I had a very cold, very fun time creating this picture. I was going for a concept/aspect of waiting while still portraying the fact that time is fleeting. This Christmas is hard — our first without Grandpa. I’m still joyous for the holiday season; I am. But there’s just a tinge of sadness attached to everything this year despite the colors and the tradition and the expectation of joy.

I had some difficulty with focus (my remote + my lens = not focusing on me) and the wind (but it was fun). It took awhile to end up with the shot above. I liked some others, but they didn’t quite have that “gasp” feeling I was going for. So I thought I’d include a few that I liked.