Stone Valley Scene

Beautiful comp, Jim, has a great winter feel to it. Must have been a great snowshoe. The only thing that bugs me is the brown color in the water--it disrupts the 'purity' of the scene somewhat for me. You might consider going pure B&W--certainly wouldnt lose much color!

Hey Jim, nice winter scene, furthermore my god you have alot of snow there!

I have to tell you a personal story if you don't mind. I went to St. Lawrence, so this area is very special to me. I went back to Canton back in '04 and did some shooting down there at South Colton and the falls. Thanks for sharing this, it brings back some fond memories back in the North Country. CR

Beautiful winter scene Jim, Stan's idea might work or just desaturating the water. Nice work!

SS

Stan & Steve, The water in the rivers here is brown. I'm told it's a combination of iron and decayed vegetable matter (a lot of pine needles and such). I suppose that I could do a B&W, I'll try it. Okay, that's nice but the color of the water doesn't really bother me. It is reality. I know blue is the stereotypical color of water but just like skies aren't all blue neither is all water. I don't know if Chris ever spent time on the St. Lawrence River while in Canton but it is green. No kidding. The water is a sort of celadon green. You get used to it.

Jim,

This is a lovely and very well composed winter scene. Thanks too for sharing your discovery - looking for an angle on the pine and then discovering this lovely comp. I understand the water is what it is, but I think the b&w looks great; nice tonal range and excellent contrast. I like this very much. My only nit is the areas of bright snow; the highlights are nearly blown in some of the peak areas, but it doesn't really take away from the scene too much.

Nice capture and reward.

Lon

Wow that BW looks awesome now! What a huge difference it makes - very moody now.