{"id":4442,"date":"2015-02-11T01:53:07","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T06:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2015-02-11T01:55:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T06:55:30","slug":"once-more-unto-the-breach-dear-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=4442","title":{"rendered":"Once more unto the breach, dear friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32940.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32940.jpg\" alt=\"ice_disc_32940\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32940.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32940-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32940-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I couldn&#8217;t resist.\u00a0 I felt like the last time I was here, the time was too short.\u00a0 I&#8217;d visited once with my cameras and once with my boys, but I never really felt like I got to bond with the spinning ice disc on the Heart River.\u00a0 So, after work on Monday I decided to bolt over and grab some stills and video of it at dusk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32950.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32950.jpg\" alt=\"ice_disc_32950\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32950.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32950-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2015\/02\/ice_disc_32950-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>I got the perfect match of dusk and cloud cover, bathing everything in very nice, flat, even light.\u00a0 The absence of hard shadows allowed me to capture detail that would otherwise be lost in glare or contrast.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to put together a brief video of the evening:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iVPtpjKYpU8?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I have to admit that my curiosity will take me back there again a time or two.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t help but wonder how long that rotating disc will survive the ups and downs of this unusual North Dakota winter.\u00a0 Whatever I find, rest assured I&#8217;ll share my finds here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I couldn&#8217;t resist.\u00a0 I felt like the last time I was here, the time was too short.\u00a0 I&#8217;d visited once with my cameras and once with my boys, but I never really felt like I got to bond with the &hellip; 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