Christmastime Reflections

Light rain--not snow, was falling when these HDR (High Dynamic Range) images of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa as seen from nearby Cedar Lake were captured early in the morning of Saturday, December 16, 2023. The image above looks southwest at 4:18 am CST. It is a combination of 1.6, 1.3 and 1 second exposures at f/4, ISO 160 and 24mm focal length.

Zoomed-in version (45mm focal length) of the top image, using the same settings, captured at 4:21 am. Air temperature was 42 degrees F, preventing the possibility of a white Christmas to this point. Nikon Z6ii camera.