Snowy Saturday

So yesterday was a beautiful snowy day here in PA. My sister and nieces sent me a picture of a snow family that they made and it inspired me to go out and play in the snow also. Of course my playing was with my camera to see what I could capture. I took a short walk (only about an hour and a half) around my neighborhood and to a park that was close by. Here are some of the  things I found

This bush is right outside my door -- I loved how the snow clung to the branches and the way the light made it sparkle

again this is right around my apartment. I loved how the beams of light were hitting the fence - such a beatiful scene

same scene just a touch different, I love how the chimney peaks up behind the tree

this big crane caught my attention and I love how the little bit of smoke is in the bottom

this crow was high above my head but it was so cool against the blue sky and the way the branch is made it look like the perfect perch

the way the light was capturing this snow made it almost look translucent

the red and white was awesome together

one of the side streets, I loved the tree on the left and just the framing of the trees over head

This house looked so nice with the snow, the trees and the sky. 

Slides in the park -- its all about the snow 

another view, highlighting the twists and the shadows and of course the snow

a view from below -- loved the combination of shapes and colors 

the light just seemed to emphasize the twisty branch and I loved the knot on the right

red, green, white and blue and I loved the patterns of the branches

close up of pine branches in the snow -- its all about the textures

lines and colors -- again an over head shot

just felt like a winter wonderland and I loved all the lines ...

lighing and lines (are we seeing a pattern here? ) 

this was just too fun not to take. I think it would pretty fun in black and white too

since it was so warn and sunny yesterday afternoon, some of the snow was dripping -- I caught a few of the drops and really like the reflections in the windows

I loved the layers of roof tops and the tree shadows in the snow, plus the blue sky 

this is the tree with the branch that looked like the snake, covered in show and so pretty 

It was so beautiful outside yesterday and I am really glad I went out. I just can't help drinking in the amazingness that is mother nature. For the camera savy, I use a Nikon D3200 in manual mode, I use my favorite 55-200 lens and took most of these shots with an f/8 and ISO 100. My shutter speed and focal length varied based on the light and of course how far away from my subject I was. Thanks as always for sharing my photos with me.