Shadow Play

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 24, 2011810 views32 comments

Anyone getting tired of winter yet?

Some of the trees that I photographed earlier in the season have now disappeared, swallowed up by the snow. Locally I believe the hills are buried in 6 meters of the white stuff.

Canon 5D MKII, 24-70mm

Comments

32 comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on March 24, 2011 at 4:43 PM

Beautiful.
Nice work Adam.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 24, 2011 at 4:44 PM

This is very, very nice Adam. I really like the form you have here with the wonderful blue color and snow. Your comp worked great for that. Nice texture in the snow also. I'm thinking the bg blue is another shadow because it is so close in color to what I know is shadow, or is it sky? Doesn't make any difference, just wondering. After looking again pretty much sure it is all shadow. If we had snow like this yet I would be happy to be out taking pictures in it. Beautiful shot!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on March 24, 2011 at 5:00 PM

Wonderful winter scene, simple yet it tells a story. I personally am not really ready for winter to end.

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Comment posted by Mat Malone on March 24, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Yikes, can you say "tree well"?!

As far as the image, I really like the sensual, subtle lines and shapes. The contrast between light and shadows is great, too. I would be tempted to crop a little from the bottom.

Registered on December 15, 2008, 91 Posts, 882 Comments

Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on March 24, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Spectcular use of light and shadows Adam. Simple and beautiful winter scene. Excellent work.

Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 24, 2011 at 5:13 PM

How can you get tired of winter when it gifts you with sweet scenes like this one? Simplicity is outstanding and the blue snow shadows suggest late afternoon. I feel right at home with this image and I love it. Very nicely done

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 24, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Wonderful, Adam! Most of all I like the simplicity of this.
The shadows make for a nice contrast, plus you composed
with good diagonal lines. Have you experimented with a B&W?
I doubt that B&W could top this.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 24, 2011 at 5:22 PM

I really dig the play of light and shape here Adam
great detail in the snow too

I'm wondering if a slight crop from the bottom will improve this one?

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 24, 2011 at 6:00 PM

Oh I just love these snowy trees! The shadows here are fantastic, and simplicity wonderful. I'm coming up to visit you next winter

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 24, 2011 at 7:52 PM

I like your use of light and shadow and lines.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on March 24, 2011 at 8:00 PM

Well seen and captured! For some reason the tree top reminded me of a dolphin jumping out of the water in the larger version.

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 24, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Wonderful light and shadow play here Adam. Love the texture in the snow as weel.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 24, 2011 at 8:21 PM

It's all been said about this. Simply beautiful.
Looking at images like this makes me wish for just a little more winter.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on March 24, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Peaceful, clean and beautiful! Love this very much, Adam.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on March 24, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Excellent forms, colors and shapes!!!

Do you use the big camera anymore?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 24, 2011 at 9:33 PM

Lovely scene and great texture in the snow. The trees look to me like a creature trying to walk out of a never ending snowscape and it's companion who's fallen. Yes, the weather folks are talking about snow flurries here this weekend, aaarrrgggghhhhh.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 24, 2011 at 9:41 PM

Beautiful and simple.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on March 24, 2011 at 10:26 PM

Sweet silhouette~!

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on March 24, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Pretty sweet, Adam. I think this shot would look equally spectacular in B&W, but I love it in color as well. I'm guessing you're in the Pacific Northwest?

Registered on January 20, 2008, 33 Posts, 298 Comments

Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on March 24, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Nick- The blue in the urc is another shadow cast by a small hillside.

Joe- I haven't used the old 4x5 for quite some time now. I still have all of the kit as I know that I'll most likely pick it up again.

Justin- Yes I live in the Pacific Northwest, although technically speaking I live in the Pacific Southwest as I am located in Canada.

Thanks guys!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 25, 2011 at 2:11 AM

Wonderful piece of work Adam ...well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on March 25, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Nice graphical image! Im curios if you could have separated the tree from the shadow behind. It still works wonderfully for me though.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Six meters of snow, the UK comes to a stand still with six inches!! This is beautiful Adam, love the light and shadow.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 25, 2011 at 3:32 PM

I like the wintry simplicity.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on March 25, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Beautiful. Perfectly composed, heck, near perfect all around. Wonderful shot!

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on March 25, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Excellent use of light on a simple but attractive subject, as usual. The framing might be a little bit loose, but it still feels nice.

I'm not tired of winter necessarily, but I'm excited for spring.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on March 26, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Very nice Adam

Being that I am currently in the deserts of the southwest, this image brings back home!

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on March 26, 2011 at 6:45 PM

LOVE LOVE LOVE this... the simplicity is the driver here!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 27, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Looks like a penguin that had too much of winter. These glimpses of winter never get tiring. Maybe a slightly tighter crop left and bottom.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 30, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Nice! Congrats on a fine EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 9:47 AM

Wow! The texture in the snow and the complimentary shade of blue is almost mesmerizing 8^. Although I'm a real novice when it comes to landscapes, I know what I like, even if I don't completely understand why, and I have to say I like this image a lot! Well done and congratulations on being chosen for Editors Pick :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on April 9, 2011 at 8:04 AM

Wonderful. Maybe I would have liked the tip less merged with the shadow in the background, but I guess the diagonal created by the cast shadow might have changed diminishing the effect of the image? Lovely image in any case...

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