Happy Holidays!

I hope you are having a great holiday season!  We spent the Christmas holiday in Suffolk, VA this year.  While we were there, it snowed over 14 inches on Christmas day.  Got to love a white Christmas!  I only had my Canon G10 point and shoot with me, but I tried to make the most of the opportunity.  This was the lamppost in the next door neighbor's driveway...I liked the old fashioned christmas lights surrounded by a fresh backdrop of new snow. 

Winter by the Creek

I walked down  to the creek behind the house.  The Christmas snow had transformed the place into a winter wonderland.  I decided to try shooting black and white, however, the overcast day did not lend itself to much contrast, but did provide a lot of diffuse light.  Here I did like the white snow shapes on the tree branches, against the "black ice" of the creek below, which had black and white designs encapsulated in the frozen water.

Snowy Creek

Another shot of the creek.

Dog Snow Day!

Samoyeds, who originated from Siberia, by nature love both cold weather and snow.  Angel is no exception.  Here she is in her element, and is covered in steadily falling snow, while lounging around in the front driveway.  The photo has more grain and noise than I prefer, due to my attempt at tonemapping this already noisy original, but I still liked the composition here of my dog covered in snow, with our Jeep and trees in the background.

Angel

Another Snowy Portrait...

Gardens of Snow

I always liked the look of garden statues covered in snow.  This photo is high dynamic range photo where three different exposures were merged and then tonemapped using a details enhancer set for black and white.  It was also shot in black and white.

Snow Birds

I liked the composition of the birdhouse covered in snow framed by snowy trees...just needed a bird peeking out!