Expressive snow...

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 31, 2010116 views6 comments

We are really spoiled this winter with a lot of snow! This is so unusual for the Netherlands. This image I made last weekend in the dunes. I love how snow makes you notice a lot of things you normally go by. I know this piece of forest since I was a kid, but just now I saw the beautifully shaped branches. I converted to B&W as there was already almost no color in the image and I think it is more powerful this way.

D300, Nikkor18-200VR@27, 1/80, F8

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 31, 2010 at 8:55 AM

It is amazing how a fresh snowfall can transform a scene which we might not look at twice ordinarily. The B&W conversion works beautifully here, Ellen. This is just a personal preference, but what do you think of cropping off a bit from the left side to eliminate some of the white sky? It keeps pulling me from all the wonderful details in the trees.

Ed

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Comment posted by Greg Maklae on January 31, 2010 at 9:28 AM

The b/w conversion works really well here. The snow and the bare trees really convey a sense of winter.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 31, 2010 at 2:24 PM

The snow is certainly transformative when it comes to delineating the branches. I could also imagine this with a bit tighter comp and less sky.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 31, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Hi Ellen

A fine composition with good detail and lines.
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on January 31, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Good composition of this graphic scene. Nice.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 1, 2010 at 1:52 AM

well done ellen. i could imagine a crop from the right might tighten this. nice contrasts

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