{"id":1172,"date":"2024-02-01T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:33:15","slug":"go-with-the-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/index.php\/illinois-nature-photography\/go-with-the-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Go With the Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: orange;\"><span style=\"color: #338acc;\">Go With the Blow<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1163\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1163\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?resize=450%2C600\" alt=\"The wind whips the grasses along the edge of a partially frozen Dead River that empties into Lake Michigan.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chicagonature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IL-Beach-SP-Snow_Ice-240115-0010-FS-UNCROPPED-2000px-copyright-sRGB.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wind whips the grasses along the edge of a partially frozen Dead River that empties into Lake Michigan.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Well, I did my first below-zero photo shoot of the winter season on January 15.\u00a0 It was one below, so it qualified.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Most of the time, the wind is my nemesis. But on this bitter afternoon, instead of fighting it, I decided to go with the blow. The trick is to slow down the shutter speed to a point where the grass tops render as discernable and sweeping at the same time. Otherwise, you just see a confusing blurry mess leaving viewers to wonder what they&#8217;re looking at. (It helps to zoom in to see the effect.)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This scene of Illinois Beach State Park is interesting because it shows the Dead River flowing into Lake Michigan. This isn&#8217;t a common occurrence, as its name comes from the fact that it doesn&#8217;t seem to flow. But sometimes it does, breaking through the sandbar that separates it from the lake. Here, the water flows beneath a thin layer of ice and emerges around the bend.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.4em;\">\u2014Mike<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go With the Blow Well, I did my first below-zero photo shoot of the winter season on January 15.\u00a0 It was one below, so it qualified. Most of the time, the wind is my nemesis. 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