The Red Barn and First Snow

We are in the midst of our first significant snowfall in Arizona. This scene is but a few miles from the house. While I was parked along the roadside waiting for the snow to let up, the county sheriff and a resident stopped to see if I was OK. It is nice that people notice and care.

The flurries subsided and the the sunlight peaked through briefly, so I trotted down the road to grab a few frames.

(please see the larger 1200px image)

Very nice, Doug! The frosted trees make a great frame for the classic red barn. I love scenes like this!

I agree with Angela. This is really a beautiful scene you captured, Doug. The panoramic format works perfectly here.
My nit is the heavy blue cast present. I realize that may be true to what you saw, but it seems a bit heavy here and it affects the barn, in particular. I did a quick AutoColor and that removed the color cast, perhaps a bit too much even. Lowering the opacity of the layer helped quite a bit. At the least, I would apply that techique to the barn only.
Aside from that nit, you have a fine portrait of winter in Arizona here! You have 5 more hours to enter it.

Thanks for the feedback. Redid with a little reduction of saturation in the blue channel and a little more brightness. I do like some blue to convey the coldness.

Doug, Wow, just fantastic! I like the original version just fine. The second version works as well. Love the pano format.

Doug,

Only two words - "Oh, Wow!"

Doug Beezley
Snellville, GA

The repost does it for me! Two more hours...

Stunning image, Doug. Thanks for sharing.

Repost looks perfect, it'd make a great Christmas Card

Love those trees. Nice shot!

Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo Doug. I like to cold feeling of the rendering of the first presentation. It, at the same time, makes me wish I could have been there and glad I was home by the fire

I like this a lot Doug. great scene.

I do like the repost better. It seemed to be missing just a little brightness. The pano format works great here.