My latest assignment in the photography course was black and white shots. Seeing as the snow around here accomodates the theme well I had a great time! I noticed that it seemed easier to spot good compositions in the black and white photos without the distraction of color. Interesting.

The first photo expedition involved a day of ice fishing. We got up at 4:30 am and headed off to Snag Lake...awesome scenery...awesome fishing...freaking cold...endless photo opps.

The next day I snowshoed along our creek to see what there might be to photograph. What wonderful luck...three very curious deer stood around to gawk at me as I crashed noisely through the underbrush...many many photos were gotten of them. The scenery along the creek was delightful and when the sun occasionally popped through the clouds the effects were beautiful.

My next assignment is sunset photos....oh my...first the sun must actually shine!!! Last year we had gloriously sunny days 3 or 4 days of every week throughout the winter. Not so this year.