The snow of last February is almost forgotten although for me down here in West Sussex there was never much of it – barely an inch at a time. I would have liked a little more.
It melted rapidly, all gone in a short morning, but there was just time to do the obvious – create footprints. It’s one of those things we do, clichéd of course, but there’s almost a compulsion to do it. A throwback to childhood perhaps.
The snow was too wet and thin to create footprints from a ridged shoe like a trainer or walking boot so bare outlines in all their starkness had to suffice. Just a bit of fun, photography can be light-hearted as well as serious.
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Thanks Sue.
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Ha, ha, you made the best of the little you got!
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A flutter of snowflakes this weekend perhaps?
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Best of all, your fun reminded me of one of my favorite bluegrass songs, written by Bill Monroe. I love the old fashioned version, but it might be a little too old-timey for you, so here’s an updated version of the classic “Footprints In The Snow.”
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I love bluegrass, Linda. There is an american band called Hot Club of Cowtown which we have heard several times when they do a UK tour – very similar to this music.
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I like the one going in the opposite direction on the gravel. Very nice, Andy.
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I thought that mysterious print in the gravel added a slightly surreal touch
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It does indeed!
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This is a really cool photo. The footprints going “up” are all so clean and at the same distance and angle from each other. There is a very tactile sense to the photograph. And of course what really makes it is the one footprint going in the opposite direction.
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Thanks Otto. I was the creator of the ‘prints’ as well as the photographer. Just outside the back door to our house. I took a number of images but it wasn’t until I sat down at the computer that I realised how that one footprint on the gravel made such a significant difference to the final picture.
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It was a great idea and very well performed. 🙂
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Nice one, Andy, so crisp and full of life.
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Many thanks Lynn.
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