John Hadden Photography

The temperature dropped to 6 degrees last night under a clear sky. The moisture coming off Fargo Brook allowed delicate, feathery ice crystals to form on all sorts of things…

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/20, 1/500″ exposure

Maple Wind Farm has moved some of their young beef cattle to the meadows around School Street. This Angus was a little skeptic of my camera…

Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 86mm, ISO 2000, f/16, 1/160″ exposure

The cold weather we’ve been enjoying over the past week made for some lovely ice on Fargo Brook!

Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 120mm, ISO 1250, f/5, 1/160″ exposure

Yesterday’s setting sun casts its waning light on dried goldenrod in our front field.

Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 160, f/1.8, 1/1600″ exposure.

The temperatures got down pretty low the other night—into the mid 20s—and the birdbath on the back patio was a solid block of ice.

Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/16, 1/40″ exposure

Here’s a different view of the mink who visited our pond the other morning. He was quite an active critter hardly stopping to pose for the camera!

Nikon D600, Sigma 120-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 2000, f/5.6, 1/200″ exposure.