Snowy Christmas Wreath
Featured in Image Writing December 9, 2009.
Top Ten in the “Happy Holidays” challenge in Country Bumpkin November 27, 2009.
Featured in Eric and Jen’s Eyes November 14, 2009.
Featured in Snow Days November 10, 2009.
This little image was a lot of fun to create. I started out snapping a lovely green wreath on the side of a red barn between Pavia and Osterburg, Pennsylvania on Route 869 … then added snow in Photoshop!! Image also available with “Merry Christmas” and “Season’s Greetings” greetings as well!!
Original image shot with the Nikon D40x on January 20, 2009. Shutter 1/80, aperture f/5.6, exposure -.33, iso 400.


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Scott Bricker
was thinking…I know it’s a bit warmer here on the eastern shore, but I was hoping you guys haven’t had snow…yet!
makes a great card!!
Lois Bryan replied
LOL!!!! I MADE it!!!! SUCH fun!!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Lois Bryan replied
by the way … Richard’s up at the cabin … they’ve got a light dusting of snow!! YAY!!!!
Clive
Wow!!!...I mean WOW!!!, such beautiful work Lois, love my friend xx
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Clive!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I had a lot of fun with this one!!!
Tom Gomez
Nice work Lois …
Lois Bryan replied
thanks so much, Tom!!!!!!
Lynda McDonald
it’s perfect Lois ! the perfect xmas card, lovely creation
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Lynda sweetie!!!!! Thank you!!!! I’m so happy you liked it!!!! What fun it is to “make snow”!!! LOL!! WHEEEE!!!!
ej29
Your work is so beautiful….love the colors in this….great work!!!
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Elaine!!!!! Aww .. thank you sweetie!!!!
LudaNayvelt
wow, such a wonderful work, and just on time
Lois Bryan replied
Thanks so much, sweetie .. there’s a challenge and … well … I doooo love those challenges, lol!!!!
Nanagahma
Very nice, Lois. I almost forgot that you planted the snow on this, especially the snow on the wreath, (nice “clumping)! LOL. Great job!
Lois Bryan replied
Hi sweetie!!!!! Yes I did … SUCH fun!!!!! Glad you liked it!!!
Sean Jansen
Very Beautiful !! Makes for a picture perfect card…..awesome immage : )
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Sean!!!!! Thank you!!!! Had a lot of fun figuring this technique out!!!
Carolyn Staut
Well,you are so creative! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Love this one!
Lois Bryan replied
LOL!!!! Thanks Carolyn!!! Yes, let it snow!!! Richard is up at the cabin and he says we have a light dusting up there!!! WHEEE!!! I hope it means a great ski season!!!!
Isa Rodriguez
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.. sprinkles !!!!!!!!!!!. he he.. this feels sooooooooooooo good.
Lois Bryan replied
Hello, hello sweetie!!!!!! Thank you!!!! It was SUCH fun!!!!!
Sandy Woolard
Beautiful work…Well done!!!!
Lois Bryan replied
Thank you, Sandy!!!!!
Teresa Zieba
Great work Lois. Not that I miss snow, mind you, but lovely anyway.
Lois Bryan replied
Hiiiii Tenia!!!!! Thank you, thank you, sweetie!!! You don’t like snow???? LOL!!!
Lynn Bauer
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…!!! Great job, Lois!!!
Lois Bryan replied
Hiiiiii Lynn!!!!!!!! Thank you!!! Well, it is a bit early, but there’s a challenge around here someplace … and I just couldn’t resist!!!!
TheBlindHog
Fantastic work, Lois.
Lois Bryan replied
Well, hello BH!!!!!!!! How wonderful to see you!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Vickie Emms
this is gorgeous work my dear friend,,,,,,,,,sheeeeeeeesh it’s time for thinking of that time of year already,,,,,,,,,,,,SNOW!! I love the card regardless, whipeeeeee
Lois Bryan replied
Hiiii Vickie!!!! Thanks, sweetie!!!! Well, for cards, you have to think way ahead, actually. But I posted this one for a challenge .. I love those things, lol!!! So happy you enjoyed it, hon!! Hugzz!!
lozzar
Wonderful christmas reef. Great pic.
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Lorraine!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!
BarbaraManis
Gorgeous work, sweetie! Would make a wonderful Christmas card!!!
