Deer Barn at Dunham Massey in the Snow

Before Christmas it started to snow and as much as I didn’t fancy driving far, it was a great opportunity to photograph some of my favourite scenes with their winter coats on! The day I took this I walked from Hale up through Altrincham to Dunham Massey. Although the snow had melted a little there was still enough to give the effect I was looking for. The sun was very low (as you would expect from a winters afternoon, so I am a little upset about the large shadow in the lower left hand corner of the frame. However it is extremely rare to get a chance to take pictures in the snow, especially with lovely blue skies as there were that day.
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