As someone who enjoys nature photography, I get a wee bit discouraged during the winter season. I love capturing images of insects, reptiles, flowers, and a multitude of other subjects that hunker down and stay out of sight until Spring rolls around. I decided to venture down to the park today and see what I could find.
I remembered a photo I took at this location a few years back, and I can't believe how much change has occurred due to drought. So sad. We used to visit this part of the lake regularly to feed ducks and geese-which have since migrated to another part of the lake that's in a residential area.
There was no shortage of litter strewn about the park today, and I picked up quite a bit including a Walgreen's bag, 2 empty cans of Monster, some broken glass, and plastic soda rings (not sure what they're called).
All in all, I feel like I captured the atmosphere of the park pretty well: Cold, Dead, and Desolate.
I did manage to capture a photo of a gull flying low over the mud, and I've kind of fallen in love with it. I love photos that capture the beauty of life in a seemingly dead atmosphere.
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Are you experiencing drought in your part of the world?
How has it affected places that you visit or the wildlife that inhabit it?
I get discouraged during the Winter season, though. Weather wise - Winter is my favorite. I enjoy the cold. Photography wise - it's definitely NOT my favorite. There aren't nearly as many nature things to photograph when it's cold and gloomy.
ReplyDeleteI get really discouraged and bummed out during winter too. Not do to a lack of wildlife and/or growth, since there isn't TOO big of a difference here... it's because winter = no daylight saving time! With the sun setting so early, I can do absolutely no daylight shooting M-F, unless I bring my gear to work, which is risky.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad about your park. I think that last photo is powerful though - the gull sweeping over the tiny bit of water that's left...speaks a lot for the importance of water conservation.
I'm lucky in that regard, I get 3 days out of the week (aside from the weekend) where I get off work at 2, so there's still time to go somewhere to take photos.
DeleteThat is awesome! If I had the option of cutting a day or two short.... well actually I'll be honest, I'd probably choose to start late instead of leaving early, to get more sleep.
DeleteAlso, I meant to write due* to. :P I hate when I notice typos right when I hit publish.
These photos are gorgeous!! The difference between the park in those two photos is crazy. Kinda neat that the buoys are still there though.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I didn't visit that part of the lake in a really long time, and I can't even begin to describe what it was like to see it like that, when the last time I saw it there was plenty of water.
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