Crabapples in Snow
December 26, 2011
Photographer: Ron Chapin; Ron's School Website
Summary Author: Ron Chapin; Jim Foster
These festive looking crabapples were photographed near Sidney, New York, after an impressive, early-season snowfall. On October 29, 2011, a strong nor'easter dumped as much as 24 in (61 cm) of snow in interior, upland areas of New England and New York. Higher elevations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia were also snow covered. October snowfall in the northeast U.S. isn't really rare; neither are nor'easters in October, but this storm was a record setter in that it produced so much snow so early in the season. The 4 in (10 cm) of snow that fell near Sidney melted away rather quickly -- temperatures were well above freezing the day following the storm when this photo was taken. However, the added mass of snow on many trees still holding onto their leaves caused considerable limb damage and seriously compromised electrical power. Some unlucky residents in Connecticut were without electricity two weeks after the storm departed.
Photo details: Camera Maker: Canon; Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi; Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6; Focal Length: 55mm; Aperture: f/11.0; Exposure Time: 0.0040 s (1/250); ISO equiv: 100; Exposure Bias: -0.33 EV; Metering Mode: Average; Exposure: program (Auto); White Balance: Manual; Flash Fired: No (enforced); Color Space: sRGB; Software: Picasa.