Just some more snow chickens. ** All Photos in first post now **

[mrsengeseth]

I really enjoy your photos. If you put together a book of these someday, i know I'd buy it!!

 

[bantamman13]

Great pics would love to have some of that snow here.

 

[aiwetir]

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you can have it !

it's going away really fast right now. last night we had a winter total (so far) of 14.5 inches (all from a series of storms over the last 2 weeks) and the recorded winter record is 15 inches set in 1968. i woke to about 3 more inches of snow, so we set an all-time record this year!

thanks everyone.

 

[Xtina]

Regarding Portland and snow:
I have to say I'm kind of enjoying it over the normal rain. The chickens are the only thing that's putting a damper in my appreciation of snow over rain. Here are the things that I've realized are awesome about snow:

1. Snow reflects light, making it seem less gloomy in Portland
2. Snow is prettier than rain
3. Accumulated snow on the ground means that the dogs don't track mud into the house
4. Accumulated snow on the ground means the dogs' paws aren't damaging the grass any more. They have completely decimated my grass this year, turning my backyard into a mud pit, and now I know those roots may be dormant, but they're not getting dug up by dog paws.
5. I can ski on the streets with snow on them! If the snowy conditions stuck around all winter, I could train my younger dog to pull a sled without going to the mountain!

That's all. Like I said, the fact that my girls can't get access to green grass is the worst part of the snow for me. Otherwise, it's been lovely.

 

[aiwetir]

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yeah sure, but the sky is still grey now for over a month and when the snow melts, you lawn is going to look pretty rough

anyway, looks like it'll be gone soon either way. it's been a nice break, but i'm restless as we just got a new car and won't drive it with all the kooks out there.

chickens are totally braving the snow today, pretty funny stuff.

 

[chickenmum]

Have you thought of entering the pictures at a fair or something?

 

[HorseFeathers]

Wonderful pics! I just got a Nikon D60 SLR. Can I have some tips?

 

[TreeFever]

SO beautiful!!
I love the chicken tackle scene. Chickens 1-Wife 0

 

[Jolyn]

Very nice pictures.

 

[aiwetir]

@chickenmum
i'm a photographer by trade, but maybe as we transition to a more rural lifestyle, i'll do that, i mean it would be fun at least.


@Envirogirl12
gosh, i have no idea where to start. maybe with some basics like the 3 pillars of image quality are sharpness, contrast, and saturation. put as much of each of those into each image that you can without adding too much and you are good. too much sharpness in the digital age means oversharpening - thus halos or just harsh looking. too much contrast would be blown out highlights and blocked up black areas. too much saturation just looks weird.

learn as much photoshop as you can, it's your best tool other than the camera. there are so many ways to do things in photoshop that it can take years to get marginally competent at it.