Lois Bryan replied
thanks, sweetie!!!!! That’s the idea, lol!!!!! When I snapped it last year I just knew it was so pretty … I love the way everyone up in PA decorates .. they go all out for Halloween and autumn, too!!
Dennis Rubin IPA
very nice, well thought out and very professionally finished!
Lois Bryan replied
Thanks so much, Dennis!!! I appreciate that!!! It was a lot of fun taking this simple image and dressing it up a bit!!
Tallow
great work Lois but it’s much much to early to be looking at wreaths :-)
Lois Bryan replied
LOL!! Sorry … and I dooo agree with ya!! But there’s a challenge around here somewhere and I just couldn’t resist!!!!!
Marita Sutherlin
A beautiful creation Lois!!!Cheerful, and homey, and makes me all warm and fuzzy inside :D!!! Marita
Lois Bryan replied
Hello, hello Marita!!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!! So happy you enjoyed this one!!!!! I had so much fun creating it!!!! YAY!!
Lois Bryan
ldeiter78
Great work Lois… I love the snow!!! Can’t wait for the real stuff!!! This year we better get a good blizzard so I can take snow pics!!!!!!
Lois Bryan replied
Thanks, Lori!!!!! Richard is up at the cabin and says we’ve got a light dusting up there!! Fingers crossed for a good year!!!
Detlef Becher
Wonderful image Lois, excellent work! I suppose it is for a challenge and it is my favourite already ;)))))
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Detlef!!!!!! Thank you so much, my dear friend!!!!
Tara Turner
love this image….it’s so colourful and festive!
Lois Bryan replied
Thank you so much, Tara!!!!!
Béla Török
Awesome work, dear Lois!
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Bela!!!! Thank you!!!
Tim Denny
Very nicely done Lois, good one
Lois Bryan replied
Thank you, Tim!!!!!!
David Silsbury
Great composition Lois, very well done.
David xx
Lois Bryan replied
Thanks David … I kept driving past this, week after week, and finally slowed down to a crawl, opened the passenger side window and started snapping away, lol!!!!!
Svetlana Sewell
Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lois Bryan replied
Hiii Lana!!!! Thank you … so happy you liked it, hon!!!
elisab
What a beautiful Christmas card. Love the snow flakes.
Lois Bryan replied
Thanks, Elisa!!!!!! I had so much fun learning how to do the regular snow … then decided it needed even more oomph .. so added the detailed ones you see too!!!!!!! WHEEE!!!
lorilee
How beautiful – - – this really puts me ‘in the mood’ for Christmas!!!!!! :)
Lois Bryan replied
Hii Lori .. oh that’s wonderful to hear!!!!!!!! HO HO HOOO!!!
Trudy Wilkerson
so pretty Lois….love the red door
Lois Bryan replied
thanks Trudy!!!!! I usually don’t do very well with red … especially with the D40x .. but it was a grey, colorless day so I guess maybe it helped that there wasn’t any bright sunlight.
Angie McKenzie
beautiful colors and richness, well done!!
Lois Bryan replied
thank you, Angie!!!!!! I am always surprised when I can get red to look like red, lol!!!!!
Renee Dawson
This is so pretty & festive Lois! It would make a perfect Christmas card! xo
Lois Bryan replied
thank you, Renee!!!!!! That was my hope!!!!! Wait till you-know-who sees this, lol!!!!!!! I’ll never hear the end of it!!!!
Beve Brown-Clark
Beautiful!!! Very creativie Lois!! Love all the snowflakes and very nice texturing… :) dashing thru the snow on a one horse open sleigth…falalalalaallaaaa…. :)
Lois Bryan replied
Thanks, sweetie!!!!! There’s a challenge … what else can I say??? LOL!!!!!!
Cee Neuner
Great work and so festive!!! :D
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Cee!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!
Colleen Drew
Wonderful image!! Photoshop is an amazing tool and you use it so well!
Lois Bryan replied
thanks so much Colleen .. yepper … PS is the big girl (well, big boy too) toy … I wonder sometimes if I’ll ever get tired of it??? LOL!!!! Endlessly fascinating and fun!!!!!
Gary Lengyel
Great job with this one Lois!
Lois Bryan replied
Hey Gary!!!! Thank you … so happy you liked it!!!!
