After a respite from the mountain winter weather these past few weeks, we are back to icy roads, powdery snow, and chilly temperatures. The system hit the day I had a cross-state road trip planned out (commercial project for Brazos Contractors in Houston and Starbucks). Boy do I have great timing or what?
While winter storms often bring flat light and monotone colors, decent photography can be practiced in almost any setting. This particular sunset was after our first real snow of this year. I camped out in a ditch alongside a country road, waiting for the light to filter through the clouds at just the right angles. Temperatures dropped well below zero and I got some mighty weird looks from passers-by. I love to vastness of the image; somehow snowy fields always seem to go on forever. The sky looks to have so many layers of color and texture, and the fence line in the foreground helps to anchor what otherwise would be too “vast” of an image.
So no matter how cold or nasty it is out there, grab the snow boots and the jacket. Some of the best images you may ever take can be found when everyone else is snug by the fireplace!
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