nancy.zhang's photostream

Today was a snow day, yesterday was a snow day, and tomorrow will also be a snow day. We got hammered with 17+ inches of snow here!

I've had plenty of time to relax and enjoy the snow. What could be better than warming up after a freeezing photoshoot by the fire, drinking hot tea, reading Jane Austen while occasionally looking out the window to see it still snowing? It was like a scene from my daydreams instead of real life.

My backyard turns into winter wonderland when it snows- so breathtaking! I really can't do it justice.

Last night/early this morning was my first attempt at photographing the stars! I'm so excited to improve!

The problem with trying to shoot stars in Washington during the winter time is that there is ALWAYS a patch of clouds lingering in the sky- I have to get really lucky!

15 sec exposure at f/3.5 on my 18-55mm kit lens at 18mm.
Shot in RAW, created 2 other files (one underexposed, one over) for HDR.
Tried to reduce noise as much as I could..

The worst part about Flickr is coming up with names for your pictures.. um..