When winter snows blanket a landscape they not only hide detail but, conversely, reveal much that is otherwise invisible when snow is not present.
Henry David Thoreau noted this with respect to the comings and goings of the animals in Walden woods, commenting on the network of tracks criss-crossing the landscape around his cabin.
However it's also true of stationary elements that, without the benefit of a snowy backdrop, would go mostly unnoticed. I've made a number of images of the dried plants and grasses that remain above the snowy landscape.
These austere elements, framed just so, can yield delicate and surprisingly beautiful patterns against that pristine white backdrop.
