snow globe

Winters where I live can be long suffering. Photography has given me a much needed incentive to be out in the elements more often.  This winter I have had fun photographing our snowfalls.  We have plenty of them, so I happen to get a lot of practice...  I love trying to capture the real feel of a storm. Whether is be the massive amounts of flakes that fall in a given moment, or the blustery winds, i want the photo to reflect those elements and give someone the feeling of being right there.  I often say I feel like I live in a snow globe and many of my shots this winter seem to reflect that.  My main tip in photographing snow is to pull the focus in on your lens,  if you leave it on auto it is sure to focus on something large in the background,  like the trees or a person,  but if you put it on manual focus and pull the focus in off the background you will capture those falling flakes giving your photo the effect of a snow globe all shook up. 

How have you pictured winter?  Did you go small and capture the fragile beauty of a single flake?  Did the beauty after an ice storm captivate you? Perhaps some amazing ice patterns caught your eye. Before the snow and cold are all but a memory, share a favorite winter shot here with us all today. 

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[snippets in thyme]

http://rileymadel.blogspot.com/2010/10/back-from-truly-beyond.html


We moved recently to southern Texas. No one in the family was very happy as we are unusually fond of winter snow. We decided to take (a huge) trip this year and chose somewhere we could see "winter". This photo is from the top of the Jungfraugh mountain range in Switzerland. It was breathtaking. We have never seen anything so beautiful.

[A. Sanedrin]

Here's my snow shot taken today. I liked the texture of the tree bark in contrast with the now, and how the snow melting away left a perfect ring around the base of the tree.

http://allansanedrinphotography.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-melt.html#comments

[Heather]

Been having fun with the snow and ice.
Anticipating the melt but not looking forward to the mud.
I have more than a few snow and ice shots since the first big storm. Here's a few:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/htekmo/5412305392/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/htekmo/5350783644/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/htekmo/5413601564/

[georgia]

super cool! this TOTALLY looks like a snow globe. fabulous!

well, as part of the picture winter workshop this winter, i took more photos of the outdoors than i usually do... and i enjoyed it immensely!

here are some of my favorites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5397476414/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5374753857/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5385980688/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5367419359/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5364234182/in/photostream/

[Mealybw1010]

So thrilled to have one of my photos linked! =) Thank you for the honor!