Re: [Leica] Winter and dark out

[Disfromage@aol.com]

I agree that it is winter and dark and cold, but it is also an opportunity to 
take photos that are different than those by fair weather photographers.  I 
was out shooting all day Sunday starting at 5:30 am about 100 miles southwest 
of Chicago.  Basically, there is nothing there-the landscape is flatter than 
a billiard table.  All the crops have been harvested, and the trees have no 
leaves, so nothing is growing.  But, the landscape looks very different than 
it does in the spring and summer-you can see the bones of it.  The challenge 
for me is dealing with all the blank sky on overcast days.  As I was using a 
4x5 field camera (sorry guys!) the wind was hard to deal with.  It was 
gusting at about 30 miles per hour, and I don't think there was a hill or 
clump of trees within 50 miles to block it.  I would urge everyone to get out 
and photograph when you usually wouldn't.  You might have to work a little 
harder, but just might discover photos that you wouldn't ordinarily see.