Long Hard Winter

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by Michele Steffey

Title

Long Hard Winter

Artist

Michele Steffey

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

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Driving along a country road in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York one blustery winter day I encountered this abandoned farmhouse. With the dramatic grey skies, the snow, and the old house weathered by time, the scene was essentially monochromatic, even before conversion to black and white. A large old home, it must have once been full of vibrant life, but now sits still and quiet, creaking in the wind.

If you like this work, please check out the other images in my Finger Lakes gallery on this site!

The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. The lakes originated as a series of northward-flowing streams, further sculpted by the continental glaciers of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Many creeks and streams, interspersed by numerous waterfalls, traverse steep gorges to feed the lakes with water from rain and snowmelt. The eleven Finger Lakes from east to west are: Otisco, Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Seneca, Keuka, Canandaigua, Honeoye, Canadice, Hemlock, and Conesus. Cazenovia Lake to the east, although smaller, is sometimes called "the twelfth Finger Lake. Oneida Lake, to the northeast of Syracuse, New York, is sometimes included as the "thumb," although it is shallow and somewhat different in character from the rest. The Finger Lakes area is New York's largest wine producing region, and the region has been designated the The Finger Lakes American Viticulture Area (AVA). Over 100 wineries and vineyards are located around Seneca, Cayuga, Canandaigua, Keuka, Conesus and Hemlock lakes. Because of the lakes' great depth, they provide a lake effect to the lush vineyards that flank their shores. The area is also known for education, with well known institutions of higher learning including ivy league Cornell University in Ithaca, fine art notable Ithaca College, and Wells College in Aurora. Nearby New York State Parks include Taughannock Falls State Park, Buttermilk Falls State Park, Watkins Glen State Park, Filmore Glen State Park, Long Point State Park, and Robert H. Treman State Park.

This work has been featured in:
* Photographic Excellence
* The Gold Standard
* Fine Art America Featured Images
* Beauty
* Today's Best Art
* Excellent Self-Taught Artists
* Black and White Art
* Everything Winter
* Memories and Nostalgia
* Expired Architecture
* Black and White
* Winter in New England
* Artists California
* Art - It Is Good For You
* New York Sunsets, Sunrises, and Landscapes
* All Nostalgia

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September 2nd, 2013