Snowbound by CoreyBlack
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By late February, I'm usually getting pretty tired of winter; it's almost to the point of intolerance. I begin to think more and more of moving back to Florida. I dream of sandy beaches and palm trees and the warm, tropical sun caressing my body as I lay in a deck chair working on a long, ice cold, Corona. And then, unfortunately, I wake up. Once again, the sky is overcast and the snow is falling. The first snow of the season is always weirdly exciting; three months later, however, it has all the charm of finding that missing tuna salad sandwich that mysteriously disappeared under your driver's seat a around the time of the first snowfall.
And still...the snow keeps falling...and with it, the ice, the slush, and the bitter wind: the trials and tribulations of coats and hats and mittens and scarves, the endless search for hats and mittens and scarves...the repeated re-purchasing of hats and mittens and scarves...hot apartments, cold apartments, dried out sinuses, colds and runny noses...frost bitten fingers and toes and still...the snow keeps falling.
As a photographer--in order to keep from going mad or lapsing into a coma--you have to come up with creative new ways to photograph the never-ending snow. You do things like stand in the foyer of your building (in your shirtsleeves) and making low-angled shots out of the front door as the blowing snow pelts you in the face. And then, you climb the stairs back to your apartment and continue to dream about moving to Florida.
This photo was made in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago on February 24, 2010
Comments (10)
danapommet
A different slant on life! Beautiful lighting especially on the snow. Dana
beachzz
LOL, Corey, ever wonder where all those hats and mittens and scarves go? There must be a black hole full of them in some other dimension!! Now THERE'S a story line for Chip!!
Sea_Dog
Brrr! I can almost feel the snow pellets and icy winds while trying to aim the camera. Great shot - the tilted POV is great.
bmac62
This is you at your Chicago creative best. I dare say I would never have thought to take this picture. Super.
auntietk
The snow looks nice in the streetlight's glow, but honestly ... you can keep it! I love the tilt of this shot. Nicely done!
blinkings
Great story. It is as hot as all hell here so to me your snow STILL seems charming!
durleybeachbum
Brilliant bit of writing! I may have many of your missing hats, gloves and scarves, I found a drawer I hadn't opened for a while crammed with them. You have made an exciting pic out of a your tedium, and the bit I like best is the light on the mosaic floor!
LovelyPoetess
Ditto that bit about the light on the tile floor. Great capture. Lost mittens, scarves and hats go to the same destination as the disappearing socks in the dryer. I'm sure there is an invisible chute that takes them to a tiny elf factory where they are sorted and then processed into wool or synthetic area rugs for gnomes, fairies, sprites and the like.
watapki66
Great shot with the perspective!
Chipka
This vestibule looks familiar. Well...I wasn't there when it snowed. I love the light in this and the intense, amber color. It's warm, despite the chilly subject matter. The rakish, jaunty angle really makes this pop. I think if it was straight to the horizon it wouldn't crackle with as much energy as it has here, so in short this is one of those shots where POV is everything--kinda like science fiction, where if you take the science out, you don't have a story at all...this isn't SF, but it's very POV-driven. I love the details in this too, especially with the little floor tiles catching the light just so. Great shot.