Fall Leaves, Stems (B&W): Kananaskis Country, AB

Early season snow had fallen over a blushing forest in full Fall glory.  The snow was warm, aromatic, wet; the faint sun made it quickly fall from the leaves.  I heard it said once that fresh snow smells like apple blossoms: slightly sugary and exotic.

I like to photograph the ground after a snowfall.  I enjoy the way the snow introduces chaos: covering some things and uncovering others, beading the foliage with water, washing away the dirt as it melts.  Fingerprints are erased; the face of the earth becomes older.

I photographed these tiny leaves and their heavy burden of melting snow with a close-up lens, focusing on a point and using blur as the main design element.  To me, this photograph feels like a moment, a singularity, the long space between heartbeats.

Fall Leaves, Stems (B&W): Kananaskis Country, AB, 2007

I have created two interpretations of this scene.  The Colour Photograph is a match to the original slide, while the Black and White Photograph is a second interpretation in monochrome.