In (3) previous articles we have considered photography tips using water as an ideal photo subject during warm seasons when it involves waves, waterscapes, waterfalls, reflections, abstracts, spray'n splash, bubbles'n foam, puddles, condensation, hail, mist and fog to simply help us from the photo doldrums. Now, let's consider some of it's cold season photo op's for doing that.
Water is exclusive as it can be found in most three basic states: vapor, liquid and solid. In the cold seasons, when it may turn crystalline or solid, is when it may produce truly fascinating and amazing pictures. Here are a few photography tips for that season:
# 1 - Frost: Transforms things into artwork. On leaves and vegetation, subtle edge and vein patterns be noticeable boldly as intriguing designs. On window panes frost patterns could be fascinating. Again, it's mainly a matter of looking into your local weather forecast, knowing your surroundings, what you may anticipate, and getting there together with your camera before it melts!
# 2 - Ice: If you will find puddles, or a pond or lake nearby browse the edges when the water freezes. There will be ice captives; leaves and twigs just below the surface encased in the ice, sometimes with air bubbles and patterns in the ice itself. Just be mindful about thin ice and how far from the ice you venture when taking such pictures!
# 3 - Re-Freeze: Here is a special ice-situation to be aware of; It snows, then turns mild and rainy, then suddenly cold snaps. Check out the depressions and roadside ditches. The snow has been'sculptured'by the melt and run-off, then encased (along with leaves, etc) in the clear ice from the rain and cold snap, producing some very unusual subjects.
# 4 - Tenacious Grace: Can there be a lively stream or brook nearby, one which tumbles and bubbles over stones, rocks or fallen trees and branches, generating splash and spray? Once the temperatures drops well below freezing you'll find a delicate embroidery-like ice (hence the name) forms on the edges of things from the spray.
Self-Assignments For Above Photography Tips
Select the projects that interest you most. Follow the photography tips conscientiously. Re-shoot once you aren't satisfied. Get it done til you are satisfied. It'll take all your patience and passion. Your skills and eye will improve with the practice. Shoot especially in early and late light. Use a tripod around possible. Edit your results relentlessly. Pin small samples on the wall for a few days to study before generally making final prints for wall art.
Photography Tip # 1 - Frost: (1)During winter cold-spells pick a window that faces the rising sun and place a humidifier in front of it. Open the inner window about ΒΌ" to let warm moist room air enter and contact the outer window to create jack frost on it. Take pictures as the sun rises more photography tips and shines through the frost. (2) In late fall and early spring when the forecast predicts frost, get outside early and try to find fallen leaves and grasses with frost on them. Take pictures.
Photography Tip # 2 - Ice: When it's cold enough for ice to create, locate some large puddles or a pond and try to find "ice captives" (leaves) just beneath the ice surface, and take pictures of them through the ice.
Photography Tip # 3 - Re-freeze: When the weather does a snowfall, a thaw with rain, a re-freeze, get outside and check the depressions and roadside ditches for snow swirls under clear ice with leaves, etc caught inside and take pictures.
Photography Tip # 4 - Tenacious Grace: When the weather turns really cold locate a nearby stream that briskly tumbles over rock piles and branch jams and you'll find'Grace '. Find a desirable part of it with water running by it and shoot with a slow shutter speed to blurr the water in contrast to the sharply detailed ice.
Within the next with this group of articles we'll consider still 4 more photography recommendations on cold season photo op's that water provides for overcoming the photo doldrums: icy streams, freezing rain, icicles and snowflakes.
