natural snowballs

another RAW and LR4 effort. I really need to sit through some tutorials. Not sure where the vignetting at the top of the frame comes from, but it appears in several of today's shots - something to do with my UV filter maybe???

Another one (furious!) son at school the other one at home today. We have still got about 6 inches of snow and the animals' water is freezing up several times a day, and the taps in their field are frozen so I am dragging water up to them twice a day. Bored of snow now.

Quite a lot more snow this evening so the children are clinging on to their hopes that they wont be able to get to school tomorrow. I, on the other hand........

[Richard]

lovely shot

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Superb - so beautiful.

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Lovely. They are so pretty. By the way look me up on FB Lucy Cameron :)

[dh (delena)]

I'm very impressed with you going RAW. I haven't plucked up the courage yet.

[Meredith B]

Beautiful! It looks like a many-fingered monster getting ready for a huge snowball fight! Did you add a filter to the image in Lr? The filter may have a pre-set vignette. Check the Develop>Lens Corrections>Lens Vignetting setting.

[Janny Koster]

That is gorgeous. I love these 'snow flowers' that have appeared, some in my garden too.

[KWind]

So very pretty.

[Gill W]

So delicate looking, really beautiful.

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the way the plant looks like claws holding onto the snow.

[Johanna]

I have to agree with HH, the plant really looks like lots of spindly fingers holding snow. Well seen.

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

Pretty shot!

[Paulien]

Very pretty!

[Sue Hawkins]

great capture maybe mother nature was planning a snowball fight?

[Rosie Kind]

Lovely shot - it must be hard work making sure all your animals are safe and fed and watered! To find time to take pics as well - I admire you

[Jen]

Lovely shot, great POV.. they look like they are ready to throw!! If you are not using a canon lens you may benefit from using a lens correction profile in LR4??

[Jan Hall]

@fungirlslim thanks so much Jen, I am using a Sigma lens in this shot. Will give it a try

[Chris]

Wow!!! Great shot!

[Fanny Brogden]

Good for you, I tried a few shots in raw.had no idea really what i was doing!! Really effective shot though

[Sean O'Neill]

Super shot Jan.

[FiveGoBlogging]

Beautiful shot :-)

[Jane]

Stunning shot... ♥

[PasadenaRose]

I don't know how you find any time to pause for photos with all the duties that you have to take care of. I surely have no right to slack off then, eh? LOL

I love the way snow collects in the most surprising forms. These natural little snowballs are such a neat treat to come across. The simple beauty of nature never ceases to amaze me.
I just have to Fav this. :-)