Shop
Christmas card
A young Amish couple enjoying a buggy ride in the Christmas snow.
This Christmas card is dedicated to my wife, Abbey …for her love of horses and the Amish friends in her life.
Your comments are always welcome! Constructive criticism is appreciated.
© 2009 Gene Walls
All copyright and reproduction rights are retained by the artist. Artwork may not be reproduced or altered by any process without the express written permission of the artist.
This work has received 501 views as of July 18th, 2011
Featured in “The World As We See It”
Featured in “American Patriot”
FEATURED in “Weekly Theme Challenges”
Hello, My name is Gene. I live in the Susquehanna river valley (West Branch), in the mountains of north central Pennsylvania. I strive to produce photographic images that are simply “true” to the subject, usually with minimal post processing. If something is beautiful or interesting enough to deserve a viewer’s attention, it justifies being captured just as it is …or as close to reality as possible.
View Full Profile
Comments
An excellent idea!!
Thanks a lot, Nancy! This was a “lucky shot”, through the windshield of my van, with almost no warning. It had “Merry Christmas” written all over it… before I even selected the type tool in PS.
All my best,
Gene
– Gene Walls
Beautiful!
Thank you sooo much, Carlie!
Best wishes,
Gene
– Gene Walls
What a classic beauty! Well done, Gene!
Thanks, D. J.! Much appreciated!
My best,
Gene
– Gene Walls
beautiful work
Thanks a huge bunch, Joy!
All my best,
Gene
– Gene Walls
The focus is great, considering the circumstances , especially! But what I find so appealing is the snow falling, and the horse, who is so perfectly posed, legs evenly spaced, head at the right height. I think you truly captured this image at exactly the best possible instant.
Thank you so much, Nancy! It was “pure dumb luck”! The lens was in manual focus mode, the camera was securely mounted on a big heavy tripod and I just had sat down inside my crowded van. I shot this through the windshield.
It was taking a photograph through a porthole, while wrestling an octopus inside a submarine! LOL! The photo gods were with me, I guess.
I really appreciate your extremely kind comments!
Best wishes,
Gene
– Gene Walls
Great!!!! Love that you made this a card
Thank you sooo much, Maureen!
…had to do it, it was just tooo obvious! Right?
All my best,
Gene
– Gene Walls
This makes a dandy card, no two ways about it. Good one.
Thanks, Sheila! Deeply appreciated!
Gene
– Gene Walls
Amazing! Manual? You are soooo good!!
Thanks for your very kind words! I almost always shoot using manual focus, especially when I use a tripod. I wasn’t really expecting to take any handheld “action” shots that evening. This event was completely unexpected. I was very lucky to get the shot.
Best wishes,
Gene
– Gene Walls
Great shot Gene! Wonderful Christmas card! take care, Linda
Thanks a bunch, Linda!
Merry Christmas!
Gene
– Gene Walls
Wow! What a capture. This is fabulous!
Thanks you so much! It was a very unexpected “lucky shot”. Sometimes it just happens.
All my best,
Gene
– Gene Walls