A Small Wall of Ice

The theme of bad weather photography continues. One Friday is was about rain, today Jamie Zartmen talks about ice…

Today’s Post by Jamie Zartman

Last weekend I had to drive from Grand Junction, Colorado to Boulder to attend my granddaughter’s swim meet. I usually exit I-70 at US 6 and drive down Clear Creek Canyon to Golden, Colorado as a scenic short cut to Boulder.

The sky was overcast above the narrow canyon and there was thick ice on the creek beside the highway. Suddenly, I caught a flash of color as I rounded a curve, and then it was gone. I turned around at the next opportunity, parked where I could and hiked a bit back up the highway carrying my always ready, little Panasonic LX-100 that has a 24-75mm (equivalent) lens. I was rewarded with a scene of two ice climbers on a small wall of ice. I captured this photo with an exposure of 1/1000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200 at 40mm (equivalent) and used a branch to partially frame the top of the photo.

The opportunity to stretch one’s legs and grab a photo is always there, it’s just around the next corner.