My Winter Photo Adventures

I like taking photos all year round and like most photographers tend to take less photos in the winter. This year though I've gone out more than ever capturing Northeast Ohio's snowy winter and I'm really enjoying it. Sure it's cold out there, but you can capture images you wouldn't be able to capture any other time of the year, like photos of the Lighthouse at Headlands Dunes from a frozen Lake Erie.

Below are some of the photo shoots I've done this winter, just click on the photos to see more photos from each shoot!

In early January, Dona and I decided to photograph the gulls at East 72nd Street, it was a bitterly cold day and since the lake wasn't frozen yet the mist from the water froze on the front our lenses. We had a lot of fun though

Gulls at Gordon ParkClick Photo to go to Gallery

One of my favorite shoots was the Sled Dog Classic at Punderson State Park, a lot of photographers showed up for this event!

Sled Dog Classic at PundersonClick Photo to go to Gallery

Next Dona and I decided to explore Cleveland in the winter, we took photos at Wendy Park, Edgewater Park and the Flats. This shoot was only a week or so after the Gull Shoot above, but the lake was now ice covered!

Cleveland in the WinterClick Photo to go to Gallery

The next winter adventure was at the Gorge Metropark in Cuyahoga Falls, we first explored this park on a Cuyahoga Valley Photo Society Photo Walk and liked it so much we went back again a week later with our friend Debbie.

Gorge MetroparkClick Photo to go to Gallery

This next shoot is my favorite, Dona and I decided to see what Headlands Dunes looked like in the winter and boy were we surprised! The lake was frozen solid and was covered with large snow covered sand dunes. The frozen lake gave us the opportunity to venture far out on the ice (Dona thought I was crazy!) and capture photos of the Lighthouse that I would never be able to get other times of the year.

Headlands Dunes in the WinterClick Photo to go to Gallery

Over the Presidents Day weekend we went on three more winter shoots. On Saturday we went to Marblehead Lighthouse State park, on Sunday we went to the Cleveland Zoo ( I haven't process the Zoo photos yet ) and on Monday we went to Hinckley Lake and Whipps Ledges.

Marblehead Lighthouse in the WinterClick Photo to go to Gallery

Whipps Ledges in the WinterClick Photo to go to Gallery

Well those are some of the places I've taken photos this winter and I'm sure I'll get out in the next couple of weeks and add to my winter photo collection. So don't put your camera away and stay indoors all winter get out there and shoot and you'll end up with a lot of great winter photos to add to your portfolio!

Also if you're looking for cool places to take photos, check out my Cool Photo Ops Blog where I list cool places to take photos in Northeast Ohio and beyond. I also have google maps with directions and GPS coordinates, weather maps and more. You can check it out here.... Cool Photo Ops