Let it snow!

The first snowfall of the season is always enjoyable, magical.  I've been able to tolerate the cold thus far due to the fact that I'm at home and not commuting in and out of the city.  We had a "storm" last weekend, resulting in a few inches of snow, with flurries here and there throughout the week.  The girls were super excited over the snow and I was happy because I had waited to take photos for our Christmas card.  But that's another post for another day.



"The snow is falling everywhere but on my tongue."













Back over the summer, I began experimenting with using my Nikon 105mm lens for different photos.  Traditionally, this lens is used for close-up/macro photography.  Here's an example of a photo taken this summer with the 105mm lens outside of a close-up/macro situation.



I love how the ocean looks.  Dreamy creamy.  This was taken with an f-stop of 2.8.  So while shooting wide open with any lens does give you that bokeh in the background, this looks different from my Sigma lenses.  More creamy.

Here are some snow photos with the 105mm lens.










This is a crop from a photo.  This lens is so sharp that even cropped, you can see individual strands of hair.

And a close-up, of course.



The remaining photos were taken with my Sigma lenses.



I love these photos of Allie and her special bear.  If you're taking snow photos, remember the fast shutter speed to freeze the snowflakes.



Oh, and some from my wide angle too.





I love the sky in this next one.







Talk last week was all about how New England has a greater chance of seeing a white Christmas this year.  I even saw a chart giving us a 65-70% chance of snow on the ground for next Monday.  And then it all changed seemingly overnight.  It sounds like there'll be some sort of precipitation but it's looking like it will too warm for snow.  Oh, well.

Photography equipment in this post:

Nikon D750
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART
Nikon 105mm f/2.8
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8



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