Two feet or more of snow on the ground, that is. I'm intrigued by its texture. As anyone who has lived in snow country knows, it takes on many characters depending on temperature and other factors. The newly-fallen snow that has grown over the last few days looks coarse when undisturbed, but it's fluffy, soft and light when you wade through it. Like feathers, almost. I've been striving to capture the character of this snow. Not sure I succeeded, but here are shots I took today when it was still falling, even while the sun tried to pierce through at times. Technical details: EXIF is intact. I used EV +0.5 on up to +1.5. Adjusted WB, curves, contrast, colors & saturation, and levels to try and bring out the texture.

Cedars Bent by Snow




Shining Through -- or Trying To




Scoured By Wind




In the Deep (Though It's Hard to Tell)




Pristine in the Park




Windblown




More Scour

[Tamia]

Daniel, you get a roller coaster of weather just as we do. It's 40 degrees F now and raining.

Bruce, thanks much for your comments. Shoveling provides aerobic exercise, and photography feeds the brain Walking in the soft deep snow in these photos is like walking through deep leaves piled up in fall, only colder.

[sajmmiller]

I enjoyed your snow series Tamia. "Pristine in the Park" is my favorite.

[gawan]

Looks so familiar, lots of snow!