Amber’s experiment with light. This week featuring the winter solstice light. Follow her documentation of the quality of light and how it continuously changes from week to week in Yellowknife, Canada. Click the links to see Post One, Post Two, & Post Four.
Week 19 – November 24th – 5:38 pm (Its not going to get any darker than this!)
-14 degrees
Sunrise – 9:18am
Sunset – 3:30pm
What a week… not only are we loosing daylight and warmth, but we’re getting snow fairly regularly… which, funnily enough is good. By this time of year the snow has stopped because it has gotten too cold to snow.
Week 20 – November 30th – 5:17 pm (Its not going to get any darker than this!)
-9 degrees
Sunrise – 9:33am
Sunset – 3:19pm
And the warm snap continues…
Week 21 – December 9th – 5:49 pm (Its not going to get any darker than this!)
-12 degrees
Sunrise – 9:55am
Sunset – 3:05pm
Its has been an insane week and I have been really late in digging out the tripod to take this picture…. not too shabby. Thanks Bridget Steis for your input on this project. It makes a huge difference to use the tripod and sit on the flash.
In just a few weeks we’ll be on the upswing…. light will be coming back!
Week 22 – December 13th – 5:47 pm (Its not going to get any darker than this!)
-4 degrees
Sunrise – 10:01am
Sunset – 3:03pm
Not sure what the difference in settings was here… it was quite dark out when I took this picture… I didn’t use a flash… but it kind looks more mid day.
One of these days I hope to capture a snowmobiler racing over the frozen lake….
Week 23 – December 21st – 5:58 pm (Its not going to get any darker than this!)
-19 degrees
Sunrise – 10:08am
Sunset – 3:03pm
Well, it’s here! The Winter Solstice. While some of us are celebrating a spiritual occasion tonight, there are a lot of us in the NWT who are breathing a sigh of relief. We’ve made it through the darkest days, and from this point forward, its all about the light.
Happy Solstice to everyone.
Week 24 – December 27th – 5:28 pm (Its not going to get any darker than this!)
-26 degrees
Sunrise – 10:08am
Sunset – 3:08pm
We have gained an extra five minutes of light today, compared to last week. Life is good.
The holiday festivities are winding down and we’re getting ready for the new year and new beginnings. Can anyone guess what the blob of light is in this pic… not the moon… perhaps a plane?
