Winter trees

This was in Chicago, near Lake Michigan.

On shooting in the deadly cold, I will share this:  I have perfected the art of freezing your bottom off for the sake of a good shot.  With a pair of tights, a pair of long johns, and a pair of winter jeans, I’m only about 30% ready.  Add to that the fifteen layers of upper body armor that is housed under a coat big enough to comfortably fit Santa Claus and I’m now 50% ready.  Finally, top it off with boots, gloves and a hat and I’m 75% ready.  I’m never close to ready without a supply of hand warmers stuck inside my shoes and in the palms of my gloves and in my pockets.  Once I have these, I’m  90% ready.

That last 10%?  That’s the drive to get myself out there and lie on the cold crunchy snow in fifteen different positions until I find a shot that I like.  That drive is the part of my process that I like the most, sometimes I do it on a bicycle.  It’s my meditation before the creation time and it helps me feel free and independent.

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