Nikon FE2 The winters have not been as well made as they used to be. Long stretches of freezing temperatures with a good amount of snow on the ground are hard to come by. Lake Erie freezing and suspending its lake effect engine has not happened in a while. For a bit, the water temperature was heading in that direction until we got the significant January warm up with rain. Right now, it's pretty much ice free even though it is officially reported at over 7% frozen. All the ice is on the western side in Ohio though having no impact on the weather in Buffalo, NY.

Despite the above, nature usually allowed for snowy walks on New Year's Day, either with an overnight snowfall or with snow the day before. And that's how we closed 2025. New Year's Eve lake effect snow got us over a foot and everything was beautifully white and wintery. Yes, the high winds were making outdoor experience a bit rough but once those calmed down everything was as it should be.

Unfortunately, January could not hold on to this great set up and couple days of very high temperatures and a lot of rain cleared all the snow out completely. We hit a high of 57ºF during the first week of January!

Back to the New Year's Eve snow machine, I was like a little child. I lined up my cameras by the door and headed out with each of them to document the winter parade. Yep, a line of cameras. I used my digital Nikon D610 for some instant gratification and family sharing, followed by a 35mm Nikon FE2 loaded with black and white film, and topped it off with a Minolta Maxxum 5 loaded with color. The black and white film is now developed and scanned and the photos are below.

Lamp & Fence in SnowWinter in Orchard Park, NY

Lamp & Fence in Snow, Winter in Orchard Park, NY
Photographed with a 35mm Nikon FE2 on Fuji Acros II 100 Black & White Negative Film

Winter LivingWinter in Orchard Park, NY

Winter Living, Winter in Orchard Park, NY
Photographed with a 35mm Nikon FE2 on Fuji Acros II 100 Black & White Negative Film

Road in WinterWinter in Orchard Park, NY

Road in Winter, Winter in Orchard Park, NY
Photographed with a 35mm Nikon FE2 on Fuji Acros II 100 Black & White Negative Film

Keeping WarmWestern New York Winter

Keeping Warm in Western New York Winter
Photographed with a 35mm Nikon FE2 on Fuji Acros II 100 Black & White Negative Film

I hope you've enjoyed this quick winter visit to Orchard Park, NY, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again.

Happy New Year 2026!

Enjoy The Beauty That Surrounds You! #etbtsy

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