SNOW TRACKS

In there past I have seen artsy photos of tire tracks in snow and haven't thought much about the requirements for such shots.  But earlier this month while on a Sunday morning walk, I noticed some tire tracks in a parking lot in our neighborhood.  It was then that I realized that the conditions for such shots were actually quite unusual.  First, if the snow is too deep, the tire tracks will not show up well.  In this case we had received less than 1/2 inch of snow the night before.  Also, the temperature cannot be too low or the snow will not melt under the tire pressure.  On this morning the temperature was right around freezing.  Finally, too many tracks would just appear as clutter.  This was early enough that there were just a few tracks.  In any event, when I got home I grabbed my camera and returned to take some photos.  Here is what I got.

First, a confession.  I probably took about 20 shots of the snow tracks but kept only these four.  This, actually is about par for me--I probably discard about 80 percent of what I shoot; sometimes even more.  In any event, this first shot is a bit indifferent.

The next is a little more interesting, in my view, because there is some direction to the tracks.

More interesting is the following because it includes footprints (not mine), giving the composition some context.

Finally, is an abstract that I liked for the fact that some of the tracks are white rather than black and because some of the pavement is black rather than white.

John