Tree In Snow; 2017
The snowfall started at around 4 in the morning. I know this because I went back and viewed the web camera we have mounted outside our deck that looks down on Stanley Creek. At around 4 AM the deck was empty, by 9 AM we had about four inches. It was the sticky thick kind of snow and it went on all day. By dark, we had about 8 inches total. Snowfall in the North Georgia mountains is fickle. Most winters you get a few light dustings and maybe one or two large snowfalls. These larger snow events stop everything as the roads become impossible to navigate.
Early December snow in the North Georgia mountains. Stanley Creek is seen below near Blue Ridge, GA #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
360 degree image of our log home and Stanley Creek below
This would be an adventure, Though we had snow all day and power the entire time, the next morning the power went out at 9:10 AM and would not come back on for 55 hours. The inside of the cabin cooled through the second day to around 47 degrees Fahrenheit. The water inside the house slowed to a trickle as the electric pump on our well provides the water pressure for the house. We finally got out on the third day, and moved to a hotel in town until we got our power back.
Twin Firs, Snow; 2017
Throughout the first day, I made still photographs, 360 degree images and a video of our creek with the the large clumps of snow falling down from the twin 125 foot plus fir trees that are centered by our cabin.
The video was meant to be a 15 minute meditation video of the snow falling with the sound of the flowing creek below. What was unexpected was the regular unleashing of clumps of snow from the treetops above which fell with a calming ‘whoosh’ sound. For the best effect, play the video below full screen on your device – and breath deep.
Technical details: For the video I used a small 4k Sony camera that I could cover with a plastic bag. I later edited the piece on my Avid Media Composer. I have come to love the Ricoh Theta 360 degree camera. It fits in your pocket and is great while traveling to quickly capture special images.
Sony 4k video camera used in the video above
Ricoh Theta used for the 360 degree image
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