Not exactly your most typical image of the Winter Solstice in New York State, but eerily beautiful all the same. With the very cold weather we've experienced this past month, the river has reached near freezing temperatures. In fact, most of the ponds and lakes are frozen making our search for waterfowl a real challenge. But today, the air is warm (near 60) and wet with a humidity of near 100%. With a warm wet layer of air laying directly upon the cold sink of the Hudson, fog was prevalent throughout the day making for some interesting photo ops.
I've learned over the years, that these days are the absolute best for Black and White photography and took advantage of the situation. While photographing the scene above, I noticed that I was not the only photographer intent on capturing the high contrast images presented to us. In the center of that shot, you may notice someone seizing the moment along with his lady companion. Interestingly, the girl was standing in front of a pipe at the precise angle as the photographer's reach and made for yet another interesting photo. Again, not the typical first day of winter, but an opportunity for some unique opportunities all the same.
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