How I miss the snow...this is just beautiful. Very serene - I can feel the crisp, cold air on my skin! I shouldn't speak to soon about snow since I am probably moving back to the east very soon.
"Once you have heard the lark, known the swish of feet through hill-top grass and smelt the earth made ready for the seed, you are never again going to be fully happy about the cities and towns that man carries like a crippling weight upon his back."
- Gwyn Thomas
Dr. Evil: You're not quite evil enough. You're semi-evil. You're quasi-evil. You're the margarine of evil. You're the Diet Coke of evil, just one calorie, not evil enough.
It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless Us, Every One!
--Charles Dickens
And what a view it is! This is a very striking shot, but the more i look at it, the more calm i get! Makes me want to curl up next to the fire place with a mug of hot chocolate! Great photo!
Your composition is great with this image. I like that you managed to incorporate more of the tree's reflections than, say, what the guidelines would dictate. Not quite conventional, but, it really works with this photo.
Most every aspect, colour saturation, lighting and so forth is quite good.
It is almost as with a scene like this, I can't get enough detail to satisfy my mind's eye. Just that ever so little bit more clarity is what is being demanded. No offense intended, by no means ... I offer only 'constructive' comments.
Again, thank you for sharing. A very wonderful image.