… so did a woman snowshoeing through the park.

This was pretty much the only section of virgin snow in Valley Forge National Park one day after the snow. It of course didn’t stay free of footprints as I added my own to photograph the scene and…. (see the next photo)

These too were taken off the front porch.

Yep it's deep and a fun day for kids to play outside! The neighbor is all bundled up and enjoying the day!

What was he thinking? You have to love moments like this as an adult!

This fits my sentiments as the snow continues to fall! Just stop already!

I haven’t even stepped off my front porch yet but we have about 18-20″ inches already. I just had to take a quick photo out the front door to make a statement about this snow storm!

Wouldn't this make a cool background for a portrait?

Sometimes just goofing around and having fun can create interesting results. These photos were taken out of shear boredom. With only some light sources around I set the point and shoot I had with me to a long exposure and then swung the camera around by it’s camera strap. Try it sometime and you will find that depending on how you spin the camera or swing it around you can get some cool abstract and geometric patterns from literally nothing but the light sources around you.  The light source here was a strip of open window between curtains on an overcast day. A tungsten white balance setting enhances the cool overcast into a nice deep blue.

Light takes the shape of water ripples.

Use light, any light available.

After a gallery show in Philly some photo buddies wanted to photograph around the city. Logan Park was the first stop and with the fountain being off due to the freezing weather, and the fact that I’m not a big city guy, I wasn’t “in the zone” to see the urban photos that I’m sure were there. So I looked to the bits of nature around us and the available light from the city. Not my best tree photo but one that I probably wouldn’t have been out and about to photograph in any other situation. The directional light from the street lights adds dimension and accents the texture. Photos like this are simple to do and can easily be done by painting with light via a flashlight. In the end it comes down to seeing the light and using the light, any damn light that is available- flash, flashlight, streetlight, headlights, etc, etc!  Get out into the night and find some light, or create some light of your own.