On winter woodlands and other shenanigans
Canon 5D Mk1 + Canon 50/1.8
I remembered about the snow tax. Snow tax, for the uninitiated, is the increased effort required to walk through any decent quantity of snow. It’s especially tiring when you’re walking uphill in the snow. It always reminds me of that Thoreau quote from the essay Winter Walk. In it he says, “Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.” If you Google “snow tax” you probably won’t find anything. I don’t think this is a real term, I just made it up while walking up the hill and exclaiming, “Ah, I forgot about the snow tax.” Feel free to use it, my gift to you.
The photos here were all made on a short walk in a local park close to town, all shot on the ancient Canon 5D Mk1 with Canon’s cheapest 50mm, the 50/1.8. It’s a fun setup that can get you ready and rolling for not a lot of outlay.
