Seeing 2011 (#7)

For your consideration: a found object, discovered whilst traipsing around in search of some cool, fresh air outside of the house where a retirement party for my mom was being held . . .

(Found it, in abundance.)

Converted from color. Very late afternoon lighting, "open shade" conditions. Difficult to bring out adequate detail in the snow, and evoking a reasonable representation of the actual tonal/contrast range present in the original setting was also quite challenging.

The gear is from an old hydroelectric plant of unknown origin, and stands about 3' in diameter.

Cobb Mountain Snow Gear, #3274

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Details: January 9, 2011; Canon 20D; f/6.3 @ 1/320 sec; ±0 EV; ISO 400; 100mm.

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