This is the fifth try at photographing this scene.  I was familiar with this location for a long time and had the occasion to photograph it at other times of the year. After many tries of photographing it with snow on the ground, I realized the best time would be right after a snowstorm.  It snowed hard that winter so I had plenty of opportunities.  After printing this image I realized it was a good spot to use at other times of the year, so I went back with the print to find the location.  I then remembered that this photograph was taken when I was standing on a bank of plowed snow 4 feet off the road's surface and 4 feet from the side of the road.  At any other time of the year it was a deep gully full of black berry brambles, I realized I would need a cherry picker to reproduce it.  I do remember that when I took this photograph I took a few steps toward the gate and found myself swimming in snow. 

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