first snowfall

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 9, 2010209 views14 comments

This was the first decent snow of the season on one of my favorite little streams in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania

Sony R1, 3-shot combo

C&C welcome and please view large for best detail

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 9, 2010 at 8:57 AM

This is a real nice scene Robert. I like the texture you captured in the water and the light in the background. The larger photo is a must. Cheers

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 9, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Love it Robert! What's the name of the stream? Awesome work!

Michael

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on December 9, 2010 at 11:22 AM

Glad to see Penn finally got some snow. I have a friend there that's been itching to do some snowboarding. Hopefully this gets him one step closer.

This is a pretty nice photograph. The stream leads my eye through the scene fairly well. I suppose the rocks in the corner throw my eyes off a bit, but what can you do. I'm not sure if the difference in the trunks is due to processing or moisture? Nice shot.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM

I like the little kink in the river in the LLC and the snow matches the movement of the water beautifully. A really nice little spot

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on December 9, 2010 at 2:37 PM

Nice, Robert. I do think the forest here feels a bit cluttered, but it is a forest afterall. Your HDR processing of this one works well for me and helps with that lighting.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 9, 2010 at 3:06 PM

I like the color, perspective, and especially the mood. It's soothing and almost dainty: like a small polished jewel.

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on December 9, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments. This stream is Linn Run, part of a state park of the same name about 40 miles SE of Pittsburgh.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 9, 2010 at 4:09 PM

Nice--great comp and the exposure looks perfect to me!

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 9, 2010 at 5:11 PM

Beautiful scene, gorgeous snow and lovely stream. I think I might prefer it without the foreground rock, or with more of it. Perhaps getting closer to the water and making the nice arc of water coming over the slab the main foreground element.

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on December 9, 2010 at 5:18 PM

Nice! I'm actually surprized that this is a 3 shot combo. The processing looks totally natural. I agree with the comment about the rocky foreground... Either less, or more. Otherwise, I love it!
Large version looks great!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 9, 2010 at 11:44 PM

Very appealing. The textures created by the water and snow make this special.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 10, 2010 at 8:56 AM

Really nice winter scene, Robert. The large version is wonderful.

Nick Bristol
lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 10, 2010 at 9:34 AM

Beautiful winter scene with great processing. I'd be tempted to crop from the top to remove the bit of featureless sky in the middle, but it's very nice as presented.

Lori

Registered on November 15, 2003, 90 Posts, 2033 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 10, 2010 at 5:21 PM

Very well put together from comp to exposure.

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