White sky, pink sky

White sky in the winter looks particularly depressing. There in no contrast and everything looks like a black-and-white image without black in it. A thick, white blanket of cloud falls on the earth and brings the sky too close. It makes the sky loose its magic.

That's why at a time like this I prefer to look at it through colour filter and see it, let's say, this way:

Because there is almost no direct light, it becomes hard to make photos look 'alive', the light that comes through the clouds flattens them.

This looks much better. :)

Even though the blue colour is very pale, it's enough to create a contrast with the white snow on the twigs. This makes the image more complete and satisfying at least from the point of view of the colour balance.

(Someone's trying to act all professional.)