It’s a magnificent capture. One to be proud of. Thanks for sharing the story behind it. 2 feet of snow and you call that clear? My goodness…

That was yesterday’s scene. I was like that would make great photos but I did not have the courage to go outside in the wall of white blowing across the fields next to my house to take any photos.

just beautiful.

Simple and so very beautiful :) Brrrrrrr, love it !!

This is an amazing capture….beautifully done!

Beautiful love the simplicity, outstanding !

Great capture

Wonderful capture well done!

This is an amazing shot. Great job.

beautiful capture,,

no reply necessary

Perfect!!!

WOW,This is so cool,well done with this shot….....................

Simply beautiful, well done!!!

Excellent picture. Perfect!

Very nice use of negative space….

Lee

What a gorgeous shot!!! Love the beautiful simplicity of this piece!! Awesome composition! :-)

Superb in it`s simplicity, and yes it looks good larger, great shot!

i love the start simplicity of the winterscape. really nice work bringing out the density in the tree. the story is almost as good as the shot. well done.

I see the beauty in your image, and it is a good image, but…. I am so tired of this deep freeze and slick road conditions.

Nice shot, and a great story too!

Thank you all so much for your very kind comments. And Kim thanks for the large view..

Your efforts really paid off Chuck . . . it’s so beautiful . . . hope you put this in a nice frame and hang it in your home ….....

Outstanding composition, a gorgeous image, congratulations!

Superb work! Great story of the capture!

A bean bag ,marvelous idea ,this shot is fantastic ,superb with that wind and that tree is stunning…bravo

Beautiful composition,well done

gorgeous! worth the trek you took for it.

Quite awesome Chuck!

I have a few other captures of this big tree from diffrent angles so it was a exciting job doing this. I shall look at one other angle and its much bigger to upload perhaps when I find time at home. Thanks for the kind words again..

Shots like this and I wish we had those sort of weather conditions here sometime.
Wonderful shot

BRILLIANT CAPTURE

Cool!!! thanks for the tip , fantastic idea …xxx

this is really special Chuck – i love the darkness of the tree standing out against the whiteness of the snow – looks so majestic.

how statuesque, if that makes any sense…

Your patience has certainly paid off! This is just beautiful…I love it!

Great shot! I love the framing in this! and the snowstorm has given so much too this image! great work on being out there!

fantastic work, love the comp, has a great feel

incredible shot

well done, love the space.

Incredible!!!

this is so beautiful, simple yet amazing.

Thanks so much Al..

Icy isolation. An image of chilly loneliness. Stunning.

The striking contrast of the dark tree against the light background is perfect.

Beautiful shot – love the striking tree in contrast to the still-visible background

Great light and colors, a superb compotion, cool. :)Gorm

So kind of you .. Thanks Gorm..

Well done. Didn’t spot it until the mail about the Avatar. Beautiful shot. Thank goodness we don’t get weather like that in the north of Scotland – 2 inches of snow is about it!!!

love your shot ~ like a inked sketch against the white ~ artful. kudos for your brave take!

Its beautiful I love it !!!

Simply Superb !!

Beautiful nice job!

Beautiful shot! Congrats on it being chosen as the avatar for Everything Winter!

great capture!

Congrats for the avatar of everything winter,yahouuu !!!!!

Oh I am so happy.. Made my day.. Heck it made my winter a bit warmer inside.. Thank you all so much for your kindness.. Lets have fun doing our best and keeping honest a good word…

Excellent shot.

Just so beautiful.

Wonderful shot, I tried something similar yesterday LOL it was fun

Superb capture!!!.. we dont see many like this..

Many thanks to you all.. It was fun when I got into the mood for it.. LOL

absolutely exquisite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow, beautiful!

love it!

Awesome minimalist image, very stark and engaging, congrates on the winter group avitar Chuck.

beautiful image

Excellent capture and excellent choice for the avitar.

