what do we do up here in the frozen north?

[back alley]

we have winter festivals...one of which is 'the deep freeze' festival...

how do we get there?
some of us walk...

some of us ride...

what do we do there?
we have freezer races!!!

some of us photograph the races...

 

[back alley]

a complete non reaction...

 

[gb hill]

So were you in the Deep Freeze Flickr team?

 

[Range-rover]

Races look like fun, reminds me of the go-cart races as a lad in New York.

Range

 

[back alley]

So were you in the Deep Freeze Flickr team?

i was part of the paparazzi...

 

[f16sunshine]

6 participants, 3 photographers (including you) ... looks like a slow day at the icebox races.

 

[back alley]

there are 7 teams and about a dozen of us were shooting...it continues tomorrow as well...

 

[back alley]

 

[tedwhite]

It's 21F right now in Bisbee and I feel as one with you folks. Joe, did you shoot these painfully sharp images with your XPro1? My house below.

 

[back alley]

some are xp1 with the 35 and some are x-e1 with the 60...
these last 3 were with flash...just playing around bit.
is that snow recent ted?

 

[stompyq]

we have winter festivals...one of which is 'the deep freeze' festival...

some of us photograph the races...

Some of us need to learn how to use a lens hood

 

[back alley]

i know...why have the hood on backwards...leave it home otherwise...

 

[tedwhite]

The house photograph is from two weeks ago. Still have some snow in back yard (North side). Going down to 14F tonight.

 

[randolph45]

i know...why have the hood on backwards...leave it home otherwise...

Two purpose lens hoods are more expensive.As pictured it keeps the glare from snow out of the photographers open eye 🙄

 

[paulfish4570]

looks like fun to me, joe.
i saw a fellow shooting some high school wrestling with some canon L-glass today. shade was on backwards, undeployed, of course ...

 

[Tom A]

I like my Winter festival's in much warmer climates!!!! Vancouver is going through a cold spell (almost -1C today at noon). Hate it - particularly with some wind. Bright sky though - which is a bit of a novelty at the moment.
Nice stuff, Joe - those Fuji lenses are good, really good.

 

[photo_fred]

I just work in the cold Joe.-30 isn't really fun to work in.

 

[back alley]

I just work in the cold Joe.-30 isn't really fun to work in.

i could not even imagine...

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Came out of the house this morning and THERE WAS FROST ON MY CAR!! Geez... where did I put that coat?
- Oakland, CA

 

[rbiemer]

Looks like a fun way to spend the day, joe!
Not sure what our winter celebration will be like this year; the lake is still not frozen enough to be on.
Usualy, there is golfing on the ice and the "traditional" cast iron skillet pan toss.
Got a few weeks for the weather to get good, can't wait to be able to get to town across the lake (1.5 miles) instead of around the lake(9 miles).
Rob