Birmingham Snow Photography - Storm Goretti
I love Birmingham at the best of times but give it a fresh sprinkling of snow and you have something really special. As Storm Goretti made its way across the country, countless Birmingham Photographers licked their lips at the idea of capturing some beautiful scenes of our city covered in the white stuff!
I love Birmingham at the best of times but give it a fresh sprinkling of snow and you have something really special. As Storm Goretti made its way across the country, countless Birmingham Photographers licked their lips at the idea of capturing some beautiful scenes of our city covered in the white stuff!
Late on Thursday evening, thick snow started to fall across the city and with memories of the ‘Beast from the East’ I prepared myself for an early rise to get out and capture some images. Due to personal commitments, I would have to be out for about 6am and home by 7.30am - not much time to rush around the city and grab images!
After somehow dragging myself out of bed I hurriedly made my way out onto the streets of Birmingham and was not disappointed as a thick layer of snow, at least a few inches deep covered the roads and paths. I couldn’t wait for the crunchy feeling of trudging through the fine powder but was somewhat disappointed as to be honest, it was more slushy than anything. Within 5 minutes, my boots were already leaking, not a great start!
I planned on just hitting a few of the regular spots, Snowhill, Colmore Row, Bullring, Victoria Square and back to Broad Street and Jewellery Quarter. I dashed around the loop I had mapped out in my head and just pointed the camera at anything that interested, this was not fine art photography, more documentary style than anything.
One thing that always amazes me about this city is the people. I was sure I would have the city to myself but the fearless Brummies had other ideas as plenty of people were out making their way to work. If it wasn’t for my insistence on wearing headphones, I was pretty sure I would have heard at least one ‘Alright Bab! Nippy out’!
I grabbed image after image, not putting too much thought into what I was shooting and not really thinking about it in the same way as I do my regular Birmingham Photography. As I got home and trawled through the images, I definitely had a few ‘why did I take this?’ moments. Nonetheless, it felt good to just capture the city under the snow.
It was a shame that I had to cut my walk short but that is a whole other story. I’m just glad that I had some opportunity to get out and grab a few shots. With soaking boots, freezing fingers and images to edit, I was glad to get home in the warm and who knows, maybe this won’t be the last snow of the year! Enjoy and stay safe.
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