Silent Steps

Welcome back Mattia!  Yeah, work and life some times just gets in the way doesn't it? 

Great design here with the light and shadow. Of course the hare tracks help tell a great story - and your description of quiet is really conveyed in the image.

I like the tree placement as well, although it's pretty tight.  I expect given some evidence in the fresh snow that there may be some unwanted element you're trying to eliminate.  Otherwise, I'm really enjoying this and like how you crafted this composition.

No nits or suggestions really, although I wanted to mention what looks to be like some reflected light in to the shadowed snow bank. It's rather cool actually getting some light in there. It has a reddish tint which makes me wonder what is being reflected.  No biggie, just an observation.

Lon

Beautiful curves and a very strong composition. I believe those are tracks from a rabbit. This is such a gentle composition that I would raise the luminosity of the blues shadow. That might help the tree separate a bit more. 

Beautiful in its simplicity yet it has many elements. I am really enjoying the tracks in the snow and the mix of warm and cool tones in the shadow area. 

The offset between between the tree and the hare's tracks along with the big triangular shadow provide a fine balance here, Mattia.  I wonder about some careful dodging to give the tree a bit more separation from the shadow.  The size of the hare's track says that they've been melting for at least a couple of days.  I'm delighted with how large and round the rear feet tracks.

I like the track a lot.. and the comp has a nice sensuous look to it.
I might try a bit more contrast to the bottom to bring out the same texture as the top.

Really nice intimate shot.  So often we wander by these vignettes without noticing them in search of the grand shot.  Glad you caught this.  Wonder how a BW conversion might go.  Might allow the tree to stand out more in the comp.  The 3 dark specs in the FG, center i might clone out even though they are probably bark from the tree or something.  Pretty minor, but would keep the FG clean.

Excellent, Mattia. Those hare tracks really make the image IMO. Very well balanced composition and processing looks good to me. 

I like this a lot Mattia.  Your description of how quiet it was really comes through in this image.  I like your composition and love the tracks and texture in the snow.  I agree with Igor's suggestion on raising the blues luminosity. Beautifully presented.

This is really wonderfully done, Mattia. All of the elements work hand in hand for this lovely landscape. Great eye to spot this and eliminate everything but what you needed.

Ed

I like this a lot, Mattia.  I especially like the curves and rabbit tracks. I'm of two minds about the tree.  On one hand, I'm not sure the image needs it, on the other, it helps add substance to that shadow area on the snow.  Have you thought about trying a black and white conversion on this one?  I can imagine a b/w that lowers blue sensitivity and increases yellow, orange, and green and thereby tonally separates the shadow and tree.

ML