A Shoot in the Snow

It finally snowed, so Sue and I went for a little walk in O-Kee-Lee Park. It is a small and woodsy park that we don't visit often. When I describe it as woodsy, much of it is very scrubby and not terribly photogenic. This is not your classic English woodland. I took a longer lens and thought that I would look for little shapes in the chaos. Mostly, however, they were in shade and/or in a congested patch.

This is one that worked fairly well, but I still had to clone away a few distractions.

Still looking for little things, this is another but lesser attempt at the river edge -- just shapes and textures.

Sue was enamoured with light gleaming on the ice, so I obliged her by attempting a photo. I knew it would be a tough shot because the sparkles were terribly bright. To not have them appear as just pure white nothingness in the photo, I had to underexpose by a lot so that the rest of the scene became as dark as night although it was bright out. I did not convert the photo to B&W; this is the colour version.

I did take a few photos along the trail. This one is pleasing enough. Although there is much messy detail, I think the snow-laden, main subject stands out well enough.

Another tree (or a group) is a most interesting shape although with my long lens, I am not sure that I was able to get the best vantage point. Still, it is good enough.

Sue sat on a stump and had a moment of contemplation.

Then, she had a text from Shauna asking if we needed anything at the store.

I enjoyed the shoot in the snow, of which we have had very little this year, and there's not much in the 14-day forecast either at this point.