Pogonip In the Air Poster

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy..

Lots of Pogonip was in the air on this very cold winter December morning with temps below zero near Truckee, California. The Sun had burned most of it off by the time I took this photo, but I have to say it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen--sparkling diamonds in the air!
The word was coined by Native Americans to describe the frozen fogs of fine ice needles that occur in the mountain valleys of the western United States in December. The Shoshone Native Americans called it "frozen death" because it took so many lives from upper respiratory infections. Pogonip only forms under specific conditions, the humidity has to be near 100% as the air temperature drops to way below freezing, allowing ice crystals to form in the air. The ice crystals will then settle onto surfaces.

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Life is like a camera...Focus on what is important, Capture the good times, Develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot.... Having lived in the south (Florida & Mississippi) for 54 years my dream was to move out West which I did in 2008. I am in awe of this beautiful country that we call home, and photography has become a very important part of my life. Lighting and perseverance are top of the list, if it's having to hike for miles to get your shot, or waiting for hours in the freezing cold for a train, taking hundreds of images of birds or wildlife to get that one beautiful capture, or being up at all hours of the night or early morning to get the full Moon or Milky Way. These are things which a...

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