England: County of Wiltshire
Inspiration: After checking out Stonehenge, we drove to Salisbury to see the Cathedral. But as we drove, I made my sister stop the car several times so that I could take pictures along the way. I love the whiteness of the snow in these photographs. There's a sort of clean, minimalist purity that I like about wintertime. It's a theme that I am feeling lately, whether photographing snow or sand. I am finally appreciating the virtues of winter -- at least from a photographic point of view. I'll share a few images of the cathedral tomorrow. Until then . . . Have a great Wednesday.
The birds are so cute :)
Beautiful photos !!
Posted by: FH | December 29, 2010 at 07:23 AM
Sometimes you just need to unclutter. For some reason, winter does that for me, mental and visual cleansing time as in nature. Which your photos show perfectly!
Posted by: scatteredimpressions | December 29, 2010 at 07:35 AM
Absolutely beautiful. All of them. Especially the birds in the sky.
Posted by: Alice Olive | December 29, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Lovely birds!
Posted by: Evelien | December 29, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Wow! I love these pics. I think they're so good and i love the contrasts of normal blacks and greys and lots of white!
Posted by: Marta | December 29, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Incredibly evocative photos!
Posted by: lauren | December 29, 2010 at 12:45 PM
PD: you're in ENGLAND??!!! I had no idea because I've been in the English countryside without wifi (or rather, mum-in-law forgot her password). We weren't far from you - northern Herefordshire, even ventured into Shropshire. Isn't it magic! The snow's gone from London but when we left it was still there.
I'm having the same thing - all I want to do is post shots of nature and snow. I'm so glad you're having this experience: I've never seen England like this.
If you'd like to meet if you have time in London before you leave, just let me know. We could both wear ski masks and not reveal our real names.
Posted by: jill | December 29, 2010 at 02:56 PM
p.s. In my shock on realising you're not in NY, I forgot to say how much I love each of these beautiful photos. Now on to the previous posts.
Posted by: jill | December 29, 2010 at 02:57 PM
so many birds !!!
Posted by: Mademoiselle Marie | December 29, 2010 at 04:27 PM
Did you finally get to wherever you were going in peace and in one piece? I imagine your poor sister must have rolled her eyes heavenward a million times because you kept halting proceedings to take pictures yet she wanted to get to wherever you were going.
they look great though. good for her.
p.s. it seems NY is snowed under and the airports are apparently closed. you're stuck here in good old Blighty. How nice!
Posted by: the nyanzi report | December 29, 2010 at 05:01 PM
great pic of them birds
Posted by: alistair woods | December 29, 2010 at 06:16 PM
B e a u t y !
Posted by: Don | December 30, 2010 at 01:55 AM
The first one and de ones with the birds flying are perfect! :)
Posted by: Maria Pia Ferreira | January 2, 2011 at 11:14 AM
oh my. these are fantastic. i absolutely love them!
Posted by: ediot | January 3, 2011 at 07:10 PM
As a big fan of white space in design, I absolutely LOVE these photographs. So calming . . . Nice job editing them, too. The order you placed them in really creates a beautiful story/rhythm.
Posted by: Catherine at Littlehouse of Style | January 4, 2011 at 02:16 AM
these pictures are amazing !!!
Posted by: Alex York | January 5, 2011 at 06:47 PM
I love this post, one day, when I have a big house with a lots of walls, I will buy a photo by You!!!
Love these!!
xx
johanna, sweden
art
Posted by: Johanna Urban | January 8, 2011 at 11:24 AM