{"id":2673,"date":"2016-02-14T02:28:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T17:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2016-02-14\/2673"},"modified":"2016-02-14T02:28:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T17:28:38","slug":"snowy-frigid-ohio-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2016-02-14\/2673","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Frigid Ohio Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 38mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSunrise at 5\u00b0F<\/span>\n-15\u00b0C   —   Rootstown, Ohio, USA\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

It's pretty chilly this morning here in Ohio, about 5\u00b0F (\u221215\u00b0C), with about 8\" (20cm) of recent snow. It's not all<\/span> that bad by Ohio standards, but it's been 30 years since I lived<\/span> here, and Kyoto rarely gets\nmuch below freezing. Then again, it was only two years ago that I visited<\/span> Ohio when\nit was -10\u00b0F (-23\u00b0C)<\/a>, so I guess<\/span> today isn't so bad.<\/p>\n\n

I woke up with the light, and it looked so pretty and calm outside that I had<\/span> to run out with the camera. I only have<\/span> one lens with me on this trip, a Nikkor 24<\/span>-70\/2.8.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRisky<\/span>\ntaking a shot from under the snow-laden branches\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWarm<\/span>\nThough I was hoping for more orange spill from the incandescent lighting inside.\n( Update: I got the shot I wanted<\/a> a few days later )\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNasty Roads<\/span>\nthe reason I have time this morning, instead of heading in to the hospital to visit Mom\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 31mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 720 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n49½ Years<\/span>\nhow long that sign has been up\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDowny Woodpecker<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I fed the birds outside — they've trained us well,\nas seen\nhere<\/a>\nand\nhere<\/a> —\nand tried a few<\/span> pictures. Lack of lenses, warmth, and skill limited the results.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBluebirds<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 180 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

There were goldfinches, bluebirds, chickadees, red-bellied woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, doves,\nbluejays, and I think<\/span> some other kind of finches and birds I wasn't<\/span> sure about.<\/p>\n\n

Bird photography is difficult and I'm no good at it, though I have<\/span> gotten some lucky shots\nbefore:<\/p>\n\n