Snow

My father-in-law David suggested these mini-snow drifts, atop the shed door, to me. I hadn't noticed them (she said embarrassedly). They are the mushrooms of wintertime, don't you think?

To get good outdoor shots, sometimes a photographer has to be willing to get dirty. Or wet. Or cold. Or frostbitten. At one point (for one of the pine shots in the "Trees" post) I was standing mid-thigh-deep in snow. And I was not dressed for it. See what I endure for my art? My poor Dansko boots will probably never fully recover. I had to shake the snow out of my socks afterwards, too. It was worth it for you, gentle readers. I think.

I take a lot of photos like this, trying to capture the snow of the front yard, lakeside. It doesn't really work: my photos don't capture the depth and sculptural qualities that 18" of snow has on a lot full of trees. I like the shadows here, though.

 Winter mushrooms. Thanks, Dave.

Frost

Yesterday morning at the lake was foggy and frosty, though not terribly cold. I worried the sky was too grey for good photos, but it seems to have made the photos just seem a little frostier.

I assume the fact that the circle is off center here is because of the developer, not the photographer (ahem), but I may be wrong. In these four, the black frame seems more distracting than in the last post, though, and it's the off-centeredness that seems to be key here. I dunno. What say you?

Trees

These pictures have a little Through the Viewfinder feel to them, mostly because I used a guard on the lens of Marie's camera that I think is intended for a  longer lens, not the regular one I was using. But I like the black circle it makes around the photos.

This was one of those rare winter days, sunny and warm and not snowing. It felt good to be outside for a change. A desperately needed change.