Pine Top Farm, Thomson GA, Saturday Morning After the Snowfall

HoofClix

I don't usually post over here, but at the horse show venue I was at last weekend we woke up to 5" or 6" of snow. The owner of the place said it hadn't snowed anything like this there since about 1973. This place is only 30 minutes from where the Masters will take place in 7 weeks with azaleas in full bloom and the ladies in their sun-dresses! I was the show photographer in already Friday afternoon. Knowing that the show would be delayed until well into the afternoon I got up before Sunrise to get out on the property to take some pictures of the place, really a once in a lifetime opportunity, but something I just don't get the chance to do much these days anyway.

My first shot of the morning:



A seven-image photomerge. I used the polarizer on the lens, but there is certainly some vignetting off to the right more in the direction of the sun. I intend to make a nice large wall hanger on this one, but will perhaps crop off the right side up to a point to balance the snow in the foreground:


A water complex called "The Frog Pond:"


Storage barn in the woods:


Hop you enjoyed looking!

Rhuarc

OMG! That one photomerge with the tree reflections is amazing! Absolutely stunning!

HoofClix

Rhuarc wrote:

OMG! That one photomerge with the tree reflections is amazing! Absolutely stunning!

Thanks!

coscorrosa

Very cool! My favorites are the panorama with the tree reflections and the barn shot.

cmkultradome

Love the reflection shot but I think my favorite is the last shot with the red barn. Nicely done.

STephanie

hawkeye978

Tree reflection is my favorite, also. But I do like that last shot of the barn.

Stiger

Beautiful shots. And I agree with the others here that the photo with the reflection is amazing. I spent a summer in Augusta and my memory is always that it was the hottest city in Georgia. I never thought I'd see that area blanketed in snow.

HoofClix

Thanks all! Happy Mardi Gras to you as well!

The crop I'm working with is:


It takes off the severe vignetting from the sky in the upper right as wall as balances better the foreground shore..

What I'm not sure of is exactly how to put this on paper. What I usually do in this situation is to create a white or black background of the proper pixel ratio, 3:2 or whatever, layer the image on top, upload and print, then just cut the space off of the top and bottom after I mount it. Any better ideas?

schmoo

Mark I do love that shot because there's just so much to look at and it's all a treat! Great light, snow, composition, everything. It'll look great!

acowan

I'm with everyone else about the reflection shot being great, especially the cropped version. Nice set too. The first image drew me in and caught my attention. I also like the red barn amidst the snow...it looks really out of place. Again, nice set!

thapamd

Beautiful, snow-covered scenes! Loved each and everyone of them. Wow!