I
had been itching to shoot here for months by the time I finally got this opportunity.
I had hoped to get the chance during my September road trip but bad weather
once again meant that I would have to wait. The October full moon was clear
and perfect but it was a terribly frigid night. It was unusually cool everywhere
but according to the weather office, I had headed right to the middle of the
coldest area on the map.
The good news was, as the night progressed my subjects gradually became covered
in a thin layer of frost which reflected light beautifully. The frustrating
part was that the frost was also slowly covering my lens. It was good for
two shots at a time before I had to trudge back to the Starving Artist Van
and thaw the frost over the heater vent. I shot until dawn but finished less
than half a roll of film.