We have about 14 inches of snow on the ground after this last storm. Someone said Kennebunk and Biddeford Maine got the highest snowfall totals for the whole storm. I believe it. And we have more snow in our yard and the area around our house than I have seen anywhere else in Kennebunk that I have been. We are just at the edge of the tidal zone, and I suspect we caught an extra heavy fall.

I love unbroken snow. I love the way the low winter sun pulls the texture up in the snow. I love the way the bluish, purplish shadows fall across the surface, caressing. I love the way the snow gentles the dips and rises of the land, covering all the scars of human traffic, turning everything to elegant white curves. It is not easy to capture any of that in a photo. But that does not stop me from trying, after every significant snow-fall. 🙂 It is always tempting to make these snow images into Black and Whites, and I did try it on this one. I like the touch of green of the protruding branch.

Samsung Smart Camera WB800F in Smart Auto. Processed in Snapseed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014. I used the HDR Scene filter to pull up detail and emphasize the modeling of the snow surface and then tweaked it a but using the Tune Image controls.  I am, by the way, amazed at the quality of the exposures in Smart Auto!