Making the most of the snow

Well, there's no denying that we have tons of snow and it's just the beginning of  a long stretch of it.  So, I decided that I may as well make the best of it and use the snow as a blip subject.  

I was originally after a single snowflake on a black background.  However, I choose the wrong background.  A black polartec hat made for a dark background, but once it was magnified in a macro image, it had too much texture and fuzz.  The snowflake got lost in all the distractions.  I'll have to try a new dark surface another day.  

Fortunately, I had snapped a few snow crystals on some the downed pine branches as well.  In the end I found those more appealing than the original idea. 

Clearer in large...