This is an old Ektachrome slide that I recently had digitized. It's a picture of the old steel span bridge over the Missouri River in Bismarck, ND that I took back in February 1971. I was only able to get this one shot before my camera stopped working - I found out the reason when I got back to my hotel: it was -46° outside.
Here's another one taken during that endless winter.
I haven't complained about the cold since that year of living in North Dakota.
-46 degrees. I can't even imagine it! I think the coldest I've experienced in my life was 8 degrees ABOVE zero!
Those digitized Ektachrome pictures are pretty darn good. I like the bridge, but love the lower one of the frozen North Dakota landscape.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Yikes! -46 degrees?!? Who knew a camera wouldn't work below a certain temperature? Surely not I, as I would never venture outside to attempt to photograph if it were that cold!
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Dick I am surprised that at -46 degrees your fingers were able to push the button on the camera to take the picture :)
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
Oooohh ... yes, that is cold. A kind of cold I am happy to say I've never experienced and would not want to.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Dick- it's hard typing with gloves on but I had to grab a pair after looking at your photos. I have never in my life been in "-" anything degree weather.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
What a tremendous looking sky, such deep colors that are on display. The winter looks to be way too cold for me and I know that I have never even been in weather that cold.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
For me as an Oklahoman I will appreciate your great photos. In my opinion, anything under 80 is winter.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Thanks for sharing those. I imagine winters in North Dakota are much, much more severe than what I experience too. A little perspective is always nice.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
I drove through N. D. this past week and it didn't look like winter, but the temps were not far off.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful shots Dick! I can't even imagine living in ND, if I had to, I wouldn't be leaving my home.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Hi, Dick...nice shots. I love both of them. The last one really does look cold and bleak. I have experienced the midwest winters. They can be brutal.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Excellent photos Dick, glad you were able to save it for all these years.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
As we are melting in Los Angeles at a humid 85 degrees I guess we have no right to complain Brrrrrr -45 degrees I can not even imagine that...Endre
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Gosh<, Dick, no matter WHAT, i LOVE your take on things.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Nancy Laswick
Phoenix, AZ
Brrrr. That looks so cold and I am glad I wasn't there. I get cold at 50 degrees with a wind.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
I've lived in some pretty cold places growing up Dick Greenberg but I don't remember -46 degrees. After living in Phoenix for the past 30+ years, like Debbie Reynolds, I think it's cold when it drops below 50.
Dick Greenberg
Fort Collins, CO
Minus 46? Sounds like Fairbanks, Alaska. Can't believe you were out there taking photos. It's a great shot though. :)
And I thought Chicago got cold. I don't think I could live in temps like that.
And winter will be here soon enough! Stay warm and stay humble and stay gold Ponyboy!
I was just in Alaska myself so I think I've seen a lot of stuff, but that is something else for sure!
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