Blizzard, Cottonwoods, river

Last winter (2018/19) the Lake Tahoe area, where I live, received massive amounts of snow. During one particular storm, all roads were closed and we didn’t leave our home for four days. While the snow dumped, I geared up and headed out on foot. When I saw these trees silhouetted in the distance, I left the road and trudged, first through waste deep snow, then through chest deep snow, until I reached a clearing near the river. I slowly walked in a small circle until I had compacted enough snow to create a dense enough platform upon which I could set up my tripod, large format camera, and myself. After composing my image, loading a film holder into the camera and metering the scene, I waited until the snow fell heavily and the wind blew hard, creating true whiteout conditions. Then, I clicked the shutter release and exposed one sheet of color film.
I believe I captured the sense of piece found only within a storm.

Note: The subtle detail in this scene, captured on large format film, will be exquisite in a large fine art print!.