It was a sunny morning on winter solstice and I photographed Osoyoos from Anarchist Lookout. It’s a view I’ve taken many times, but I liked the light and open water in this telephoto view of the town. (Richard McGuire Photo)
I’m not a winter person, and in fact one of the reasons I chose to live in Osoyoos is the winters are relatively short compared to other parts of Canada.
Still, I’ve learned that the best way to get through winter is to embrace it whenever you can. Glorious, sunny days are in the minority between December and February as most days are grey and overcast. When sunny days do occur, as happened on December 21, 2021, the winter solstice, you appreciate them that much more.
I’d just purchased a new lens for landscape photography and this was my first opportunity to try it out, so I visited a few very familiar vantage points providing views of Osoyoos. It was morning, and the light was great. I especially liked that there was a thin layer of snow, but Osoyoos Lake was mostly open.
I’ve also thrown in a nighttime photo I took a few days earlier also taken from Anarchist Lookout under a nearly full moon. The combination of moonlight and snow made the nighttime landscape very visible.
Enjoy.
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Mist rises from Osoyoos Lake on a cold morning in December looking at Haynes Point (swiws) from Pioneer Walkway. (Richard McGuire Photo)
A light layer of snow covers the vineyards east of Osoyoos on a sunny morning of the winter solstice. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Haynes Point (swiws) is viewed from the Osoyoos east bench on the morning of winter solstice. Very little ice has formed and Osoyoos Lake is mostly open water. With the lake lowered to its winter level, a long sandbar is visible from the end of the point almost to the east shore. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Chopaka and Snowy mountains rise above the Similkameen Valley in the distance in this view of Osoyoos Lake from Anarchist Lookout. About a third from the left is the Canada-U.S. customs building. (Richard McGuire Photo)
It was a sunny morning on winter solstice and I photographed Osoyoos from Anarchist Lookout. It’s a view I’ve taken many times, but I liked the light and open water in this telephoto view of the town. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The landscape around Osoyoos is clear at night, illuminated by a full moon reflected on a recent snowfall. (Richard McGuire Photo)
