Photography

Jan

23

Winter Snow

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We normally do not get much snow around here. When we do, I normally have to work anyway. Tuesday January 20th all the stars aligned and I had a prescheduled day off and we receieved over 7″ of snow. That is the most snow we have seen around here in 10 years. Marsha and I layered up, put the truck in four wheel drive and off we went. 

We treked out, often on roads that had not been traveled on yet making new tracks in the fresh powder. I knew where we had to go. I have been watching this spot for over a year. There were no trespassing signs everywhere but that wasn’t going to stop us on this day. We took our chances. 

This shot is from an abandon farm. Most of the out buildings are covered in vegitation to the point that you nearly can’t tell they are there. The driveway has cables blocking the enterance and I can barely get the truck in far enough to get off the road. There are power lines hanging low, hopefully disconnected, laying across the driveway. We carefully slip into the woods, around the cables to enter the property. The snow fall has picked up enough that I am having to protect the camera under my coat. We walk past the main house, crumbling and forgotten. On the back side of what was once a humble farming homestead we see this. The snow undistirbed as I stop Marsha from making foot prints in the frame I have invisioned in my head. One carefully placed and calculated shot. I can’t wait to get back home now to see if I captured what I have invisioned in my head. 

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