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On the evening of December 8th, it began
snowing. There was quite a lot falling, but it wasn't laying on the ground as
much as the snow fall suggested. By late evening, the garden was white and
there was a covering of around 3/8 inch. As I've never had the Dodge out in
snow for pictures, I decided if the snow was still on the ground in the
morning, I'd go for a local run around and get some pictures. Until we moved
house, the Dodge always spent the winter hibernating in its shipping container
with the battery out.
On the morning of Friday 9th, the snow had
melted a little but there was still enough on the ground for some nice
pictures. I was on the move by about 09:20hrs and got the first pictures are a
layby near home by 09:30hrs. |
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I wasn't going far, but there were a number of spots to pull in for pictures along the route. Several of them were move suited for shooting into the low sun, which was only around eight degrees above the horizon at that time. Blue sky, some clouds and a golden yellow light from the low sun added to the atmosphere of the pictures. |
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The area next to the village church gave a good view out over the fields, but once again, I was looking directly into the sun. I've included a cut down video of the trip, from my "Camera-Carrzie" head-cam. |
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On to the next village where there's a nice country lane that I often visit for pictures. There were a couple of places to stop for pictures along this road. With it being a quiet road, it was still mostly snow covered. |
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There was one last stop towards the end of that lane, in a bit of a hollow with steep banks on either side of the road, an ideal vantage point for getting some slightly top side views. I headed back home after that, having covered about 7 miles. Of course the garden hose and tap were frozen, so I had to wash the Dodge down with a bucket of water and a brush before putting it back in the garage. |
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