{"id":4594,"date":"2014-12-29T10:35:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T15:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=4594"},"modified":"2014-12-29T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T15:35:03","slug":"take-5-winter-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-winter-wonderland\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Winter Wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter can be a challenging time for photographers. The days are short, there’s often not much color, and snow can look bland or too bright. But many of our photo contest<\/a> entrants rose to the challenge and created beautiful wintery scenes.<\/p>\n

\"2011<\/a>

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Jacob Mosser<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Kelsey Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Rich Bowes<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014<\/a>

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Paul Mozell<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Karen Driscoll<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter can be a challenging time for photographers. The days are short, there’s often not much color, and snow can look bland or too bright. 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