Snowing...

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 16, 20181,749 views9 comments

I haven't posted in quite a while, but I have been lurking, and occasionally commenting.... angel

, so anyhow, hopefully I will be able to be more involved now. I noticed that there do not seem to be all that many images of snow, ice, or winter-like conditions (with Nick being one of the more notable exceptions!!!). Well, the least I can do is add in my winter images.
I took this photo last week. We haven't had all that much snow, but it really came down that day, for a little while at least. This was in a slow moving part of a river, and there was no ice in the river at that point. The snow had mounded up on these rocks, though, and I liked how the snowflakes showed up against the water, and the reflection of the rock in the water.

Comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Canon 5d mkii, 100-400L at 400 mm, ISO 640, 1/400 sec, F9. Image cropped slightly, Shadow/Highlights

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 16, 2018 at 12:47 PM

Genny, your capture of the falling snow looks good with the rock and it's reflection making a fine anchor point. I also like the transition from gray to blue in the water reflection. That adds to the sense of cold. I think that cropping from the left (and maybe from the bottom) to move the main rock away from the center line works well at keeping the rock and it's reflection important while adding emphasis to the falling snow.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 16, 2018 at 5:32 PM

There is a nice, dreamy feel to this snowy scene. I like the white/blue-grey color scheme, and the falling snow adds a nice sense of time. In terms of a crop, you might consider a crop from the right about 1/3 in. I would not crop from the bottom because I think the composition needs that space. I really like the reflection of the rock.
--P

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 16, 2018 at 5:41 PM

What a cool looking winter scene, Genny. I like this comp as is and what a nice job of capturing the falling snow. Great looking cool tones and the focus right on the rock works nicely here.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 16, 2018 at 6:51 PM

I like the composition as is although the suggested crops would be good as well. I think the DOF works fairly sell with some show in focus and some out of focus, but would like that rock on left to be in focus. I think the simplicity of the composition is it's greatest asset.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 17, 2018 at 11:49 AM

Beautiful winter scene! No suggestions from me, really like it just as is. Simple and kind of abstract. Real sweet.

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Comment posted by Genny K. on February 18, 2018 at 2:33 PM

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I think I was kinda focused onn getting (and keeping) as many snowflakes as possible in the image!!
The rock on the left (in the snow) was much, much closer to me than the big rock out in the water. Given the shutter speed I needed to have, I doubt there was a way to get that rock on the left in focus. I would have liked to have it in focus, too. Maybe I better start trying focus stacking......I wonder what that would do to the snowflakes?

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 27, 2018 at 1:36 PM

Lovely! Absolutely lovely! Soft, quiet, peaceful, fulfilling - all wonderful emotions evoked by this image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 27, 2018 at 6:00 PM

You've caught the sensation of falling snow very well here. I would personally clone out that rock in the foreground to simplify the scene.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 1, 2018 at 11:42 AM

I like this simple scene with one focal object. A thought would be a tiny crop from the top to rid the lighter strip along the top edge.

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