Day 16 - Basic Sunshine-Through-Trees Shot

Sometimes I wonder if every possible photograph has already been taken. Today's shot is quite nice, I think, with the sun peeking through the snow-laden trees but I have no doubt the same picture has been taken dozens of times before.

Still, there is something lovely about the star-like quality of the sun as it makes its way through the branches. Needless to say, you would never point your camera's lens directly at the sun except through some kind of filter and the trees (and snow) here do an excellent job of taming the brilliance, transforming it into something special.

This photograph is also my way of telling the world that Fredericton has had a spectacular winter so far: not too cold, not too much wind, and just enough snow to soften all the lines. Plenty of sunshine too.