I don’t know if I like this photo or not. On Christmas Night, my husband and I were driving home from my parents house. There were threats of snow, so we thought it best to get home safely before the roads got too covered. On our way home, we may a quick decision to get Chinese takeout – we had some leftovers, but wanted to be sure we had plenty of food in the event that we couldn’t get out the next day.
This is all a moot point considering that while the roads were covered the next day, my husband still decided to drive over to Walmart the next morning to get the proper ingredients for snow cream…a delicacy I had not experienced until December 26, 2010.
Anyways…so, my husband is inside the Chinese takeout place while I’m sitting out in the car waiting. I look outside and it starts snowing…first a few snow flakes and then it starts to pour. Obviously I had my camera, so I took this photograph. I was able to meter off of the lamp post to capture the snow falling on the trees. Ignore the dirty windows.
“I believe that the photographer’s task is to find beauty and highlight it, helping others to see it.”
I think it’s a very pretty picture.
It almost appears as the light is coming out of nowhere with the darkness.
It’s cool… it looks like a sketch on black paper with a white pencil!
It is a perfect shot to go with the quote. I like the uniformity of the trees, I like it.
The highlights on the trees is great. I like it!
I think it’s a very cool shot–love it!!
I like that you can see the snow falling and see the trees. Pretty cool! Happy Friday!
Funny, my shot this week was taken from the inside of a car too! I love having a camera to pass any time of waiting, boredom…turns the moment into inspiration. Happy Friday!
A lovely photo!
I keep hearing about this snow cream. I looked it up, and it looks kind of gross – the recipe I found calls for milk and salt to be added to the snow. Do you have a recipe that sounds more appealing?
I think it is a cool and creative shot! I love any shot that captures snow or rain!
WOW, ok I have to figure out metering [flipping through my Canon for Dummies book]… and Snow Cream?
Love this though, I must agree, it almost looks like a sketch!
I really like it!
This is AMAZING. Did you use a tripod?
I think this is beautiful, esp with the trees in it. You sound like us, Jon would go out in a hurricane for chinese lol
I love it! It has a magical feel to it
That’s really pretty!
What a great picture. Those trees are beautiful!
Beautiful picture!! I love it!
I think the trees at the bottom really pull together the photo, I like it!
WOW — what snow! I love it!!!! This also is making me cold.
Personally, I love it! Most times, people will not even notice things the photographer’s eye sees, unless you point it out to them. What dirty window lol?? Have a great weekend!
I think this photo is super cool! I think I need to make sure my camera is always in the car with me.
Amber
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That’s what it looks like here today. Except the snow would be going sideways instead of straight down.
Anyway, I like your photo. And the story behind it.
Very pretty!! I can’t even tell it was taken through a window!
Ashley- I just love this shot. I have always loved when it snows at night & how it captures so beautifully when there is a light shining in one spot. Oh how I love the snow.
Very cool. Isn’t it funny how the photographer cannot always see the beauty in a photo until others do.
I was not the biggest fan of my nickel photos yesterday until everyone started saying that they were in fact really neat.
I love the composition of this photo!
So you did quote me! So happy!
By the way, the picture is very nice!
Sometimes happens to me that I like something I see, but I don’t really see all the beauty of the image until I watch the photo, later. I like to think I unconsciously do see all that, but maybe it’s just luck.
I think it is neat! I love the snow falling and the trees. I love Chinese…so that reference made me hungry
honestly, it’s wonderful!
beautiful photo. Love the quote.
This is an Awesome photo!!!
I like this. Three trees nicely in a row with the snow coming down.
yeah driving in it is a pain and I am miss wimp when it snows and i have to be somewhere.
oops i ment four trees in a row.
Beautiful photo of the snow falling and I enjoyed the story behind it!
I like it! I like it!!!
LOVE this picture! Glad you snapped it!
And what, pray tell, is snow cream?
Such a pretty picture! I love the lighting and your processing. Gorgeous.
Gorgeous! I love the lighting from the lamp post, so cool! The quote is perfect too! xx
I love when its snowing at night..it makes it so pretty out. The bright light added a nice element to it. And I loooove snow cream!..I introduced my husband to it for the 1st time last December, he thought I was crazy, ’til he tried it!!
well of course you metered off the light, who wouldn’t…ha! Sorry, I am scratching my head at that statement and trying to figure out what that meant. Gives me something to look up and step away from cleaning the house for 5 more minutes and THAT makes me really happy.
I really like the shot though!
reminds me of a sifter, sifting powdered sugar and frosting the world below. nice shot. Kaye—the road goes ever ever on
Gotta love our NC snow! I am so happy to see the beautiful Carolina Blue sky today, hopefully we will start seeing more of that and less of the gray dreary snowy days!
I like it. It’s different, and you did capture the snowy trees quite well.
That is an awesome picture! You are truly inspirational! My husband always makes fun of me because I take my camera everywhere… I need to show him this shot!
I love the shot, but I especially love how you were inspired to capture the moment…very cool.
Stunning!
Wow! I love how you captured how quickly the snow was falling.
great shot! I need to practice some more with night time photography. and by the way we probably go to the same chinese place too
Fabulous! I really need to start taking my camera out with me more often!
mmm snow cream! I had it for the first time in December too!
I love it – great light and very atmospheric!
I think it is soooo cool! Very artsy!
This photo has a timeless, ethereal quality… it’s beautiful!
What a great shot! I love snow at night and this captures it beautifully.
This is just beautiful; I love how you were able to capture the snow falling in the night!
Awesome shot! I Love it!
Sweet shot!
That is a really neat photo.
I like it! But if I took the shot (and I took some snow shots the other day while hubby was driving) I’d probably question it too! I questioned mine! lol!
This is gorgeous!!
well, I love it whether you do or not! it’s very cool.
oh I love this, nice work!
Very pretty.
The quote you chose says it all…just because it isn’t conventional, doesn’t mean it isn’t beautiful! I think it’s so creative & captures the mood
oh my it’s snowing diamonds, very beautiful!
This is simply beautiful, Ashley