Out My Window Today (02/14/15)

[Ziggy]

Heavy snow squalls are passing with whiteout conditions today. Tonight below zero temps with wind chill 25-30 below zero.

[Rebel]

Nice shot, I think you've captured it well.. stay indoors!

[wilgk]

That's chilly! Terrific image though!

[Shadowman]

Very nice, unfortunately we'll be sharing some of the same weather with you. Lake is frozen yet we still get lake effect snow, really!

[deetheturk]

Rather you than me Jim, stay safe Bud!

[Donald]

That's a lovely image. Wonderful colour and tone. Pity about those pesky wires, but I suppose they're part of the scene.

[FootLoose]

It does look cold, Jim.

[Ziggy]

Thanks all for the comments and feedback. I gave it a try in B&W.

[marlunn]

Jim, that captures the weather pretty well I would say, so a bit cold then
thats why the Scottish invented Whiskey - and we are all grateful for that

stay warm sir and I look forward to the crispy white sunny shots in the aftermath

[ShaneS]

This one stopped me in my tracks Jim! I like the black and white conversion slightly better due to the minimizing of the wires as Donald suggested.

As far of as the weather goes I think that this image really shows how one can make lemonade from lemons - nice work

[Kaye Leggett]

BBBBBrrrrr. Great capture

[mugge]

I love the black & white version and the no sharpening.
Cheers Mugge

[Ziggy]

Thank you all for the kind words, appreciated.

Jim

[Manfred M]

I personally prefer the colour version, although the impact of the power lines is certainly noticeable in the B&W version.

When an image is so close to being monochrome anyways, I fail to see what advantages of going to B&W are. Monochrome is a compositional choice, just as colour is. In the case of this image, there is a touch of colour, and I find that makes it quite special; there is little to be gained and a lot to be lost in the conversion.

All that being said; I guess I'm the stupid one, heading outside in this kind of weather...

[NorthernFocus]

The mood is nicely captured. Welcome to my world

[IzzieK]

Woooo......I hate that weather although you made your best to capture it really well...I like the mystery in this shot.

[simie]

Amazing photo.

[Ziggy]

Thanks Simie, Izzie, Dan and Manfred for the comments.

From a young age I have always enjoyed a good storm.

Jim