Fifty Shades of White

With fifty shades of white being dumped on the city of Boston and a travel ban in full effect, the only evidence of action was the well-paid members at the Department of Public Works and the sporadic pedestrians traveling who knows where. As the streets remained clear, the opportunity presented itself for those looking to capture the moments that one typically cannot obtain; at least without holding up traffic and causing a jam (picture a Storrow Drive box truck type situation). The Boston Blizzard of 2015, now referred to as “Juno,” awarded us the chance to stand in the middle of the road without worry.

As “Juno” continued to dump snow, photographers and like-minded Bostonians packed their gear and prepped for the nasty wind gusts and knee-deep snow. All in the name of photography. Some shoot to capture the moment, others are there to document the scenery. Tuesday night we outmuscled the Boston blizzard for the sake of blogging, marketing, potential advertising material – because you never know when you’ll need a photo of a fixed gear bicycle covered in two feet of snow.

Boylston Street, usually packed with cars blaring their horns, and cab drivers weaving in and out of traffic, finally granted us a moment of peace and a bit of solitude. A seemingly good chance to test out the new Nikon D7000 tacked with the 18-140mm lens. Luckily for Boston, the power remained up and running (light, fluffy snow, praise Odin), we would be able to mess around with the ISO settings a bit more and see what this DSLR camera can obtain.

After burning several hundred calories and nearly falling a handful of times, a few shots managed to come out alright. While the camera seemed to perform well, muscles and limbs will be loathing for the next couple of days. Word on the street is more snow will be here by the weekend.

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Derek Brusin

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