This is a Christmas version of Wind in the Pines. It was inspired by a visit to my grandfather's timber farm, which is why the pines are in rows. It's almost like being out in the forest, just a little more orderly!

I did this piece for the E-On Software 3D Environment Competition 2012. It was inspired by a visit to my grandfather's timber farm. I wanted to capture the cool blue mistiness of the woods on a cold morning.

Christmas in the Pines

This photograph of the morning sun shining through the trees was taken a few feet to the right of Fertility, but on a different morning. I didn't often have time in the mornings to look at the view, but I always enjoyed when I had a chance to watch the sunrise.

When I lived in a basement apartment for a while, one advantage of being half underground was that the back “yard” sloped steeply enough that there was a sort of ravine between the rows of houses. Although there were signs of a volleyball net being there in the past, when I lived there it was too overgrown to get to. That was fine with me - I just liked the view! I took this photograph early one morning and edited it to give it a dream-like quality.