I took this photo of Great Slave Lake at 10:15 a.m just as the sun had finished its slow ponderous climb.
It was -36Β°C out, but I took my mitts off for this capture. I am learning the art of quick photography in these frigid temperatures.
I love the clear simplicity of this weather; its voice is smooth and crystalline in the still cold air.
A tone without noise.
Winter greetings from the north. π
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Wow! What a gorgeous photo, Lynette. Cold…but pretty!
Thank you Jill. π It IS cold, but I am getting a break from it shortly. π
I know! I’m jealous. Enjoy!
I will! π
Those are gorgeous winter greetings! β€
Stay warm up there! π
Thank you! π I will stay warm and am taking a warm break in the Caribbean in a few days. π
Enjoy!
Beautiful photo. You can look at this photo and silence and calm fills your soul.
Thank you! π I do find these vistas to be very calming.
That’s a lovely picture Lynette. Stay warm!
Thank you! π I will. π
What a glorious picture and also beautiful words to describe the scene. Keep those fingers and toes warm in that weather. Nature and Mother Earth is so remarkable and you certainly captured that. Thank you. Love π Joni
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Joni. π I do stay warm as I have the right clothes (and my hands recover from their cold exposure with the right hand cream, too π ).
Nice shot Lynette. It is so nice to see sun or the promise of sun during the winter. Only a few more days until the shortest day of the year. Yay. Happy Tuesday. Allan
Thank you Allan. π We arenβt getting much daylight but yes, that situation will soon begin to turn. By the end of April, the sun will only be setting at 10 p.m.
-36! Skip the polar bear swim on January 1st my friend. I like the still beauty of snow also and your description was apt.
Thank you for the lovely compliment. π No polar bear swims for me! I sort of do that every day!
Frigid and beautiful.
Stay warm as best you can.
Thank you. π I do stay warm. I have the right clothes.
That’s a nice picture. Gloves are certainly needed.
Thank you! π They certainly are! I didnβt have my hands exposed for very long.
We have a big mess of rain down here, then it’s supposed to get cold. Not THAT cold, but a fire is definitely in order. As for your photograph,, I just want to step inside and take a big,, deep breath. Good one, thanks for posting it.
Thank you! π A fire on a cold rainy day is so comforting. I try not to spend too much time outside; despite the beauty it is a very challenging environment. π
A marvelous photo. It reminds me of going to Edmonton in December, many years ago. The temps were similar to yours, and the air had a different quality than a winter’s day in the Midwest (though it can get pretty cold here, too)
Edmonton can also get quite cold. Not as cold and not as long as here, but seriously frigid, yes. π Thereβs a different air quality for sure – all the molecules are completely frozen! π
My grandmother lived in Edmonton for a long time, so I’ve heard a few stories about how cold the winters could get!
Oh yes, for sure! π
All shades of blue–love nature. Gorgeous frigid picture.
Thank you! π I like your description: βblue-love nature.β π
Love this: “A tone without noise”…
Thank you so much Brian. I really appreciate your comment. π
Yes! “clear simplicity” is exactly the description …
Thank you Penny. You know the north and you understand. π
and it’s why your northern posts are precious to me! (I remember getting so tired of writers coming back south to bang on about the ‘harsh’ northern landscape, so after a trip to Grise Fiord I wrote about its ‘hard-edged beauty’ and was immodestly pleased with the phrase)
Thank you! π
βHard-edged beautyβ – I love that! π Very true.
Yes, I get annoyed by that one-note description, too. The north is beautiful and winter is its best outfit.
Right.. all that ‘land of the midnight sun’ stuff… it is also ‘land of the midday moon” and to be respected and enjoyed for that as well
Thank you – yes! π It IS the land of the midday moon!
Beautiful shot. I can hear the crunch of the hard crust of that snow cover.
Thank you! π Iβm so glad that you can; I wanted to convey that impression. π
I like using the mitts with the flip off top.You can wear something thin on your fingers.
Lucky you!
Actually, I took off my mitts and had my bare hands exposed. I have mitts with the flip top but they only work to about -20. In this cold I use the very heavy mitt type that the Inuit make, although I could use a thin glove underneath for taking photos. π
I forgot to mention that I always took a hand warmer. The charcoal type worked best I found.
Thanks for the tip! π
Youβre hardier than I would be in those temperatures. Canβt you get special photographersβ mitts? π³ Thatβs a gorgeous shot. π
Thank you! π There are a sort of flip top mitt thatβs available but they arenβt really warm enough for regular use. I should wear a thin pair of gloves under my mitts β that would solve the problem! π