White Winter

Winters white blanket has coated the landscape here in the Fairbanks, Alaska.  With the first cold snap the frost has grown to coat the trees.  Although temperatures are well below zero the photography is beautiful.

Winter Trees

Winter has arrived and this weekend we had our fist week of below zero temperatures.  The sub zero temperatures causes the frost and snow to cling to the trees giving the landscape a magical look.

Abstractions in Ice

A couple of additional ice images from last weekend out at the Tanana Lakes.

Ice Pattern Abstracts

The interior of Alaska is slowly turning to winter.  It seems to be behind this year as the early snows have disappeared and temperatures have remained fairly mild.  My adventures with the camera took me to an old favorite place now known as Tanana Lakes.  The ice patterns have begun to form nicely.

Abstract faces

Water reflections of reeds.  How many faces do you see?

Trees Abstract - Slow Shutter Speeds

Working with slow shutters speeds and panning the camera upward to create this soft look to the trees. Shutter speed was 1/6th of a second with an aperture at f:22.  With the shutter too much slower the images does not create the look I wanted.

Ice Sculptors

Ice sculptors from the single block world ice carving competition in Fairbanks, Alaska

Old House Frost and Snow

Frost and snow cover an old building in Fairbanks Alaska.  I was out photographing at about 20 below zero to capture the beauty of the frost.

Frosted Fence

Frost coated fence from the recent cold snap.

Frosted Door

Frosted door from my walk at 20 below zero.

Steam and Frost

Steam rises from an open section along the Chena River in Fairbanks Alaska.  The trees glisten with frost and lights the landscape with a wondrous glow.

Branches and Frost

The frost coated branches.  The cold snap continues to hold the frost in the trees in the interior of Alaska, giving the landscape a wonderful white coating of snow and frost.

Frosted Trees Along River

Steam rises from the river at -20 degrees coating the trees with a blanket of frost.  I hiked along the rivers edge to this spot to make the image and had to work quickly with my fingers quickly numbing from the cold.  The entire landscape in Fairbanks, Alaska is covered with the frost and snow giving it a winter wonderland feel.

White Forest

Black Spruce trees coated with snow and frost from the recent cold snap. Temperatures were down to negative 40 degrees on the fahrenheit.

Winter River Reflection

Winters beautiful landscape from Fairbanks, Alaska. The Chena River makes a wonderful mirror image of the winters frosty landscape.

Abstracts Sea Grass and Sand

More from my last day walking the beach and making abstract images of the sea grass washed up on the beach.  This selection was photographed along the Crystal Cove Beach in Southern California.
The forms changed with each wave that could reach the stranded grass.
The warm air and cool ocean water was refreshing break from the cold  arctic.

Sea Grass Abstracts

Sea grass that has washed ashore along the beach near Crystal Cove in So. California.  I like the different forms the grass makes as the wave terminus recedes back leaving the strands of grass into fine forms.