There is nothing quite like a quiet overnight snow storm and a clean river in a forest setting.

The aftermath of snow storms when it is cold enough for that snow to stick to branches, and then you have a late morning sun peaking through, creates the perfect “semi” abstract photo scenario.

Then there are those peaceful, gentle, cloudy day snows.

Snow covered branches.

Ice and open water can combine for nice patterns. Below is a shot that skims the surface, with some low angled light, texture and designs.

Winter does not last forever, and with spring and summer, come the flowers.

This Prairie Coneflower photo has a willowy, soft feeling to it despite the fact it is tack sharp. Those are more of the same flowers in the background, merely out of focus. That was not an accident. Just enough depth of field via F stop, for the main flower, with a soft background realized by using my depth of field preview lever, and adjusting my aperture accordingly. I helped that there was no wind.

More out of focus background flowers helped make the “subject flower”, stand out crisply. Composition is important with a subject like this. If you can, try to look at the subject in different ways and then photograph accordingly.

Wild Bleeding Heart, backlit naturally by some rays of the sun, in a forest setting.

I have shared in recent weeks some of the animal kingdom in winter snow, here we have an insect on a flower.

Mathew 5:6
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall
see God.

Mathew 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for Righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

May God Bless,
Wayne