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Photo posted by Ian Cameron in the Man & Nature gallery on 03/29/16 at 07:10 am EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Post last edited by Jim Erhardt on 04/08/16 at 4:25 pm EST

Alpbach, Austria, Europe

I was standing gazing out of the window of my hotel room in Alpbach watching a beautiful slow motion fall of heavy snow in totally windless conditions a few minutes after sunset. A small timber hut nearly half a mile away nestled into an as yet green field and a lone figure had wandered out and knocked and entered the building. About 15 minutes later he re-emerged and darkness had fallen still further lending a sinister slant to the scene which I hope I have captured here. In order to freeze the snowflakes and obtain a reasonable depth of field to keep their shape in the foreground I had to use an extensive depth of field and a high ISO 3200. I think it works well.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 03/29/16 at 07:13 am EST    
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Comment last edited by Ian Cameron on 03/29/16 at 07:14 am EST

I wanted you to have a look at the mono version too which also resonates with me.  Interested to know whether you prefer the black and white or the colour version of the shot.  Still not sure myself.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on 03/29/16 at 11:29 pm EST    
Registered on 12/28/10, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

I think I prefer the colorized version Ian. This is a really dramatic scene. Love the dimensions of the towering mountain and trees against the small hut and the even smaller (insignificant?) person. Nice story, worth well more than a thousand words.

  
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 04/03/16 at 4:20 pm EST    
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Ian, Yes,it works very well and I really like what you captured here. I prefer the color version as well. I think you really captured the mood you felt.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 04/05/16 at 12:20 pm EST    
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Wonderfully moody scene Ian.  I like the color version better but the B&W also has a lot of character and looks like an old photograph.

  
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