Snow Shoeing Shots

Recently  I took a group of people up to the waterfall located off of Lakefork road trail head. It was quite the adventure. I have been up this trail many times but never in the winter and with snow shoes. The trails were a bit more difficult to navigate but overall it was a great experience. 

One of the most challenging things was getting the settings correct on the camera for exposure. There was snow that glows bright white contrasted with rock and pine trees. Here are a few shots that I got from the trip. 

There is always room for improvement. I feel that i'll need quite a bit more practice with shooting snow shots before I can feel completely confident in getting the shot and exposure that I desired in the first place. 

Phipps Park

This weekend I took an excursion to Phipps Park. It was a great afternoon for sunlight and plant life. I found it quite exciting that I still found some awesome colors in the landscape even though it has been quite dreary with the snow and very cold weather. Here are a few of the shots:

I also was able to make use of my Christmas gift of a gold and silver reflector. I'm a big fan of the gold especially during this time of year when the landscape and subject matter is generally pretty cool looking. It is fun to use the gold and warm up the shot a bit. I am still working on the positioning of it all so I can get the best reflection.