Winter Storm 14 Years Ago


I took this photo about 14 years ago just west of Moose Jaw, Sask. It was just as a winter storm was moving into the aria, and you can see it enveloping the farm we where near. I think it's one of the best photos I've taken and after editing it for dramatic effect in PaintShop Pro, it was even better. Winters the last few years have been a lot more mild then they where then, so we have not had much of this kind of thing happening. It was an interesting drive home by the way, the visibility was very low and we where creeping along slowly.

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