Stroll

Artist's Commute

An early morning commute to art class.

I took this shot as the sun rose over the city using a shutter speed of 1/50 and aperture of f/5. My ISO was fixed at 100 and used a focal length of 62 mm.

Once on my computer I increased the contrast, took out much of the blue cast on the snow, softened some edges and added a slight texture layer before I called it finished.

So you walk.

How can you explain that you need to know that the trees are still there, and the hills and the sky?  Anyone knows they are.  How can you say it is time your pulse responded to another rhythm, the rhythm of the day and the season instead of the hour and the minute?  No, you cannot explain.  So you walk.  ~Author unknown, from New York Times editorial, "The Walk," 25 October 1967

Spotlight - Ice

On my walk today I found so many cool ice and frost formations. I wonder how I looked to those who might have spotted me lying down alongside Transcona Trail, a known dog run? I was careful. I think I was careful.

I call this one Sprout. Abstract art on ice!

The bit of green you see here is below ice level. How cool is that?
Thaw and serve up a little plate of spring.