Blizzard in Boston (8 pics)

flyingdutchie · February 12, 2006

Here are some pictures taken from 11am through 1pm today, during the blizzard that hit the North East today. Boston did not get the jackpot, i think about 18 inches at the end, but there was enough snow and the wind really howled.

I shot all the pics with my D50 and 17-55mm f/2.8 lens. I used the 'raincoat' for my camera. It kept my D50 warm (my hands were inside the 'raincoat') and quite dry.

Here are a few selections:
1 Newbury Street

2 Silhouettes on Boylston Street

3 Prudential Center

4 Fallen Bike

5 No Summer yet...

6 Weathering the Snow

7 Where i live

8 Snow Drift

All the pics can be seen at this online gallery
http://www.streetsofboston.com/gallery/1198812

(comments are welcome

)

zigzag · February 12, 2006

Ha, I just came in from shoveling, and did a bit of hiking around to see the scene.

: I didn't bring my camera out with this much snow and wind, though.

I love the first shot. I would buy it in a store. The rest are great too, but the first one rocks.

DanielB · February 12, 2006

#1 is superb

snapapple · February 12, 2006

Ooooooh I'm glad I live in California!

:

evil eggplant · February 13, 2006

Ugh
I feel your pain, having spent 15 years in Vermont. Nice pics, they do a good job conveying the essence of a nasty winter storm.

flyingdutchie wrote:

Here are some pictures taken from 11am through 1pm today, during the blizzard that hit the North East today. Boston did not get the jackpot, i think about 18 inches at the end, but there was enough snow and the wind really howled.

I shot all the pics with my D50 and 17-55mm f/2.8 lens. I used the 'raincoat' for my camera. It kept my D50 warm (my hands were inside the 'raincoat') and quite dry.

***mod edit: no need to quote all the photos. excessive scrolling is bad for the fingers***

All the pics can be seen at this online gallery
http://www.streetsofboston.com/gallery/1198812

(comments are welcome )

DoctorIt · February 13, 2006

Great set, really captures the storm. Which by the way was really strange... we got only 2" here in northwestern MA. Just 50 miles south (Springfield/Hartford) they had 20"!!!

Awais Yaqub · February 13, 2006

#4

: that is brilliant idea and shot snow covered it just right

flyingdutchie · February 13, 2006

Awais Yaqub wrote:

#4 : that is brilliant idea and shot snow covered it just right

Thanks Awais!

It just looked like an abandoned bike (maybe it was)... so sad to be burried under that snow.

johno · February 13, 2006

Great set... I love the couple and the bike shot.

peace.
johno

Scott_Quier · February 13, 2006

flyingdutchie wrote:

Here are some pictures taken from 11am through 1pm today, during the blizzard that hit the North East today. Boston did not get the jackpot, i think about 18 inches at the end, but there was enough snow and the wind really howled.

I shot all the pics with my D50 and 17-55mm f/2.8 lens. I used the 'raincoat' for my camera. It kept my D50 warm (my hands were inside the 'raincoat') and quite dry.

http://www.streetsofboston.com/gallery/1198812

(comments are welcome )

Hey Dutchie,

I've seen the user of the term camera 'raincoat' in a number of places and now I'm asking. What is this raincoat?

Thanks

flyingdutchie · February 13, 2006

Scott_Quier wrote:

Hey Dutchie,

I've seen the user of the term camera 'raincoat' in a number of places and now I'm asking. What is this raincoat?

Thanks

I have no idea what the official name is (i would have used it by now

). But this is how mine looks:

[FONT=Courier New]    +-----------------+[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]    |                 |[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]RH  |                 | LH[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]    +-----+=====+-----+[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]          |     |[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]          +-----+[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]          +-----+[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]             L[/FONT]

Your hands go inside this T shape, at RH and LH.
You camera is inside the T, the lens pointing toward L.
At the end of the vertical of the T, there is a velcro that tightens the grip on the lens/lenshood.
Most of the horizontal of the T is of transpanrent plastic. So, you see the top of your camera, the back and through the view-finder by looking through the plastic.

All three openings, L, LH, RH are a bit elastic, so it can tighten around the lens and your wrists, if you want. The bottom is closed by a zipper. This allows you to insert the camera easily and have a little opening remaining in case you need to use a tripod.

Hope this helps

Hey! I found it on the net by googling 'kata' and 'e-702'. It's called a GDC Elements Cover:
http://www.kata-bags.com/Item.asp?pid=229&cid=61&perentId=4&ProdLine=4

NHBubba · February 15, 2006

Snow rocks, no two ways about it. Must've been mayhem down there in the city. Fortunately this one came on a weekend.

Angelo · February 15, 2006

really nice images. I particularly like #1 & #3

Bob&Glennie · February 15, 2006

I like them all but #7 is where I paused longest. I think that it's the soft, muted pastel color that caught my eye. Good job.
Bob

twinbnj · February 15, 2006

very nice shots all of them #1 and #4 eld my attention. Was lloking forward to you posting the images after reading your intial post the day of the storm. Nice job!

StevenV · February 16, 2006

#1's really nice. the b&w combined with the style clothes they're wearing makes me think 1920's or so. very cool

Blizzard in Boston (8 pics)

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