So I’m lying in bed at about 6am and I can’t get to sleep. I’ve been reading some book on photography tips, specifically stuff about dusk and dawn shooting so I’m wondering if I should get up and catch the dawn with the tripod but I’m tired and my feet are cold and can’t really be bothered. But I can’t sleep and a daft weblog post is ratting around my brain so I figure I’ll go exorcise it for the benefit of those who like my daft weblog posts and are getting a bit sick of all these gig reports. By now the sun is up and I open the curtains to see the first major frost (to my knowledge - I’ve missed a few dawns) of the year.
Yowzers!
I immediately get dressed grab the camera and rush outside. Not only is the frost beautiful but the light is stunning. My fingers are numb and my eyes are droopy but I manage to rattle off abut fifty shots. Here’s one:
More to follow on Flickr when I’m awake enough to process them. And yes, the daft weblog post will be written. I have notes and everything.
Little bit frosty yesterday, but more so today.
It really was lovely out this morning. At 6, it’s still properly dark, with a bit fat Moon lighting the front. By 6:30, there’s a weak orange in the east, fading quickly through pale green to watery blue, then up over your head to night purple. Turn around, and it’s still nighttime with the Moon still high in the sky and the brighter stars twinkling. Gradually, gradually, the orange strengthens, but you have to be paying attention to notice it happening.
By about 7:15, it’s all over. The Sun’s still not quite up, but it’s bright and the sky is blue. It’s day time.
Nice photo, looking forward to the rest later today. Seeing the heavy frost seemed strange after being in Calgary for a few weeks of below freezing weather. The climate here is generally very dry so there is no frost on the ground early in the morning. Sometimes snow, but not frost. There’s nothing quite like a really heavy hoar frost on trees and shrubs.