Snapshot

I rarely have my iPhone on my person. I know. I’m odd. It’s a great phone but I’ve never felt comfortable walking around with it in my pants or jacket pocket or carrying it in hand. In my pocket, the iPhone feels like a heavy hard piece of toast. And if I carry it around in my hand…well, that’s just damn inconvenient.

Because of my reluctance to carry a digital device, I’ve missed some great photo opportunities. This was not the case in mid-December of last year when I visited Upstate New York and stayed at The Lake Placid Lodge. After checking into my room, iPhone in hand, I stood shivering in the below zero air on the balcony. The sun was placing its last kisses on Whiteface Mountain and reflecting nicely on the lake. I got off a few shots before the light changed. This was the best of the bunch.