Up North ~ Life in Minnesota

Home of Jerry Nowell, an average, all-American guy with a beautiful wife, handsome son, and an overweight cat.

Winter in Minnesota with a Zenit 11

Over the gloriously long holiday break I managed to snap a roll of film with my Zenit 11. Zenit is a Russian/Soviet camera with a long and storied history that began with the manufacture of the original Zenit in 1952 at the KMZ factory near Moscow. While my model has some less-than-intuitive characteristics, it’s proven to be a simple, near-bulletproof 35mm SLR.

Holidays up north

While at the in-laws’ house on the lake, the wife and I took a quick snowmobile ride across the frozen surface at night. We managed to snap a handful of night shots at this cozy cluster of ice houses before the cold started to numb our extremities.

Ice houses at night

Back home

We hadn’t experienced a decent snowstorm yet this year, but that was quickly remedied after our return home. We stayed indoors for an entire day while a blizzard raged outside, then emerged the following afternoon to enjoy the near-virginal piles of new-fallen snow.

Shanon and Gilbert in the snow

Gilbert enjoying the first snow

"Winter in Minnesota with a Zenit 11" was published on January 3rd, 2007 and is listed in family, photography.

Follow comments via the RSS Feed | Leave a comment | Trackback URL

Winter in Minnesota with a Zenit 11 ~ 5 Comments

  1. Marietta Keenan wrote,

    I love the streaking of the stars on the long night exposures. Gib seems to really enjoy the snow. I hope it hangs around for a while.

  2. Sarah wrote,

    Beautiful pictures!

  3. Anita wrote,

    Hi Little Bro,

    How are you? Looked at all your pics. They are great! You’ll have to tell me more about this great camera and how you took the shots!

  4. Sarbjit wrote,

    Oh - lovely pics! Just came across your page as I was looking up the history of the Zenit 11 - I have one too :o)

    Do you use a flash?

  5. jerry wrote,

    Nope, no flash. It is a great camera though–I should really think of investing in a few more accessories!

Leave a Comment

Flickr'd

Baby LewieGib with dadShanon, Gib, and LewieGib with momBaby LewieGib with mom

Up North ~ Life in Minnesota is copyright © 2005-07 Jerry Nowell.