Epic Storm

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 13, 2012195 views9 comments

The early March storm that produced tornadoes throughout the Midwest also dumped almost 2 feet of heavy wet snow in Northern Michigan. Power was knocked out for days and my place lost power for 36 hours. Although tragic, the snow from this storm was very beautiful. As the sun did not break through until midday the soft light was gone. I thought that this was an ideal situation for a B&W.

Nikon D700, 17-35 mm, f16, 1/160 sec., polarizer.
Processed with Nik Silver Efex.

C&C welcome.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 13, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Beautiful B&W scene Tom. Sounds a lot like the storm we had back in October (we lost power for three days as well) with little snow since. All those deadly tornadoes in the mid west are more horrific though.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 14, 2012 at 8:11 AM

The dark sky gives this image a lot of depth which I like.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 14, 2012 at 9:40 AM

I like the way the clouds show up against the sky giving them added texture. Sort of wish the central area of sky was a bit darker too to match the rest of the sky.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 14, 2012 at 8:41 PM

Beautiful B/W tones in this image. I really like how the pine on the left leans toward the center of he image. IMO, the right side of the images adds little in the way of interest. I feel as those the leaning trees are directing my eye right out of the picture. Had you considered cropping from the right to a 3:2 or a 1:1 format?
I hope you realize that this is simply an opinion.
Regards,
Carol

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on March 14, 2012 at 10:03 PM

Yes, I had considered a crop from the right, especially since I do not like the hardwood tree branches w/o snow there that blend into the sky. Thanks for the feedback.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 14, 2012 at 10:31 PM

This is all beautiful, but I agree that a bit of a crop on the right may concentrate on the essentails.
My only real nit is that the cloud on top feel a little too darkly gray to me for a daytime shot. I like drama of the dark sky, but it sort of feels like clouds are in a different time zone, where the Sun has already set. Of course, if there were thick clouds shading the sky back there while the Sun lit up the FG, that would explain that, and you could ignore what I just said, because I was not there.

Just my impression.

Yes, this is perfect for a B&W conversion.

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on March 14, 2012 at 11:37 PM

This is a nicely moody image. Though it's black and white I've seen skies that look just like that during the day just before a bad storm.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 15, 2012 at 7:47 AM

Nature is fickle that's for sure ... leaving beauty for some and destruction for others. This is a winter wonderland scene that might benefit from a crop off the right. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 15, 2012 at 12:05 PM

Tom, A beautiful b/w image. Great choice on that. I really enjoy this as you have it here so would probably leave it as is for my taste, but the crop suggestions of the right side also work well. A wonderful winter scene. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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