Back on Track
Footprints in the snow near a lamppost in Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina.
Exhale
Well, it’s been a little crazy over here for the past 24 hours, due to some vexing website issues. My web host, which is very good overall, experienced the rare occurrence of a room air conditioner going out, which caused some servers to overheat. All the affected servers had to be shut down in order to prevent hardware damage and data loss until the AC could be repaired and the room temps optimized.
But, finally, this post is evidence that things are once again working properly. I’m breathing more easily now and am getting “back on track.” In fact, I thought I’d backtrack in this post to review a few of the photos taken at Shallowford Square during the morning of the recent snowfall in Lewisville.
Experiment
While I made sure that I photographed the more typical and familiar scenes of Shallowford Square, I was also hoping to find some shots that were different, and that would capture some perhaps overlooked moments of beauty at the Square. I think I found a few.
The photo shown above is one of my favorites from the snowy morning. I like its simplicity and mood. (By the way, those are not my own footprints. Someone else got to the Square before I did.)
As an experiment, I’ve specially enhanced three photos for you to take a look at — well, actually six photos in total, because I decided to create both color and black-and-white versions of the shots. So, if you will, please continue to the NEXT SECTION, and see what you think.
Examine the Photos
The black-and-white versions certainly give an altered viewing sensation, when compared to the color shots. One is not necessarily better than the other. It’s siimply a matter of personal preference.
Photo #2
Footprints in the snow near a lamppost in Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina
Photo #3
Wide shot of Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina with snow-covered benches in foreground (color shot).
Photo #4
Wide shot of Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina with snow-covered benches in foreground (black-and-white shot).
Photo #5
Overhead view of snow-covered benches at Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina (color shot).
Photo #6
Overhead view of snow-covered benches at Shallowford Square in Lewisville, North Carolina (black-and-white shot).
i like #4 , it has that look and feel of an old photo maybe from an early time in Lewisville.
I also like #4 – it gives the impression of cold, stillness and quiet, which is what a snowy morning feels like to me.
Sallie and Liz — Thanks for the input on #4. There is something about black-and-white that seems to take us, visually, to another dimension. Your feedback is wonderful.
And, welcome, Liz! I hope you’ll come back!