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Reader Stories: Photography Assignment 59 - Cold

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Our fun assignment for December is "cold". The vast majority of the United States and a large portion of Europe is very cold this time of year. And those areas experiencing their summer are wishing for some cold. How you express the theme is up to you. When viewing an entry click on the image to see it full size. If you wish to enter the photography contest please see the contest announcement for more details.

Entry 1 by Joseph Ogrodnik for Cold Photography Assignment

Train going through Bessemer Michigan. It was snowing lightly and I did not want the falling snow to obscure the detail of the train, so I used 100iso and a slower shutter to get more detail of the …More

Entry 1 by Dawn Kingsbury for Cold Photography Assignment

These are ice crystals. I took this photo of these of ice crystals on my apple tree branches at home. It is 17 degrees out right now but feels like 6 degrees. I don't know another way to show cold an…More

Entry 1 by ypersion for Cold Photography Assignment

Entry #1 - The lake in Upstate NY started to freeze. There was several ducks that walked close to the edge of ice. My "model" stood alone by the way she kept her feet - one over another, very explici…More

Entry 1 by EAB2009 for Cold Photography Assignment

I was starting my my car in the morning and when I looked at the headlight dusted in snow. As I looked closer I envisioned a dragon being awakened by the snow. So I pointed and clicked. This was one …More

Entry 1 by Tiffany1000 for Cold Photography Assignment

In the wake of the first real blizzard of the season, I emerged from my house excited to capture the winter wonderland. I decided to drive over to the post office to mail my Christmas cards. As I was…More

Entry 1 by Ron Rispoli for Cold Photography Assignment

Photograph was taken during "Golden Hour" (PM) on a cold, snowy, windswept day. With the wind blowing about 20 miles per hour the wind chill was about "0". Snow was blowing and there was little activ…More

Entry 2 by The_Lazy_Photographer for Cold Photography Assignment

This is another photo from the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant here in Toronto. You can see just a bit of the plant at the top right of the photo, above the breakwall. I took this photo standing in…More

Entry 1 by The_Lazy_Photographer for Cold Photography Assignment

I could never describe it better than the photo does. It was cold that day, but not windy, so it was actually pretty bearable. The photo was taken down at the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in the…More

Entry 1 by brooke1429 for Cold Photography Assignment

Herrick Cove, New HampshireBoat house and docks. This was a very cold windy day. You can see in the picture where the ice was cracking and the water is not completely frozen. Herrick Cove is on Lake …More

Entry 1 by Combio for Cold Photography Assignment

Ice crystals on crisp chilly morning in a farmer's field. Beautiful sunny morning -11 degrees Celsius. The whole field was glistening with ice crystals which could only be seen when the sun hit the f…More

Entry 2 by AnnetteMcCarthy for Cold Photography Assignment

I captured this photo on one of the snowiest days that we have gotten here this season in North East Ohio. To avoid going out in the cold, I opened up the window in my office here and just had fun sn…More

Entry 1 by AnnetteMcCarthy for Cold Photography Assignment

While I was inside my cold vehicle warming it up, my husband was outside in the seven degree North East Ohio weather this morning scraping away the ice and snow accumulation on the windows. Even thou…More

Entry 2 by Kodakid for Cold Photography Assignment

These are azalea bushes, or at least that's what they are most of the time. They were another casualty of the blizzard. It was hard to find things that I thought looked really cold. The snow was too …More

Entry 1 by Kodakid for Cold Photography Assignment

After the snow storm, I was looking for things to shoot. The roads were impassible so I had to work with what was close by. This Adirondack chair was left out and buried in the snow. I've always like…More

Entry 1 by backgroundgeo for Cold Photography Assignment

A cold day in lower Manhattan on Leroy Street - Four days after a foot of snow fell - The Street is deserted - The garbage is placed on the sidewalks ready to be picked up - Some snow still remains w…More

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