Together, no matter what

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 23, 2010197 views20 comments

Hello, everybody!
Winter is in full effect in my country, so last weekend I headed to the first mountain I ever hiked, one that holds a special meaning for me, one that allowed me to photograph it on many occasions and from many different perspectives, but also one that sent me a clear message this time after an avalanche took place a few meters in front of me.
After the sunrise, me and my friend decided to scout this area in hope for some interesting shapes in the snow. The wind was blowing quite hard so I decided to take advantage of this and do some shots with the blowing snow that I visualized for a long time. Lucky enough, I found these two young trees so I decided to wait for the right gust which, given the conditions, showed up quickly. I like how this came up, but I'm waiting for some honest opinions here.
That being said, I wish you a Merry Christmas with the loved ones!

450d, Tokina 12-24

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Justin Reznick on December 23, 2010 at 1:50 PM

What a great story in this image Dorin, love it!

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 23, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Merry Christmas to you as well, Dorin. Wonderfully stark image here, love the texture in the snow and the harshness with the blowing snow. The two trees tell a nice story.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on December 23, 2010 at 3:13 PM

I agree with the above two comments- such a great story here!

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Comment posted by Fran Gallogly on December 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM

I love it! Perfect scene to put on a Xmas card!

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 23, 2010 at 5:06 PM

This is great, Dorin! I love the coarse texture and the blowing snow. And the two tree tops are perfectly placed. The snow looks a little too gray on my monitor, especially the part in upper left. I'd try to brighten it if that can be done without losing too much highlight detail

Lori

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 23, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Dorin,this is a very unique image. The snow is a little gray,but has alot of detail/patterns with in the scene,I think this all balances nice. Great job!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 23, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Wow that's really cool. You've captured the conditions very vividly Dorin.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 23, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Great story and great image.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 23, 2010 at 7:47 PM

This is simply awesome Dorin. You have done a fabulous job of putting the viewer in the photograph. Just love it. Cheers

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 23, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Good eye for coming up with this comp in this circumstance. Impressive image.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 23, 2010 at 8:34 PM

Wild!

Hope you took some avalanche pics

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on December 23, 2010 at 10:48 PM

I like how this captures the texture of the blowing snow and the ground patterns. It looks cold and unforgiving, but that is balanced by the inclusion of the trees. Well done!
Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on December 24, 2010 at 2:10 AM

Superb mood here Dorin, like the others said, great for a christmas card!

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 24, 2010 at 12:04 PM

fantastic, Dorin. You really turned the conditions to your advantage with this one. I really love the processing and textures on display here. Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Erik Stensland on December 24, 2010 at 2:25 PM

I love it Dorin! What shutter speed did you use to capture this?

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 24, 2010 at 2:27 PM

Dorin,

This is SPECTACULAR! I LOVE this! Perhaps my favorite image of anything posted in recent days.

Not only is this technically excellent, but the story this captures is truly amazing. You know the old saying, a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, even without your words the story is clear and powerful. I just love it and don't know what else to say. Congrats!

Lon

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on December 24, 2010 at 5:36 PM

Thank you so much for the comments, guys. I'm away at my parents now with very limited access to internet, but I'll check the image again once I get home and post more comments (sorry about that). Stan, it took me by surprise and I didn't have enough time to react. Erik, I think it was somewhere around 1/1000.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 24, 2010 at 9:32 PM

What a great story this image tells. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 26, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Your comp is excellent Dorin, I love the texture and detail in the snow, the falling snow and tree tops poking up over the hill. Really great shot.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on December 27, 2010 at 8:04 AM

A R T

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