Day 12 - Nighttime on Snowy Streets

A night scene from the snowy streets of Fredericton. As the snow began to come down, traffic snarled and intersections like this one became sources of entertainment (for those of us on foot) and frustration (for the people inside the cars).

This kind of picture is very hard to take, especially when you haven't figured out how to adjust the camera's aperture and shutter speed. When it's basically point-and-shoot, the camera deals with the lower light situation by slowing down the shutter speed (keeping the shutter open longer), which means the shake of your hand might just cause the image to blur. From what I understand, any shutter speed slower than 1/60 of a second will show that shake.

Imagine what it's like to take a photo in the cold, with bare, shivering hands and a slow shutter speed. That's the challenge I faced. Still, I like the colours of this photo and the dramatic light/dark contrast.