This sure packs a punch. I love how the tree is so visible and the farm behind it is hidden in the snowy down fall. The tree looks mighty and strong and laughs at the storm. All the other trees behind it coward away in the misty snow allowing the one to stand tall and firm! If only the tree could tell the story …

Beautiful! Congratulations on being chosen to represent our group visually!!!

What an outstanding image!! Yeah, I do that kind of stuff here in Montana, too. Soon as the blizzard starts and everyone else is heading home…I’m out in the countryside…looking for THAT shot!! You really nailed this one! Congratulations!! ~ :o) Diana

all i can say is wow! well, that isn’t really ALL I can say…it is just a stunning capture, such a contrast to the snow. Very clear and the story is great.

Thank you all so much.. So glad that it was shown.. First show of anything is exciting for sure.. Makes me smile..

Excellent Job, Absolutely Beautiful…Silent & Strong!

Magnificent. I like the dreamy quality of the shot.

This is superb, velveteagle. The composition is spot on. It’s fabulous. An instant fave.

Thank you so much indeed Naomi.. You are so kind..

lovely composition and great capture of the falling snow

absolutely awesome photograph! love it!

Spectacular shot!

Beautiful image – just love that lone tree… Great work!

No words….

Great shot mate, love the overall feel of the image…looks very cold!

This is so gorgeous. It has such a peaceful and calming effect to it.

Love the photograph, love the story, love the wife’s beanbag idea as a tripod. Reminds me of the snow I grew up with in Scotland.

Gorgeous shot well done

Excellent composition …

absolutely beautiful.

i love this – the tree definitely has presence

That’s a nice idea

Wow! This is stunning.. you are very dedicated, but definitely worth it!

A great capture. Stunning image.

Amazing photo… love it

stunning capture …. thank you for sharing …

Fantastic.

i love this!!!

Very beautiful.

Beautiful shot!

Nice job Steven!! Boy we had enough snow this year!!

I’m speechless, superb!

Magical scenery, very well composed and a brilliant resulting image !

I can imagine that – it’s very relaxing to look at.

Breathtaking shot, Ken. I too love doing winter shots!

WOW THAT IS AN AMAZING TREE !! love your use of tree eye magic!

wow nice! beautiful job here :D

Wonderful, very beautiful winter image

This is beautiful … and as I scrolled down, how happy I was to see that you’d included an even larger version. Looking at it, I can see the big flakes of snow against the trees … and the hint of the barns in the background is perfection!!!! Well done … and congratulations again!!!!

wow awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a christmas card !!!

So pretty! Glad you made the effort to get out there. It was definitely worth it. =)

A real beauty. I love this

Classically beautiful…...........see what a couple of good shot of whiskey can do?........LOL

Stunning shot, absolutely gorgeous!

Wonderful

I love this picture – it’s so simple and beautiful. Really striking!

Great, striking shot. Love the composition and the contrast between the rough, dark tree and the white sky and snow.

Awesome image, Chuck, so glad you made the journey!

Wonderful !

G’day Chuck,

That tree stands out so well in this great winter photograph. It is dark ‘n’ stark and your great focus and sharpening show us all the wonderful detail.
Just enough exposure penetrating the falling snow to make out the vague buildings and trees in the background and the shutter speed was fast enough to freeze snowflakes in mid-air.
The composition is god with the placement of the tree vertically and horizontally.
Lovely work that would look very good hanging on a wall in a simple black frame.

GB
Dennis

so glad you made your way through the snow and faced the chill to get this shot and share it with us here…is stunning…anna ; )

Simple effective & superbly shot!!

Great shot – stunning

BRAVO

What a classically lovely image

I thought I had you on my watchlist ..odd.

Yes, you did right that made picture at this. very beautiful snowy tree.

Fab

This is stunning my friend…...WOW!!!!

Striking simplicity, fantastic

Fabulous capture…wow!

Hey Chuck I’ve had another close look even at the large view with a magnifying class but I still cant see a bear in the magnificent tree.

Excellent shot Chuck!

A perfect winter wonder land, this should be sold to a card company…..

Fantastic work

Fantastic wintery capture. Well done indeed!

