When snow builds up and after it has been scoured by the wind, it begins to take on forms reminiscent of landscapes of a much larger scale. It is easy for the imagination to rush from a small peaked mound of snow at your feet to great snow covered mountains. Like sand, snow creates incredibly smooth transitions and emphasizes lines and shadows. Unlike sand though, it washes all lines and shadows out by the overwhelming brightness of reflected light and intensity of white. I have been watching these elements build up with the snow over the past month and it was finally the right time to capture them.
I should note that the first image here has been lightly photoshopped. Ansel Adam's desert landscapes of
Death Valley which are so well known were taken using a red filter. When a red filter is used with black and white film it increases the darkness and contrast of the sky. I have done essentially the same thing in post processing using photoshop.
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