Marley, my sister's dog could not wait to go out in the snow. She always digs in the snow . I loved the contrast of black against white -- plus the snow on the nose ....
The view from the top of the hill to the bottom of the main road below. So pretty and peaceful
the trees on the hill -- just loved how the snow coated them
little sheds at the neighbor's house. I just love how pretty the blue looks in the snow and they have some pretty nice pine trees
The frost on the door at my sister's house. I loved the pattern it made
The twin's tire swing. So pretty and made me feel like a kid again -- plus I love the shadow the tire made in the snow and the lines created by the trees
burdocks in the snow across the road . I loved the texture and how the snow sparkled on them
This one is about the light and the colors and the shapes -- the best of all three -- again reminds me of childhood and what playing in the snow is all about
the moon on Saturday night before all the snow. I took a bunch but chose this one because if you look closely it looks like there is a smile on the moon...
Sunday evening as the snow was falling. I love the color of the sky -- and having the snowflakes out of focus really gives an idea of how much was falling. It was pretty -- I shot this from the doorway to protect my camera ...
Snow falling and blowing -- this was Monday morning and again I was inside -- this time looking through the window. My sister has such a beautiful back yard, its pretty easy to capture a beautiful shot like this.
Looking at my mom's house and deck from the back door. I love all the lines created by the trees and then the liles of snow on the deck and roof -- plus you can see the flakes falling...
And the front of my mom's house -- you can see from her car and the jeep that is covered in the foreground just how much snow we got -- I think it was about 8 inches at that point...
And now for my bird shots -- My sister has a bird feeder in the back yard -- I took these shots through the window with my telephoto lens. I bet I spent over an hour looking at out the window and taking pictures of the birds swarming the feeder.
I'm so happy I got this shot -- I love that you can see the wings -- I snapped at exactly the right moment -- using a shutter speed of 1/500 of a second ( A year ago I would not have known how to get this shot)
I took a ton of shots of the cardinal. I love this one because he is looking right at me -- and the little gold finches are not even phased by him ....
This is a shot of the cardinal waiting in the tree that is behind the feeder. I really love how the snow almost sparkles in the tree and he is right in the middle of the branches commanding attention. I had the lens zoomed out to the 200 focal length
These birds looked like they were kissing. I can't remember now if I saw that before I took the shot or if I just got lucky to catch the perfect second. I also love how the chicadee on the right is peeking at them.
I love the way that the wings are spread and angled on the bird on the left -- and if you look closely you can see the seed in its mouth --
The cardinal again -- I chose this one because it looks like he is yelling at the birds on the left -- almost telling them don't you land here -- and they do any way
Again its all about the wings on the left -- and I just love the placement of all the birds -- such nice symmetry -- and so pretty with the snow falling
This one for me is all about the bird in the middle of the roof and the way its diving -- so fun
And last but not least -- I love how the birds on the left are flying up to the feeder -- and then the 2 on the right seem like they are talking .
I really had a lot of fun practicing and capturing the snow and the birds. I took probably 200 shots to get all of these but I could not stop watching them -- and I am so excited that I understand enough about shutter speed to be able to get moments like these -- its not easy and it takes patience and timing. I might have to get a bird feeder of my own so I can continue to practice. Always learning and growing and so happy to get this kind of results ...
Thanks as always for sharing my photos with me.
awesome shots
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