Blizzard Walk  

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Barry W. Hollritt, 2001  

 In early March the winter seemed like it might be relinquishing it’s grip on the bitter cold of the past four months. I had gone to bed thinking that the warmer air might mean early spring!  When I awoke, I found the sky had bequeathed not warm air at all… but snowflakes!  What had started off as a flurry turned to a steady shower of white.  I took my camera with me on a morning jog around the lake and found that the snow continued to thicken. Whilst I began a slow walk across the dam of Packanack Lake, I paused to compose a scenic scene that would include the snow as part of the landscape.  As I worked on the composition, I sensed a person approaching from my right.  As I turned, I came face to face with a stranger who was intent on crossing the dam without pausing.  I swung around, re-composed my position and settings, and managed one exposure of this black dressed individual as they proceeded away into the strengthening storm.