delicate dustings

if light snow falls with no or little wind, we can get these wonderful delicate dustings. they usually only last an hour or two before a breeze sends the flakes on their original journey. these dustings are very photogenic while they last. but they are tricky as hell to capture on a white background. the snowflakes are really only clinging to each other, and not to the leaves at all. the tiniest hint of a disturbance, even a heavy breath, can send the whole lot cascading to the ground. to get the white background, i have to slip white paper or a white poster-board behind the leaves ever so carefully. i think i average 1 out of 4 attempts. but it is so worth it.

pin cherry branch with snow