Day 34: Gray Michigan Winter Day

by Paul Manoian on February 3, 2010

I keep talking about the “typical gray Michigan winter day” phenomenon and thought I would try to capture its essence for today’s iPhone 365 Project post.  It wasn’t hard finding a gray sky, it was everywhere.  The challenge was finding suitable surroundings to make the plain gray sky at least somewhat artistic.

I decided the best way to showcase “gray” was to go with an elongated vertical crop.  I used a couple of common items (i.e. a tree and foot bridge) to anchor the image at the bottom and then let the sky do the rest.

What do you think?  How does the image make you feel?

iPhone 365 Project Day 34: A Gray Michigan Winter Day

iPhone 365 Project Day 34: A Gray Michigan Winter Day

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Trudy February 3, 2010 at 8:41 pm

I like this crop a lot. The size of the sky makes me think about how “small” we really are.

Paul Manoian February 3, 2010 at 8:45 pm

I really like crops that are appropriate for the image; however, it makes it really hard to find frames. ;)

Janet Hug February 3, 2010 at 9:03 pm

Excellent choice of crop and letting the expansive sky be the focus. I like the grounding bridge and bare tree. This makes our gray days look simply beautiful.

Iza February 27, 2010 at 11:14 pm

I love the soft focus feeling to the image, it gives it the dreamy effect, maybe of fog in the winter morning?

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