"Adela Yimenez braves the sub-zero degree temperatures on her way to work in downtown Woodstock, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009." Photo by Justin Edmonds, Northwest Herald
As if the constant snow and icy roads weren't enough to deal with mother nature had to go and throw sub-zero temperatures into the mix. In case you were wondering the -14 degree reading behind Ms. Jimenez is the actual air temperature and doesn't include the wind chill.
Ever since arriving in northwest suburbs of Chicago to start my second internship the weather has been less than ideal. Hey, I'm not complaining and I can't say that I'm not used to the snow. Denver and the surrounding area gets its fair share of snow each year. Denver does however get more days of sunshine than both Florida and Hawaii so all that snow is usually gone within a few days. Here in Chicago the snow is here to stay until who knows when.
With that being said everything else is great. My place couldn't be better. I live with two really nice, clean and respectful guys in a house full of electronics. I call it the residential Best Buy because we have everything any bachelor could want to entertain his self. Its close to work which is also really great.
The photo staff has welcomed me with open arms and have really tried their best to help me get adjusted to the new system. It's a little weird going to a smaller paper (100K circ vs. 35k) because all of a sudden I have a lot more responsibility. We don't currently have a full-time editor yet so everyone has to pick up the slack. I edit my own take entirely, help schedule and choose my assignments, and tone/file images from the wire. It has been a little different but I'm sure I'll get used to it in the coming weeks.
In the mean time I'm just glad that I'm back to making pictures again. The daily grind is something that I really enjoy and the unknown is always interesting.
The weather, however, isn't so interesting. I didn't last more than 15 minutes outside looking for a weather feature this morning while waiting for my assignment. I wasn't thrilled about shooting a sign but sometimes its a necessary evil and does what its supposed to do, convey the frigid temperatures to our readers.
So far Chicago has been great despite the less than desirable weather. Thankfully a warm front is on the way and it should reach 26 by Saturday. Woohooooo!
-JCE
www.jcedmonds.com
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