Blizzard

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 8, 2011243 views23 comments

I took this around noon on Tuesday, in near blizzard conditions. Some here may remember a very similar post from 2 years ago, which I took during a stronger blizzard. I ventured out today to both reproduce the original scene, and to explore other possibilities. We ended up with about a foot of snow in central Kansas, but it should melt relatively fast :). 7D, f/11, ISO 100, 1/60, slight crop. C&C always welcome and appreciated.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Ryan Marshik on February 8, 2011 at 11:59 PM

1/60 worked out well at capturing the horizontal snowfall. Wonder if a little more mid tone contrast would make the trees "pop" a little more.

Weather well captured.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 9, 2011 at 1:13 AM

I like the processing as presented. Very very nice.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 9, 2011 at 2:56 AM

Cool, Rob! I got to watch the wall of snow hit last night, right after the 68 mph winds hit, it was pretty crazy! I briefly considered going out yesterday in search of some blizzardy shots, but i chose to sleep instead--glad you took advantage of all the fun!

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on February 9, 2011 at 2:58 AM

I absolutely love it, Rob! It's these kind of conditions that makes winter photography fun and adventurous. The hint of color on the bottom really strengthens the composition.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 9, 2011 at 3:24 AM

Beautiful Rob ..the streaks of snow is wonderful and well seen and captures ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 9, 2011 at 3:46 AM

Really inspired, Rob, I feel like standing in the middle of the scene!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 9, 2011 at 4:28 AM

Great shot, Rob. You managed to capture the snowfall very well here.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 9, 2011 at 5:27 AM

I can feel the cold.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on February 9, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Oh, this is so nice. Wonderful conditions and perfect choice of shutter speed to record the motion in the falling snow. Excellent work.

Guy

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 9, 2011 at 10:05 AM

Absolutely superb Rob just the sort of shot that puts me there and I love your choice of shutter speed spot on I reckon. the muted colours are great as in my opinion are the contrast levels applied.

I'd print it and hang it on my wall.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 9, 2011 at 10:09 AM

Really nice, Rob. You did a great job of capturing the feel of this storm. I can really feel it just looking at this. I like this comp alot too. Nice work! We had pretty similar conditions just a week ago.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on February 9, 2011 at 10:16 AM

Very nice Rob, it looks like the trees are dancing around back there trying to avoid the snow and wind. I could also see this in B&W. Well worth the trip out I believe. Cheers

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Looks like some miserable conditions, Rob! The image really captures the blizzard feeling, well done.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on February 9, 2011 at 1:08 PM

I love the snow, especially how the motion blur is perpendicular to the trees. Processing looks great, too.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on February 9, 2011 at 2:59 PM

That's cool! Great atmosphere, works just great for me, no nits.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on February 9, 2011 at 3:07 PM

Great shot, really wonderful work !!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on February 9, 2011 at 5:14 PM

This is fantastic. I love it.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 9, 2011 at 8:40 PM

This is very pretty. I love the blurred snow against the sharp lines of the trees. The hint of color of the grass makes this image sing.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on February 9, 2011 at 10:56 PM

I can't add much but I appreciate you getting out there in these horrible conditions and sharing with us all, makes you wonder about the Plains Indians ensconced in tepees huddled around a central fire listening to the blowing wind, warm and confident in their reliable structures ability to withstand the storm. That's what the image conveys to me.

Paul

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on February 10, 2011 at 1:45 PM

Thanks everybody. I have played with the mid-tones, but this version just feels right. Paul D, I couldn't imagine riding out a blizzard in a tepee. I was sitting in my car when I took this :).

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 10, 2011 at 8:07 PM

I like the exposure you used to capture the driving snow Rob. I also like the comp and slight touch of color .

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 10, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Can't imagine being out in this weather let alone taking photographs in it. I could see cropping a bit of the bottom and making it even more abstract with just the repeating tree trunks and blowing snow.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 11, 2011 at 10:16 AM

I like the structure you achieved in your comp, the muted winter colors, and the blowing snow. Very well done.

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