by Sherri on December 18, 2009
I found this icicle hanging from the edge of our roof, the day after our recent "Sierra Snowstorm." It was developed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
What fun this was to photograph! The day after our "Big Sierra Snowstorm" last week, this icicle started forming from a pipe on the edge of our roof. Our snow normally melts away as soon as the sun comes out. This storm was a cold one and this icicle hung around for 3-days. That gave me plenty of time to re-shoot it if necessary. That was a real treat!
My goal was to capture it back lit with a solid blue background. This was the only composition that worked without getting part of the roof, background foliage or lens flare. I love this image the way it is, but I will eventually make copies of it with some of the blue cropped out.
I hope you enjoy viewing this image, as much as I enjoyed creating it!
Thank you for visiting!
🙂 Sherri
by Sherri on December 14, 2009
Sherri & Cocoa running in 8" of snow in our front yard, during the "BIG Sierra Snowstorm" last week. This image was processed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
It's hard to believe, that 1 week ago today our front yard looked like this. What a fun day it was and one that will never be forgotten. This is only the 2nd time in 22 years we have had this much snow!
Although I wouldn't want to live where we would have to dig our way out, I
would like to experience a snowstorm like this 2-3 times per year!
More photos of this epic storm to come...
by Sherri on December 10, 2009
This snowy landscape image was taken in the field below our cabin (Auburn, California), during this weeks "Big Sierra Snowstorm." It was developed using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
WOW! In what seemed like a split second, we went from Fall to Winter here in the Sierra Foothill's! A major storm blew through here on Monday and it was (and still is) a winter wonderland!
The big storm dumped about 8" of fluffy white stuff here at our cabin, which made for unlimited photographic opportunities. Jeff & I captured nearly 600 new images. Some of the "keepers" have been uploaded to facebook already on my personal page. Soon, I will be adding more to my Business Fan Page. I will also be adding additional images to this Photo Blog.
Here is a partial list of subjects we photographed:
- Scenes in our rural Auburn neighborhood - barns, landscapes, cabins, unique scenes and more.
- Nature close ups including leaf patterns, ice cycles, red berries.
- Unique holiday decorations - peace signs, Santa riding on a Longhorn and more.
- Old Town Auburn all dressed up for Christmas.
- Scenes along Lincoln Way including the Chamber of Commerce, & street scenes.
- Adventure - 4x4, cross country skiing.
- The American River in the snow.
- Some of Auburn's Icons - Historic Auburn Courthouse, Volunteer Fire Department & Foresthill Bridge.
NOTE: If you are looking for any of these Auburn subjects that were captured during this weeks Sierra Snowstorm, let us know. We can arrange to send you a private gallery of those subjects. The images will be available for ordering as a print and for licensing. We offer commercial, editorial & personal image licensing. To learn more, please see our
Ordering Information page.
Thank you for visiting!
~Sherri