Kate Adams
Very pretty Lois, the colours are so warming!!! – wonderful Christmas card!!!!
Lois Bryan replied
thanks Kate so much!!!! I do love the red when it behaves and doesn’t try to put my eyes out!!!
IngridSonja
Beautiful! SOoo Christmassy!
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Ingrid!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
artisandelimage
ah, snow…
sometimes we just wish that florida could be a few miles northest, or maybe that the climate decides to get a bit more imaginative…
luckily we have this kind of beautiful artworks to remind us how fun it is!!!
lol
my best, francis.
Lois Bryan replied
Francis??? hands on hips, giving you The Look I thought you were moving north??? Anyhow, dearie, thank you!!!!!!!
Lois Bryan
Linda Gregory
Perfect holiday card, Lois. Excellent creation.
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Hi Linda!!!!!!! Thank you!!!! It was such fun!!!!!! So happy you liked the results!!!!
Ann Persse
beautiful oh its soon Christmas
Lois Bryan replied
Hiiii sweetie!!!!!!! Yes it’s gaining on us fast, darlin’!!!!
Evita
♥ Beautiful image Lois ..
Makes a fabulous Xmas card !! :D ♥
Lois Bryan replied
Thank you, Evita!!!!!! that be the idea!!!! LOL!!!!
sfmilner
Greetings Lois; Very creative treatment with wonderfully beautiful results.
steve
Lois Bryan replied
Thank you, Steve!!!!!
Trish Woodford
Wow Lois, this is just fabulous – love it :))
Lois Bryan replied
Thank you, Trish!!!!! SUCH fun!!!
BigD
Lovely Christmas image, Lois. Where is Frosty the Snowman?
Lois Bryan replied
LOL!!!! Thanks, Bigd!!!!! it’s HERE: Snowman
Angel Gold
Wonderful
Lois Bryan replied
Hi Angel .. thank you!!!
Gloria Abbey
Lois, this is so gorgeous. I know I’ll appreciate it even more next month!!! Wonderful job with PS. Good luck on your challenge.
Lois Bryan replied 17 days ago
Hi Gloria!!! A very belated thanks for your sweet comment!!!! Hugzz!!!
greeneyedspirit
Gorgeous. I’d love white christmas again, but in Ireland, it’s just wet… :( Thanks for spreading some christmas spirit, early this year ;)
Lois Bryan replied 17 days ago
Thank you so much for your kind note … here’s hoping a bit of snow finds its way to you there in lovely Ireland!!!! hugzz!!!
sigfusson
This is FANTABULOUS!!! OMG I wish this was a 24 card package I could buy to send to friends & family. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!!! Hugs, S.
Lois Bryan replied 17 days ago
AWWW!!! Thank you so so much, sweetie!!!!! Sooo sorry I missed your note … I’m sooo behind on my responses!!! hanging head in shame
ScenicSC 27 days ago
Sweet! :)
Lois Bryan replied 17 days ago
Thank you so much!!!
Eivor Kuchta 24 days ago
Wonderful, love it!!!
Lois Bryan replied 17 days ago
thank you very much, Elvor!!!
Lori Peters 17 days ago
Lois Bryan replied 17 days ago
Hiii Lori!!!! Thank you thank you!!!!! WHEEEE!!!!! I’m honored!!!
Tom Piorkowski 13 days ago
Wow – This is a beautiful work of art. Well done Lois,
Lois Bryan replied 5 days ago
Tom Thank you so much for your visit and kind note!!!
kkphoto1 11 days ago
Beautiful Lois!
Lois Bryan replied 5 days ago
thank you!! So happy you enjoyed this one!!
Marie Sharp 6 days ago
This wonderful artwork and writing would be great in the group: Image Writing!
Marie ~ Co-Host
Lois Bryan replied 5 days ago
Hi Marie!!!! Thank you for the suggestion … I’ll add it!!!!! Hugzz!!
Marie Sharp 5 days ago
Lois Bryan replied 4 days ago
Marie, thank you sooo much!!!!! What an honor!!!!!!!! Hugzz!!
Rick & Deb Larson 5 days ago
A beautiful creation Lois …. HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved feature!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺
Lois Bryan replied 4 days ago
Hello, hello darlings!!!! Thank you!!! I had so much fun “making” snow!!!!!