A late season snowfall on the shore of McGrath Pond in Oakland.

A foot of new snow weighted down trees and produced a ground cover deep enough for snowshoeing.

The leaves remaining on beech trees through the winter provide a hint of warmer color in a chilly snow-covered landscape.

A fresh coat of snow covers the trees in our back woods. It’s looking like this winter may bring more snow than last year.

White pines in a snow storm. Winter photography poses new challenges: cold batteries that refuse to work, preventing condensation on equipment, and  just deciding on what equipment to take along when it’s not possible to easily change lenses. But the results are usually worth the inconvenience. A fresh coat of snow transforms a landscape, often bringing a new simplicity to composition.