Valley Snow Storm

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 4, 2010129 views8 comments

A few nights ago a spring storm blew through the valley. The wind was blowing with gusts up to 60+ mph. Isolated cells dropped snow as they moved across the area. One minute I was comfortably warm in the sun, the next freezing in blowing snow. It was challenge to get clear light, as light snow filled the sky.
D300s
70-200 f2.8 @ 70mm cropped
1/60 sec @f8
Processed in Lightroom

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8 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on May 5, 2010 at 12:23 AM

It took me a minute to get my bearing here. Really amazing drama Russ, well done.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 5, 2010 at 12:50 AM

Yeah, that's impressive! Definatelt lots of drama in there.

Chris

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 5, 2010 at 4:33 AM

What a dramatic scene. Very impressive.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on May 5, 2010 at 10:13 AM

Wow, hard to figure out what was going on at first. I love a good storm rolling in.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on May 5, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Very dramatic. Amazing capture.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 5, 2010 at 10:02 PM

Wonderful drama. Stan Rose should take a look at this one. Neat weather.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 5, 2010 at 10:23 PM

That's a great scene you captured here, Russell! Very dramatic.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on May 5, 2010 at 10:59 PM

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the comments. Somehow, I feel like I didn't "nail" this scene. Better context? But quite frankly, I've been trying to get a different kind of shot than the classic landscape. Nature is filled with ambiguity and enigma. Maybe it requires something other than classic clarity every once in awhile.

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