On New Year’s Day, Brenda and I strapped on our snowshoes to assess the conditions for our next shoot at Stanley Brook Bridge, since there had been two significant snowfalls after our original scouting mission. The area was truly a winter wonderland, with snow clinging to all the trees. There was a single set of snowshoe tracks, so the area was relatively untouched. The bridge was beautiful! On the north side, the snow clung to every stone, and filled the vertical cutouts at the railing. During our original scouting mission, we picked a site from the south side of the bridge, down across the small stream. We couldn’t even find the site with all the snow. And some of the snow had melted from the south face of the bridge. So we scouted out a new vantage point from the north.

Here’s the shot:

I was concerned the snow would melt before the scheduled bridge shoot, four days later. Brenda suggested that we try to light paint the bridge tomorrow evening. I started rabidly calling the light painters for an impromptu bridge shot on Jan 2^nd, the day everyone returns to work and school. I could only find a couple of folks on such short notice. We would have to wait until Saturday and cross our fingers hoping for cold, clear days without any rain or melting.