Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM__1/8 sec at f / 16__ISO 400

Last Friday, I drove my daughter to school in a spring snowstorm.  On my way home, I stopped at a favorite pond.  The flakes fell furiously, with that silent energy of falling snow.  The meadow and oaks were white, the landscape simplified like a black and white etching.  I used my 24-105mm to capture a wide view of the scene, trying to break my habit of isolating intimate details of nature.  Well, it didn’t work out in that regard.  After struggling with a wide composition, I zoomed in on the falling flakes and tree reflections.  In order to show the snow and preserve the ripple shapes, I boosted my ISO to 4oo for a faster shutter speed along with the small aperture.

I am not sure others will enjoy the subtle quietude of this photograph, but this type of experience is what inspires me most deeply, a new Landscapes of the Spirit image for that ongoing portfolio.

Namaste,  Bill