Shooting in the winter is amazing. Especially if you are trying to create a minimalist photo. Snow hides most of the disturbing elements, so the photographer can focus the viewer’s attention on the distinctive elements in the landscape. But it does not have to be just trees that are so contrasting with the white landscape. It pays to observe ordinary snow, which the wind shapes into beautiful and remarkable lines.
I took this black and white photo in the Giant Mountains (Krkonoše) in the Czech Republic. Specifically, on the way from Horní Mísečky to the mountain chalet “Vrbatova bouda”, which is located directly on the top of the mountain “Zlaté návrší” (Golden Hill) at an altitude of 1,400 meters above sea level.
The sun’s rays penetrating through the trees created beautiful shadow patterns in the snow. From time to time, small trees and twigs peeked out of the snow, complementing the game of light and shadow perfectly. As I hurriedly packed the camera to catch up with my family, which had disappeared in the distance, I noticed on the other side of the road the beautiful snow dune you see in the photo.
I put a 90mm lens on my camera, knelt in the snow, and took pictures like crazy. My knees were completely wet in a while, but I knew that I managed to take more than an interesting minimalist photograph. Now you can buy this photo as a fine art print. It can be printed on art paper with or without a frame, on canvas, on a wooden board, or on an acrylic board.
