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Big Bear Lake - December 1, 2007
 
I happened to be in Big Bear with some friends this past weekend for the first snow of the season. It started on the night of November 30th, and continued into the morning. I took a lot of pictures.
 
The cabin we stayed in was on the lake. Most of these pictures were taken from on and around the dock.
 
Steve and Laika fishing.
 
All this fog and haze is actually the clouds that were snowing on us.
 
I liked these little frozen water drops.
 
Here comes Frank!
 
Looks pretty tough with his Christmas collar on, huh? I do have to admit that I like the soothing jingling sound it makes though....
 
Despite appearances, he had a blast out there. He's just a little unsure about what to make of the dock.
 
The clouds were pretty thick the whole morning. And you can't see it well, but the snow was coming down non-stop.
 
It was around 26 degrees.
 
Nothing makes you feel better when you're fishing than seeing the people at the cabin next door hauling in one fish after another. And no, this isn't a magical flying trout. They were just reeling this little guy in from their deck, which was about 30 feet up off the beach.
 
Just past the neighbors, you could see all the way to the dam.
 
Pretty rough water most of the day.
 
This shows the low clouds nicely.
 
The wind kicked up pretty hard, too. This was actually spray coming off the water because of it.
 
Okay....so I got obsessed with this hill. There was snow and ice everywhere, but for some reason, this hill was way more white than any others around it.
 
I was gonna edit out some of the photos I took of it, but I like them all for different, subtle reasons. Between the clouds racing by and the constantly changing lighting, I just never got tired of looking at it.
 
I know. It's a lot of pictures of the same hill. Well there was other cool stuff too, I swear. Here's a sampling of it all...
 
You can see these trees leaning in the wind. It was pretty relentless.
 
I know this is a pretty long tabblo. Hope you enjoyed it.
COMMENTS
Magedimages said at 4:11 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Un paysage à couper le souffle ! C'est superbe et très bien photographié. Bravo et merci !
Csprophoto said at 5:12 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Very good photography. You should also try B&W or sepia.
Jmhoying said at 8:33 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Lots of great shots!
ConnieL said at 9:15 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
I very much enjoyed this tabblo!! It's obvious why you focused on that one hill so much...it was beautiful!
Jledwell said at 10:10 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Wow, there are some fantastic shots here, well done!
Debdog said at 10:17 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
wow...lots of great shots here !
Debdog said at 10:18 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
congrats on TOD :)
JuDeck said at 10:33 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Super tabblo and congrats on TOD.
Wlk68 said at 10:56 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
I loved Big Bear when I was there a few years ago. But it was during the summer and we didn't see anything like this. Such dramatic snow-covered scenery. Beautiful!
ViqiFrench said at 10:57 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Quite beautiful!
ConnieL said at 11:07 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Congratulations on ToD!!
Rheap said at 11:39 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Magnificent images, very atmospheric, great work, and congrats...
Noe said at 11:57 a.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Gorgeous place... fantastic shots! Congrats on ToD!!
Candlepower said at 12:44 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Beautiful shots. Love the cute little dog!
Krisu said at 1:30 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Wonderful tabblo! Congrats on TOD! :)
Grandbrother said at 2:38 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Wow...very cool that this got picked for Tabblo of the day. Thank you! The crazy thing is that as happy as I am with how the pictures came out, I really feel like they couldn't possibly do the actual setting justice. Pictures just can't convey the overall feeling of being there with the snow and wind all around you, and a gorgeous 360 degree view. It was a great day.
Wildaquarian said at 5:02 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
very cool pics
Snooway said at 5:35 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
cute dog:) congrats on ToD:)
Keeli said at 8:46 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Fantastic captures!
Maz2001 said at 9:56 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
Just beautiful.
Jigs said at 10:14 p.m. on Dec 4, 2007:
I'm so glad you didn't edit your photographs! They were ALL fantastic!!! Wonderful mood and composition!!! My teeth were chattering and I was shivering from the virtual cold just looking at your great photos! Just when I chose a favorite one, I see another terrific favorite shot! In the end, they're all favorites! You deserve that ToD - Congratulations!!! And tell little Frank and Laika what gorgeous doggies they are! How can they stand that cold???
Memotions said at 5:09 a.m. on Dec 5, 2007:
Your visual story makes 26 degrees look almost inviting. The shots with the mist are my personal favourites in this set. Well done!
Grandbrother said at 3:03 p.m. on Dec 5, 2007:
The dogs in the snow were pretty crazy. Steve's dog Laika, being a husky mix, is of course completely comfortable with it. She would even lay down happily in the snow a few times while we were out there. But my little guy Frank, a dachshund corgi mix, is just kind of a freak who loves the cold and hates the heat for no logical reason. The only thing he didn't like was how the dock swayed in the waves and walking on rough ice.
Decoy said at 9:55 p.m. on Dec 6, 2007:
Some gorgeous pictures!!! Very moody and dramatic. Love them! =)
Kw said at 9:45 a.m. on Dec 7, 2007:
the dog is cute! and the lake has this eerie mysterious feel...
Domieb2 said at 3:28 p.m. on Dec 7, 2007:
One word: AMAZING!! How lucky for you to be up there during that time! Brilliant!
Mjpileggi said at 10:02 p.m. on Dec 7, 2007:
Wonderful tabblo! Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Smsiegfried1 said at 6:46 p.m. on Dec 8, 2007:
excellent lighting - great day out in the foggy mistry beauty of the cold ....
Chilla said at 2:01 a.m. on Aug 20, 2008:
Wonderful tabblo, full of atmosphere!
Jackie said at 4:10 p.m. on Nov 11, 2008:
gorgeous! go frank and laika ...
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