A brilliantly composed comp. Love everything from the mist of the snowfall to the etched out silhouette of the tree. A masterpiece. Liz

gorgeous!

another beautiful work!!!

This might be last Winter, but I still love it….....and yes Must view in large format for optimum viewing results !!!!!!! Perfect imagery my friend!!!

just gorgeous!!!

this is fantastic…. !!!!!

way to go Chuck..don’t let the elements stop you…this is the perfect winter photo….Steve

O Wonderful capture sweetheART ;} hugglez enchanting

How incredible, simply perfect composition and feel in this shot.

awesome chuck

great work, well done!

Superb composition Chuck

Hey Chuck - amazing photo - and I know a place that looks just like this – tree barn the whole thing – I was always waiting for “that shot” and it never really came —what a great eye for the composition of htis photo - really well done—nice that you give it a good place on your page – dave

wow! this is just beautiful!!!

Awesome capture.

Perfect winter shot. Like a snow globe scene.

Stunningly simple and beautiful!

This is an awesome photo and winter scene. So glad you braved the weather to capture it!

great perseverence, Chuck, like the effort and the result, well done, lad!

you have quite the collection of Winter scenics on page one. this is my favorite and no wonder its in your #1 position. simple, stark, yet full of season atmosphere. i love just the hint of the farm along the treeline through the falling snow. cheers for braving the blizzard with gear that doesn’t really like to get cold and wet (your camera or your feet, your pick). bravo, well done.

What an accompaniment with the rest.. this would make a stunning show.. your eye in the sky sees it all my friend. xoxo

Absolutely SUPERB!!!!! Such beauty is breath taking!-Wonderful, wonderful job!—-Bea :D)

LOVELY

A really beautiful winter scene!!!!!

Just so beautiful, and the composition is so right, and the falling snow. Really is perfect!

Wow, Chuck, it was worth all you went through! An amazing tree! And I hope you’ve thawed out by now! – Pat

This image is A WINNER! Great composition!

Absolutely magnificent Chuck

beautiful work

i reallly like this one!!!

STUNNING

Fantastic winter capture!

wonderful

So very very beautiful. Makes the heart soar to look at it. Thank you!

What a perfect marriage ….. your passionate energy and the tree….. the moment ….. the memory!

Ah …. And this is what the sharing is all about ….!

I just wrote up something with my thought pattern…. so hope you like it. You Blizzard Tree inspired all this …. !

Can you tell?

Can you tell
its me
Blizzard Tree
out there
so tall
so free
another season
shall walk away
another ring
round my bark
rain and sunshine
blizzard or snow
this marriage of time
shall flow
right here
where I belong
in this moment
therefore
I am
Blizzard Tree!

~Ari

A fav. fer sure….

Reaching for the moment and preserving it with all that extreme challenge of weather conditions …. your spirit prevailed…. your passion to capture the moment conquered all odds.

So well done I have to say!

~Ari

Chuck fabulous work sir!!!! Nicely captured!

Amazing Capture….

Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness.
~Kahlil Gibran

This is just Beautiful.. Was Well worth stopping to capture.. Wonderful Capture :))

Superb…...
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow
to keep an appointment with a beech-tree,
or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.
- Henry David Thoreau, 1817 – 1862

it’s all been said….fantastic work chuck…magical in every way!

beautiful shot

Gorgeous shot, Chuck! Perfect composition!

Gorgeous work, Chuck!

gorgoeus shot Im glad winter is gone for another year :)

Gorgeous capture, that tree looks so bold amidst the blizzard, beautiful shot.

Pure wintry magic, a superb exposure indeed.

Fabulous composition Chuck! And to think winter is over for another year, we’ll maybe not for all of us?

Nice and cold…:)

stunning,

Glorious and magical capture please add it to our group SIMPLY WHITE ARTWORK GALLERY

Beautiful capture !

Beautiful image, Chuck

Simply magical and serene. You can look at this photograph for a long time and see different things here and there. Beautiful work.

Please consider submitting this and similar works to my new group Minimalist Landscapes. Thanks!

Simply wonderful!!!