My final snow pictures were taken after the second fall of snow and I decided to go back where I started off: Clyne Gardens. The light was completely different this time, with heavy cloud and flat lighting giving a monochromatic look to the images even though they are all in colour.
The snow was quite heavy so structural form and contrast were the main compositional tools. I like the mono chromatic feel in these conditions even with the white – grey sky playing its part as at times it is difficult to know which is snow and which is sky.
My eye was caught by the whole of the trunk of the tree photographed below but when I tried to get it all in the frame, it didn’t work. I found that a small section worked better. There is a bit more colour in this one as the tree had?a great bark pattern. I found it fascinating that the snow had managed to stay on the bark as by this time the temperature had risen with some snow starting to melt.
By May this scene will be full of colour with purples, whites and pink dominating. Before then there will be patterns of frost, the fresh green of the new spring leaves and the spring bulbs of snowdrops, daffodils and crocus.
