Photo of the Month: January 2004

Every month we choose for recognition three photos from among those contributed to the report by member newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. From these we select a Photo of the Month and two honorable mentions.

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January

Don Himsel
The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.

Early morning cold imposed a fern-like decoration on this window in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 10.

(Photographer's comments)

Honorable Mentions

John Ewing
Portland (Maine) Press Herald
Ice surrounds lobster boats in the harbor at North Haven Island, 12 miles off the Maine coast, on Jan. 24. The stretch of frigid days formed ice in most Maine harbors and kept many fishermen in port.

Vyto Starinskas
Rutland (Vt.) Herald
Trevor Orlowski, 18, of East Freetown, Mass., is treated by rescuers on Jan. 14 after he and a companion were brought our of the woods near the Killington ski area. The two became lost and spent a night in the woods in subzero temperatures.

Himsel:
"This is more an example of poor insulation or the need to replace storm windows in my house than of good photography.
"I saw this pattern on a window in a room in my Manchester, N.H., home one morning. I love the macro feature on my Nikon Coolpix 4500 and was playing around with it, looking for a good angle to give good contrast. After capturing several different patterns on the glass I thought I'd send one along. It certainly says "cold weather" to me.
"Hope you all enjoy it. Think spring."