Event

Jerusalem Road
December 12, 2010
Photograph by Tom Atwood

Yesterday's snow was an event. Not exactly a blizzard, but close enough. In many of the lovely, flat areas of Madison County, there is nothing to stop the wind and blowing snow. The result is something like this photograph taken during the storm near Hamel, Illinois. The point of a photo like this is not to create a pretty picture of the snow--a greeting card photo--but instead to capture the event. And this particular event was harsh, cold, bleak, blinding and full of power. Hopefully, just like this image on Jerusalem Road. Shutter: 1/200; Aperture: f/7.1; ISO: 100; Focal length: 18 mm