Horses In The Snow

She's Such A Poser.


Stampede?


I thought I would post a couple of extra pics that I took after our snow storm. By this afternoon, most of the 12.5" had melted. Woo-Hoo! I love to see it, and I love to see it go away. Tomorrow we will be back to warmer temps and sunshine. I am ready!

Still Life.

One more snow pic from the storm we had on the 11th and 12th. This is a Farm off of Carroll Avenue in Southlake, TX. It was so still when I took the picture. Nothing was moving. There was no wind. The snow on the ground, the trees, and the windmill were all motionless. I will always remember this as one of the most beautiful mornings I have ever seen. It was an amazing experience to get to see all of the snow.
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Cracked.

Record-breaking snow fell in DFW yesterday. As of 4am on the 2.12.10, we have had 12.5 inches of snow. I went out to grab a couple of shots.

It was a lot of fun to drive around in. I had to put my Jeep in 4 wheel drive to get out of the drive way. The entire area was really beautiful. I am glad that my wife woke me up to see it before it started to melt.

Ashlyn

Our good friends, Jaime and Jason Adams, just became new parents. Jaime gave birth to Ashlyn, who decided to join the world three and a half weeks before she was due. At the time of this photo, Ashlyn should still be 2 weeks away from being born. We wanted to get some quick shots while we were over at their house for dinner, so there wasn't any time for set-up.

SB600 bounced off of the ceiling. Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens at f4.

This is not a very flattering image of me. :) My wife, Denise, told me I need to do some of her girly cleansing things on my face. Doubt that will happen any time soon. In my defense, I had been working all day, up to the point when I came home and took this photo. We both still liked how it came out, so I posted it.

I have been trying to work with my SB600 flash. I do not fully understand how to use my flash correctly. So, I am setting it up all over the room trying to see how it looks from different angles. After being frustrated and having nothing come out the way I wanted it to, I put the flash back on the camera. This shot was taken with the SB600 pointed directly at me and a Lumiquest mini softbox on the flash to soften it a bit.

Edited in Photoshop CS3 - adding layers, contrast, and enhancing shadows. I also reduced the Red channel when converting to B&W.