Happy Holidays!

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 25, 2012587 views10 comments

Happy Holidays to everyone!

This is an image from a recent snowshoe trip in the Deschutes National Forest of Oregon. The copper colored Ponderosa Pines contrasted beautifully with the fresh snowfall.

Canon S100, handheld (I'm amazed how well this turned out!)
1/100 sec at f/4, ISO 80

All comments and suggestions are appreciated. Please check out the larger version.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 25, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Nice. Just love the Ponderosa trunks in this setting.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 25, 2012 at 4:40 PM

The large version is very nice and the sharpness and quality is surpurb for hand held. I find the overall color a little strange. There's plenty of blue which is normal for this type of scene but there seems to be too much magenta or red. It does look nice this way, so maybe I shouldn't be so picky.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 25, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Happy Holidays to you and your family too Scott.

I like the separation you achieved between the copper colored tree trunks.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 25, 2012 at 7:48 PM

I like this very much, Scott, although I feel there is a bit too much blue cast. I don't have a problem with the bark color; other than the blue, it is much as I remember Ponderosa Pine from my younger days. Thanks for the holiday wishes. Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by John Clulow on December 25, 2012 at 7:52 PM

OK, my take on this is one of something comng forward and dominating the frame. Like some troop; tree-troops, wanting to march forward even though they are rooted. Ya know? It's like these trees have an attitude in the snow.

That's how I see it.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 25, 2012 at 9:02 PM

Love the comp and the detail in the pines. No nits on my part. Beautiful scene and image.

pat

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 26, 2012 at 5:49 AM

Wonderful winter scene Scott,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 26, 2012 at 11:03 AM

Love the saturated colors and simplicity. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 26, 2012 at 3:53 PM

Scott,

Beautiful winter scene. I love the ponderosas too and the color of the trunks looks good to me. I would agree with some other comments though, the bg color, snow in the trees, etc. is a little blue - or something, perhaps just oversaturated in the blues? Wouldn't want to lose the nice trunks though.

Lon

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 26, 2012 at 5:12 PM

Really nice comp and color, and the light is just as sweet.

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