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Snow Weekend!

Well we prepared for snow as best we could. There were warnings all week, and although we planned to attend the Clover Star Classic in Philadelphia, we decided to not go. Instead we make sure our home would be safe over the weekend. Luckily, the event was postponed. On account of the change, we had a chance for some photo opportunities. Of course we had to also put away the cameras and do some shoveling. Ugh. In any case, here are some photos from the weekend –

Snow covered services on the back deck
snow piling underneath Stop sign

I think there’s a car under the snow here somewhere:

snow covered cars parked on the road

My car is definitely under here:

The snow covering surfaces gives the most unique photos from these storms. Although it seems to come down evenly everywhere, the piles show a different story. Of course, I thought about another time lapse, but I did not think of a new perspective from the last time. So, I just stayed in and waited for the storm to subside before getting out the camera.

Similarly to other storms, we had clear skies after the worst was over. It was undeniably far from warm, but the sun made it almost pleasant to be outside. How did you fare through the storms?

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New extended family

I don’t really have much experience with puppies. These little dachshunds, though, were so much fun to play with! My in laws added to our extended family with these two. The camera was firing away since everyone was saying they were not going to look the same for too much longer. It has been only a month, and that I can’t believe how different they look already. Here they are Dani and Max on the day I met them.

Max a new member of our extended family in the yard
Max a new member of our extended family in the yard
Max a new member of our extended family in the yard

Sometime later, we went back out for another visit. At this time, they already started to look much different! Also, they were starting to become more used to us. While we were visiting, they responded to their names more. and they were ready to play. Dani especially wanted us to send out the frisbee for her to chase around outside. She absolutely is the more playful of the two. Max easily wants to make more noise.

Dani a new member of our extended family in the yard
Dani a new member of our extended family in the yard
Max a new member of our extended family in the yard
Max a new member of our extended family in the yard
Dani a new member of our extended family in the yard
Max a new member of our extended family in the yard

Having never grown up with dogs in my house, I thoroughly enjoyed meeting our new extended family. Although they have always had dachshunds, these two have emphatically different personalities. I guess I should not be surprised. Even human relatives can differ greatly. I can see making lots of photos of these two for years!

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Autumn Leaves

Last Sunday, a walk at Accotink Park in Springfield, VA yielded some leafy color from the autumn leaves. I thought it would be a little better with the wetter weather. Additionally we had cold starting to hit the area. However, it was a little disappointing. Some shots were worth hanging onto.

At this time, there were some very tall trees along the walking trail through the park. To get a photo from the ground to the top of the trees, I used a fisheye lens on the camera. Although there is some obvious distortion of the image, it does capture more of the length of the trees.

The autumn leaves did have some color left on the trees. Against the clear blue skies, they complimented each other especially well. Being that this was a photo where the focus went all the way to infinity, it was important to have this non-distracting background.

Comparatively, these close-up detail of a grass could not be taken without having the background competing. In other words, the background is the same color as the subject. Moreover, there is not much distance between the subject and background. So, I opened the aperture as wide as I could to blur the background in camera.

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