In a rare move I shot and edited these images the same day. Usually they sit on my hard drive for a month before I edit them.
I took these at White Ranch Open Space Park. I went on a hike with the wife and dog and then decided to head for the old barn at the bottom of the valley. There's no trail to it and I don't have snowshoes but it was fairly easy getting down in the foot deep snow; it was much harder getting back up though. I took the dog with me (she loves the snow) and we were both surprised to find 4 cows taking shelter in the barn. The cows decided to go off and graze but it was still cool to see them out in the snow.
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EDIT: Snow appears somewhat grey on the jpgs here but it should look ok on my website and definitely looks good on my computer.
The first one looks a little soft to me. But what I really like about it is the sky behind the tree. It's a nice hot spot. #2 I would crop up from the bottom a bit. The others look good to me. It's a nice collection.
Posted by Joseph Kayne on February 7, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Posted by Doug Koepsel on February 7, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Interesting barn and fence. I like #3 in how the opening in the fence leads my eyes to the barn. Nice set with the fresh snow.
Nice series - it's cool to see what a few cows do for the White barn and the snow really makes the contemporary roof image-worthy.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on February 7, 2011 at 5:12 PM
I like the first one, the sky appears to have provided a pleasing natural vignette on it. I also like #4 for the composition of the barn and the cow looking at the camera! I like the comp on #5 but the sky is just a bit bright for my taste. Nice group Jason.
Posted by John Mumaw on February 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Glad you posted larger versions, Jason. It's amazing how much brighter the snow is on those versions. Why is that??
Anyway, I like 'em all. That barn is in such a cool setting, especially when the area is covered in snow. Good for you for workin' to get these!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 7, 2011 at 8:28 PM
Nice series. I really like the barn images, especially the first two, although I'd clone out that stick, or marker, in the LRC of #2. My favorite though is #1.
Posted by Jody Grigg on February 7, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Great series of images, #1 has some a nice mood to it but #3 is my choice of them all.
Posted by Adam Schallau on February 8, 2011 at 12:41 PM
A beautiful series. I think #3 would look excellent cropped into a pano format.
All are done very well and are quite beautiful. I really like the light in that first one! It just needs a touch more sharpening. I also like the different views of the barn, and the one of the cow. The last one looks like the brights are blown some on my monitor.
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16 repliesI took these at White Ranch Open Space Park. I went on a hike with the wife and dog and then decided to head for the old barn at the bottom of the valley. There's no trail to it and I don't have snowshoes but it was fairly easy getting down in the foot deep snow; it was much harder getting back up though. I took the dog with me (she loves the snow) and we were both surprised to find 4 cows taking shelter in the barn. The cows decided to go off and graze but it was still cool to see them out in the snow.
Use the links to view larger.
EDIT: Snow appears somewhat grey on the jpgs here but it should look ok on my website and definitely looks good on my computer.
#1. Cold Grasp
(BTW, you have two dust specks in the LLC in all the photos
Anyway, I like 'em all. That barn is in such a cool setting, especially when the area is covered in snow. Good for you for workin' to get these!