Snowy Dreamscape

After a rather mild fall and early winter, the cold and the snow have arrived big time.  Time to go out and take some photos!

Now it’s time to stay indoors while the temperature plummets.  Predicted nighttime low later this week, -14F / -26C.

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Emerald Lake, NWT Canada (Painted)

Had a Photo to Painting Marathon last Saturday over at Google Plus, so I spent a few hours Saturday turning photos to paintings!

Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Painted)

Had a Photo to Painting Marathon last Saturday over at Google Plus, so I spent a few hours Saturday turning photos to paintings!

Autumn in Uman (Painted)

Had a photo to painting marathon Saturday over on Google Plus, so I spent a few hours on Saturday turning photos into paintings!

Soviet Era Locomotive

• HDR Photo

Soviet Era Locomotive, seen at Kiev Polytechnic Institute. As Locomotives go, this is a small one.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Cold Fun in the Wintertime

Kiev Ukraine, January 19, 2012

Although it may not look like it, this is a religious ceremony. Every January 19, Orthodox Epiphany, believers take a dip in whatever outdoor body of water that might be handy, whether it’s an ocean, a lake, a river, or a pond. This is in commemoration of the baptism [...]

Tall Grass

Chincoteague National Wildlife Area, Virginia USA

She Who Has No Name

* HDR Photo

At the Holodomor Memorial, Kiev. An exercise in the “rule of thirds.”