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Snow and More Snow in Craig, Colorado
By PK | December 28, 2008
It doesn’t seem to want to end, this never-ending snow in the northwest corner of Colorado. Following a blizzard that started late Christmas Eve and continued throughout Christmas Day, we have MORE snow today and will continue throughout the following week.
Hwy 40 in Craig, Colorado
Rivaling the Rocky Mountains will soon be piles of the scooped up white stuff accumulating along all the area roads. Four-wheel drives only will get you through this mess.
Hwy 13 in Craig, Colorado
Headed south towards Meeker doesn’t help much; in fact, the roads get worse. Just ahead is a sign warning all commercial motorists to have chains on your tires.
But these snow-covered roads didn’t keep us from getting out and checking on the area wildlife. With temperatures running below zero, we warmed up the truck and took a spin, not literally of course. I had gotten a new zoom lens for my camera from Dalton at Christmas and wanted to check it out.
So, this is the view without zooming. My subject is on the hill quite a distance from me. Now for the test I’ve been waiting for. Not only do I want my camera to zoom in on the wildlife, but also with a clear, concise photograph of my subject.
Given the current conditions of blowing snow, and zoomed all the way out, not too bad of a photograph. It lacks the crispness I desired, but could be due to the snow. I’ll have to repeat this test on a clear, dry day. Any guesses as to when that’ll be???
Finding another buck to be my case study and this one closer, I zoomed about half way out and snapped this photo. Again, I notice the lack of clarity. For today, I’ll blame it on the snowy conditions.
Now this is what I’m hoping to achieve with the new lenses. Actually at this distance, I was hoping to be able to count chin hairs.
Not quite! But I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt for now and, once again, blame it on the snowy conditions. All in all, he is a handsome buck and an excellent case study.
As evening progressed, the sun remaining hidden behind the snow clouds, a few more deer ventured out into the bitter cold for a late supper.
The Dull Stuff…. my camera is a Canon PowerShot S2 IS Digital camera - 5.0 Megapixel - 12 x optical zoom for under $400.00.
I added…Canon LAH-DC20 Conversion Lens Adapter (LA-DC58E) and Hood (LH-DC40) Set.
And then added…CANON TC-DC58B TELECONVERTER LENS.
With an end result of this….
(photo depicts wide angle lens and not teleconverter lens, but you get the picture!) I’ll be knocking someone’s nose off with this one and hope it isn’t my own.
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