I was fascinated by the cloud cover. It was as if the forest. The lake and mountains were surrounded by an ocean of foam. They were barely visible to the naked eye. I kept switching my tripod to different areas in order to encompass all of the 'floating' background.

I also wanted to include the trees as a frame within a frame and did not want the image to be all about contrast. I was hoping to be able to include the Z formation on the left side of the frame as a type of stairway to the mountaintop. I loved the wintry escape, knowing what was waiting underneath for the spring thaw.