1.There are opportunities for making both happy and gloomy pictures. It is easier to make a horror/macabre/dark photo when everything looks dead and desolate, not green and lushy.
2. You have a reason to spend time outside.
3. There is time to master low-light photography.
4. Photography is a good excuse for walking in knee-deep snow.
5. Since everything is dry and covered with snow, you have to be more creative in finding an interesting thing to shoot, and post-processing.
6. The sunrise and sunset last longer, so you have more golden hour time (assuming that you get to see the sun at all
7. There are some great natural phenomena, such as hoarfrost, sundogs, northern lights or ice fog.
8. No mosquitoes!
Now, your turn. Climate-specific cons are welcome!







I have just stumbled into the world of photography and much to learn yet but winter presents lots of wonderful sights and challenges and - at least from where I sit - it's going to last another week or two or.. (that's the downside though, I'm tired of it after almost 5 months)
depressing if there is only one sunny day in 20, all grey can make for a nice gloomy picc but after a while it gets annoying.
14. the end of winter, when there's still snow on the ground and bushes, but green buds and the first flowers breaking through. nature reborn..
15. melting ice on leaves and twigs and moss... in the sun (especially in golden hour) it looks as if mother nature has opened her jewel case.
16. easier to lure swans and ducks onto dry (white) land with just a few breadcrumbs
I thought spring has come to Germany already... Are you in the north of the country?
And thank you for adding to the list!
spring is making the off interlusional (that IS a word
I'm in Berlin, which is not particularly northern, and it has been snowing for 20 hours straight now. only just 2 days after I shot lovely lottle crocusses sticking their heads out.
go figure.
guess I'll be getting more 'practise low-light photography' time than I thought
I'm sure Berlin has many gorgeous sights in any light, both landscapes and cityscapes. Happy practicing!
It's good to learn to do with what we have and be contented ... it's mind-opening !
Thank you Olga !
I like the grey light in the fog too.
9. Snow can offer opportunities for high-contrast photography.
10. Blue. If you like the color blue, this can be a very happy time for you.
11. LYING in snow to get "just the right shot".
12. Finding tracks in the snow. It's really cool to find a zillion huge bird footprints (crows or vultures maybe) and the prints of wings brushing the snow!
13. Unless you're very careless, NO POISON IVY!!!