snowed in for christmas
For the second year in a row, a snowstorm kept us from traveling to Kris’s family’s Christmas celebration. All total, we received 12 inches of the white fluffy stuff. The bright side? Philip is becoming an awesome snow shoveler!
While disappointed, we made the most of our days snowed in…playing games, reading, listening to classic Christmas carols…enjoying the quiet beauty at our cabin.
As you can tell, Alyssa loved the snow!
All shot with my Tamron 28-75/2.8, ISO 160, AV mode, f/4.0 , and since shooting into a mostly snowy background, I compensated by setting exposure +1.67.
The snow let up Christmas Eve so we were able to celebrate with our church family. The choir’s finale of Handel’s Alleluia Chorus was magnificent…goose bumps.
We hope to be able to make the trip a few hours south this weekend to see some of Kris’s family. More family pics coming in next post.
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January 1st, 2010 at 11:30 am
loved your tip on photos in the snow! I will definitely have to try this out, since I’m new to photographing in the snow! We just moved from sunny San Diego, to Fredericksburg VA… and oooh, what a weather change. You can see a few of my posts on http://www.purelycaptivating.blogspot.com, it’s a work in progress for snow shots
Have a wonderful New Year!
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Thanks, Janet. Loved your images. My fav is of your kids walking down the stairs on Christmas morning. Precious and awesome silhouettes!!!