-25 Fahrenheit
Back
in early December 2010 there was a blog entry that
discussed the love-hate-love relationship with the
Minnesota Winter (The
paradox of the Minnesota winter...).
This morning the temperature dipped to -25 degrees
Fahrenheit. That falls squarely in the "hate"
category, although it does have a certain scientific
curiosity.
Weather this cold has some very unique properties.
You can take a cup of coffee and launch the coffee in
the air and it will freeze before it hits the ground.
Also, because the air is so dense, all kinds of
ground effects occur with exhausts fumes. Animals
continue about their business and almost seem unaware
of how cold it is. However, the dog didn't care for
it. It was impossible to keep the car warm.
This photo was taken at 6:30 in the morning. It was
the only bank that had a working clock/thermometer,
as the cold weather made the other electronic signs
fail.
But outside of the science, weather this cold kind of
sucks.
Wolf Moon over Downtown Red Wing
This
is a photo I try to capture every year. It is the
largest and brightest full moon of the year and is
called the Wolf Moon.
Last year I missed the opportunity, but the year that
(2009) I captured it, but about 5 minutes after it
was at its most dramatic (Full
Moon over Barn Bluff).
This year I suddenly remembered it was Wolf Moon time
and I jumped in my car and drove all over town trying
to find an interesting perspective. I pretty much
ended up where I shot this moon 2 years ago. You have
to be quick becasue this moon rises very quickly.
Shot in RAW, 47mm, 1/200 second at f2.8 hand held.