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Let it Snow

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Posted by Fran French on December 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Let it Snow
for Christmas....

Totally out of my comfort zone with this one. Firstly, it is a landscape image, and secondly I converted to B&W. Took this back in February when we had the 'bad' weather and were allowed time off which was a welcome treat!

40D 17-70mm @30mm. ISO 500,f7.1, 1/320 hand held. Cropped LHS and bottom, also stretched canvas across top to give the larger tree a bit more space above. Converted to B&W in CS4.

I think it has worked ok, but I would appreciate any further suggestions.

Regards,

Fran :toast:
Posted by Fran French on December 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Thought I would add the original too for comparison.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on December 6, 2009 at 2:49 PM
I like the B&W version. Composition is well chosen. Could do with a bit of rotation to the right but I really like it.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 6, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Like this one Fran in both forms. As mentioned a bit of RT.

Major.
Posted by PhilH on December 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Looks good to me, not that I know anything.... agree it needs a touch of CW rotation...

Mono works well here...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on December 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Hi Fran,

nice shot and conversion :smile:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on December 6, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Really like the B&W version Fran. You don't seem to be too far outside your comfort zone with an image like this. :smile:
Posted by Michael John O' Ma on December 6, 2009 at 5:29 PM
I actually prefer the slght hint of colour in the second - lovely work.

MJ
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 7, 2009 at 3:28 AM
I prefer the B & W version. Nice and well composed image. :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on December 7, 2009 at 4:18 AM
I don't think you are out of your comfort zone with landscapes, Fran, and this one goes to prove it.

David
Posted by Pete Etheridge on December 7, 2009 at 4:18 AM
A lovely image Fran and I by far and away prefer the second shot. I'm not sure why, but the hint of colour allows the image to speak to me more (if that makes sense!)
:toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on December 7, 2009 at 5:57 AM
I like them both Fran and noticed the crop on the 2nd is different from the first.. A bit more FG and less sky, a bit more tree line on the LHS etc.. So really two different shots that both work well. Add a little CW rotation as mentioned and will make a very nice winter image.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on December 7, 2009 at 7:47 AM
Very different Fran, I love them both but the B+W one has the edge for me because it suits this treatment and brings out the shapes and the shadows of the trees/grasses very well,full marks for something very different from nature :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Fran French on December 7, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Thanks all for your responses and opinions. Obviously a mixed bag of preferences over colour verses B&W. I prefer the B&W version personally, but then it is a personal prefernce for us all. I do agree with you all however with regards to the slight cw rotation, something I had overlooked., so many thanks to those concerned for pointing it out.

Regards,

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Iain Tookey on December 9, 2009 at 1:20 PM
A bit late to this one, but I love the B&W version, and it has taken me right back to when we had similar weather here in Feb! :toast: