Winter Blindness

“The wish for healing has always been half of health.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

It’s amazing what a little bit of snow can do the landscape. We are so used to setting the same scenes again and again. But when the snow hits, it is like you have been transported to a different place. At least that is what it felt like to me a few weeks ago. At the end of January, my hometown of Charlotte was hit by a massive snow storm. It started snowing that morning, and it didn’t stop until later that night. I remember walking around with my camera wondering if I was walking on the same street. It didn’t feel like anywhere that I had been before. I took another step in the snow. I felt like I was moving further away from where I belonged. This was the most beautiful sight I had seen in my neighborhood since I lived here. I wanted to enjoy every minute of it.

When we woke up the morning of January 31, it had already started to snow. Most of the ground was already covered at that point. After lunch, we headed out as a family to enjoy the snow. We have had a sled in our shed for 10 years waiting for the moment. We took a few rides on the sled down the hill, and I walked around and took a few photos. Late in the afternoon, my daughter and I took a walk around the block. We wanted to take it all in one last time before dinner. I brought my camera with me again, but this time I used my lens from Retropia. I love this lens because it is lightweight. This makes it perfect to bring with me while on a walk. I also love that it is made from recycled disposable camera lenses. When I capture photos with it, it looks like the shot was captured with a film camera. It has various imperfections in the shot that give it a retro look. I also like how the lens doesn’t need to be focused. Just like an old-school disposable camera, all you have to do is point and shoot.