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Surprise snow storm this morning...

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Posted by Bob Falcone on February 23, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Surprise snow storm this morning...
When I went to bed last night, the TV weather guy said there was a chance of snow "showers", which I don't equate with accumulation. I usually equate that with "it's going to be wet and your car is going to get dirty". So I was surprised this morning when my wife woke me and said that if I wanted snow pictures, I better get my butt outta bed. So I did...
Posted by Scott Fricke on February 24, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Really nice comp Bob, you have a lot of interesting elements in the image. That's a pretty cool bridge too. Kudos for getting out and shooting!
Posted by John Mumaw on February 24, 2012 at 10:23 PM
I like it, but I think it could be improved by two things...one too late and one you can still implement.
If you used a polarizer here, removing it may have added some nice sparkle to the water.
And perhaps cooling it down a bit either using white balance adjustments or a digital cooling filter of sorts.
Posted by Bob Falcone on February 24, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Thanks Scott!
John, as always good suggestions. It was pretty overcast when I shot this with the sun trying to come out and I didn't even think of a polarizer. Shame on me! I'll try adjusting the white balance and post the results.