January 8 photo hunt

My little sister and I went out photo hunting yesterday. Still can't believe the gorgeous weather and lack of snow here in Minnesota in mid-January, so we decided to take advantage of it.

This is the first of my three favorite photos - it was the fifth or sixth one I snapped.

The second of my three favorites - right across the road and a few shots after the one above. I love the gradation of colors in the water.

I had fun playing with my aperture! I was really confused when I was reading about it, but I finally just remembered small number = small depth of field.

This abandoned farm site was so much fun to photograph, especially this little building.

This is the same building.

I love old windmills - too bad so many are missing their fins like this one is.

And the third of my three favorite photos - taken through the hole into the loft.

This was taken later that night. There was such a lovely haze around the moon, and I spent some time playing with shutter speed to capture it the way I wanted.

And I thought it was a boring time of year to take photos!

What's your favorite season to photograph?