I notice that most of my winter, aka “snow”, pictures have this dull gray color to them. For quick white balance correction in Gimp, open the image. Now from the menu on the Image, choose COLOR | AUTO | WHITE BALANCE
Gimp’s auto white balance has been pretty reliable to quickly set the correct tones in [...]

Some quick pics from my house in Iowa during the Blizzard of 09. Let’s review.

14.5 inches of snow
40+ mph wind
7 degrees

Jenny and I drove up to Ankeny, Iowa to Kidman Tree Farm to pick out a Christmas tree. We spotted a cute spruce with a sparkle in her branches so we took her home.
Oh, you think that’s the whole story huh? Nah! We were out to geocache on one of the last semi-warm days here [...]