moody winter

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 7, 2011145 views15 comments

I spent some time in the Canadian Rocks a few years ago, hiking and snow shoeing. It was overcast and snowing on this particular morning. I really did not think the sun would come out, well I was wrong. C&C welcome. Please see larger version.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 7, 2011 at 2:17 AM

A plain and in this way impressive composition leading to the sunlight! Naturally captured, I like it.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 7, 2011 at 2:35 AM

Very nicely composed!

I wish the highlights in the sky wasnt blown though...but still a very nice shot.

Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 7, 2011 at 7:09 AM

That's a winter beauty Kyle, my only nit would be suggesting cropping off the top 3/4 inch or so of the sky. Real nice clarity throughout.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 7, 2011 at 7:44 AM

Wow, that feels cold

I love how pristine and tactile the snow is. I would suggest some selective dodging of the foreground and burning in the sky a bit.

Guy

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on January 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM

Great comp but +1 to the comments of Guy and Arild.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on January 7, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Very nice composition...I like it a lot

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 7, 2011 at 9:58 AM

I love the texture of the snow and ice, and the overall mood. Before cropping any the sky, I would suggest some additional post processing there to see if you can bring the blown areas under control - I would think you could fairly easily.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 7, 2011 at 1:42 PM

Very nice almost minimalist scene Kyle!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 7, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Kyle, I like this quite a bit. It has a very nice mood to me. Really some great texture in that frozen snow. The pines are so nice and crisp, and that looks great against the sky. I too wish the sky wasn't quite as bright from the sun.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 7, 2011 at 9:13 PM

Wonderful line and beautiful scene. I too would crop a touch off the top.

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM

Nice shot dude! Really incredible texture detail in the snow and frozen stream. I think the big hot spot in the sky needs to be dealt with somehow. maybe Harley's 15% clone technique?

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 8, 2011 at 12:41 AM

I like the more intimate elements here. A scroll crop of the sky to just above the tallest tree works quite well too.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 8, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Beautiful light. I really like this snowy scene. I'd like to see a bit more detail in the sunlight.
One trick I've used for that is reprocess the raw file with a false WB that gives you more highlight details. Sometimes an extreme move. Put that reprocessed file on a layer above. Switch the blend mode to Lumi. Mask to taste. If the color cast is anemic, put a curve layer above that and group with layer below, and add a bit of natural color cast back in....

Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 8, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Kyle,

You know I really like this one. I like that you've kept some cool blue tones in the lower part and I really like how the stream and bank lead the viewer in to the scene. The line of trees is great defining the separation between the sky/clouds and the landscape.

The sky/sun is bright (it is the sun after all) and isn't all that problematic for me considering the scene and conditions.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 8, 2011 at 5:48 PM

Really nice comp and I agree that just a touch more work on the highlights and it's a hanger!

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