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Onward to the next blog in this circle: Melissa Bradfield's 10 Mile Project
