My OperaSnow bound
Thursday, December 2, 2010 11:07:14 PM
Well not much of note happened today. We're stranded up here in the Downs, and it's unlikely that the roads will clear before the weekend. It's not quite so bad in town, but we're at an elevation of about 500 feet (170m) which means (a) it is genuinely colder here, (b) the only way out is 'down' and the only way in is 'up'. So we get more frozen roads, and they are all hills!
I spent about an hour this evening watching for foxes (without success), though one did trot along the road outside the kitchen window earlier in the evening. The trail cam is loaded up so I may have some more footage in the morning. There's only so long I can stand outside with the stills camera. So no foxes, but plenty of photos of the snow...
The local streets are icy...
A view from the local park
The view from our garden
Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Gull
Night view
Camera note: the first two shots were taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45. The rest were taken with the EOS 40D, with the following lenses: the two views from the garden, and the pigeon, were taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. The dunnock, robin and gull were photographed with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS.
I spent about an hour this evening watching for foxes (without success), though one did trot along the road outside the kitchen window earlier in the evening. The trail cam is loaded up so I may have some more footage in the morning. There's only so long I can stand outside with the stills camera. So no foxes, but plenty of photos of the snow...
The local streets are icy... A view from the local park The view from our garden Pigeon Dunnock Robin Gull Night viewCamera note: the first two shots were taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45. The rest were taken with the EOS 40D, with the following lenses: the two views from the garden, and the pigeon, were taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. The dunnock, robin and gull were photographed with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS.
Adele BrandSittingFox # Friday, December 3, 2010 11:52:42 AM
I like the night view. I must take some night photos myself. If it's clear tonight, I might try to get Orion over our snowscape
ERWINWulpen # Friday, December 3, 2010 2:24:16 PM
Words # Friday, December 3, 2010 6:06:12 PM
Words # Friday, December 3, 2010 6:06:26 PM
Darkogdare # Friday, December 3, 2010 6:25:43 PM
I like the view from a garden
Words # Friday, December 3, 2010 6:35:38 PM
Adele BrandSittingFox # Friday, December 3, 2010 7:20:47 PM
Words # Friday, December 3, 2010 8:58:57 PM
Adele BrandSittingFox # Friday, December 3, 2010 9:35:07 PM
I gather the temperature in Pincher Creek (just north of Waterton) once rose by -19c to +22c in an hour. But that is Alberta
It is strange to have such a sudden change in the UK, though
Words # Friday, December 3, 2010 10:38:33 PM
Mark JonesFlying Red Fox Blog # Monday, December 6, 2010 7:02:27 PM
Its a shame it went to quickly but i managed to end up in a blizzard in Hotham park twice and had to run home quickly before i drowned in the snow haha.
Words # Monday, December 6, 2010 9:24:26 PM
NeilUkwildlife # Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:26:27 PM
Words # Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:50:26 PM