Transition

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 1, 2013211 views13 comments

This image was made in October 2012 in West Virginia, when the first snow of the season was falling. The falling snow over the water reminds me of a snow globe, which is sort of how I remember the scene. There was a very large, out of focus snow flake that I cloned out, but I have left the others. I'm wondering what folks think about that. C&C appreciated. Large version posted.

D700, 80-200 @ 86mm, f/6.3, 1/250 sec

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on October 1, 2013 at 4:11 PM

Blimey snow, already. Very nice scene lovely colour underneath a veil of monochrome

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on October 1, 2013 at 6:27 PM

Very cool! Looks like a watercolor painting---a very good painting. Great comp, color, processing, etc...

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on October 1, 2013 at 8:59 PM

Very effective, and a beauty IMO.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 1, 2013 at 9:25 PM

Look out...here it comes...cliche alert...this looks like a painting.

This image is certainly not cliche though. The falling snow, including the out of focus flakes, give this an impressionist feel and I like it very well. Marvelous scene, beautifully captured and wonderfully processed.

EDIT: After posting my comment I read Nathan's comment in which he said this looks like a watercolor painting. My comment was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek jab at my own comment and not anyone else. I hope it came across that way.

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on October 1, 2013 at 10:38 PM

Beautiful shot Matthew, I think this is one that would look better the larger it was displayed. I think the snowflakes add a lot to the scene and would not remove them, and all I could suggest is maybe a slight brightening of the evergreens on the right side just to even out the exposure. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Brodkin on October 2, 2013 at 12:47 AM

Lovely, moody image.

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on October 2, 2013 at 10:42 AM

Thanks Ian. No snow yet (unfortunately)...this was 2012. Hopefully soon. It just seems to keep getting hotter in St. Louis as the summer ends and fall arrives.

Nathan, Brian, and Thomas...thank you for commenting on the snow. The more I look at it, the more I am liking the out of focus flakes.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on October 2, 2013 at 10:59 AM

I agree, snow globe it is. A beautiful combination of seasons. So nice you were able to capture this!

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on October 2, 2013 at 7:13 PM

This is a beautiful transitional image where both seasons are well shown. Just an excellent job.

Chet

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 3, 2013 at 4:26 PM

Your image works wonderfully to me, Matthew. There is a kind of subtlety to it that makes it extraordinary to my eye.

Peter

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 4, 2013 at 9:22 AM

This is beautiful. I love the muted tones of the color and the overall feeling of peace and quiet. It does look quite painterly, too.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 4, 2013 at 2:19 PM

I like this a lot , Matt! Beautiful seasonal scene.

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on October 5, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Marc, Chet, Peter, Harley and Stan: Thank you for your feedback on this image. Much appreciated.

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