_{"A photograph such as this which had the potential of looking too pretty resulted in a need to make it monochrome from the outset. The strength of the three trees either side was to be found in ensuring the tree trunks be black and colour would have been so out of place. A hoar frost lasts only a short while as any slight temperature rise away from freezing results in a total disappearance of the frost. Fifteen minutes later the magical frost had gone. I was so thankful that the sheer weight of the frost ensured the branches joined in the middle as much as they did. If there had been a gap, that would have been an unacceptable compromise. The white parallel band of lit snow played a crucial role to pronounce the trees."  Charlie Waite}