My Corner of New Hanover
Early Winter
Posted by Russ Devan (New Hanover, United States) on 22 November 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Southeast Pennsylvania awoke on Friday morning to a rare treat: a gentle snowstorm blanketed the area overnight, leaving us with one to three inches of the fluffy white stuff covering not only the ground, but all of the vegetation and tree limbs for several hours on Friday morning. It began flurrying on and off on Thursday, but nothing accumulated until later that evening when the ground cooled sufficiently to allow the snow to begin accumulating. It's been a long time since I remember getting snow before Thanksgiving. I'm one of those few people in this neck of the woods (at least it feels like I'm in the minority anyway) that actually loves getting snow. It seems to make everything look fresh.
Nala, our year-old lab, enjoyed the snow immensely. She didn't seem to remember it from last winter when she was just a little pup. That was probably because it only snowed once here last winter, so she didn't get to experience it very much. She was so excited by the snow, that she literally ran laps around the backyard at full throttle, in what I call her "hyperdrive mode", picking up fallen sticks as she galloped and bringing them to me in an effort to get a game of "fetch" going in the wee hours of the morning. It must be nice to be young and energetic.
"The Master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both."
- Zen Buddhist Text
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Great words and a beautiful composition well done !
22 Nov 2008 12:02pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Oh wow Russ! This is breathtaking...Just wonderful.
It sounds like Nala loved it.
We just have bitter cold today without the benefit of snow to make it worthwhile...Grrrr! and Brrrrr!
22 Nov 2008 12:13pm
Ed Heaton from United States
Great image Russ! I love your post processing... I also signed up for your RSS feed, so keep it coming :-)
22 Nov 2008 1:02pm
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Excellent image and great Photoshop work - I like it a lot.
22 Nov 2008 1:19pm
Florence from Paris, France
Beautiful pp and winter landscape... Eye-catching and breathtaking. WOW !
22 Nov 2008 2:34pm
Betsy Barron from Glenmoore, United States
Dare I say you are becoming more adventurous in your PP?! It looks amazing - love the dreamy effect...
22 Nov 2008 3:39pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Very nice shot of the first snow. I like the treatment.
22 Nov 2008 4:35pm
Sean Bailey from Phoenixville, United States
Phenomenal! It's like something out of a dream.
23 Nov 2008 12:21pm
Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States
WOW, Russ this shot is amazing. I love the look and feel of this.
23 Nov 2008 3:08pm
Marcie from United States
Absolutely stunning! Love how you've processed this. Am so looking forward to our first snow!!!
23 Nov 2008 7:34pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Fantastic image, really impressive processing; plus I like the story you posted with it; I can just see Nala running around the snowy yard, celebrating life with that intensely energetic doggie joy.
24 Nov 2008 8:10pm
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
This is an astounding image ... early snows can be so beautiful!
25 Nov 2008 3:13am
Véronique from France
beaucoup de douceur . j'aime les taches de couleurs des feuilles et le graphisme de cette photo.
joli travail
25 Nov 2008 5:41am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! Would love to have it framed in my house. ;) Just perfect! Superb editing too.
14 Dec 2008 6:20pm
Nikon D200
1/25 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
20 mm