Lodge in White

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 27, 201162 views6 comments

On a recent trip to the mountains we were caught in a massive dump of snow while visiting Emerald Lake in BC. In all my years I have not seen a dump of snow such as this. A few days before the lodge was snowed in for days...nobody in or out. What a place to get caught in.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a look.

As always your thoughts and comments are welcome and appreciated.

Nikon D5000
f-16 @ 1/125 secs
ISO-200
Circ polarizer
Hand held

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 27, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Mark: Very nice scene. I like the lines leading me through the image, and the cabin adds a lot to the image. I also like the tree on the far left that is leaning. The problem for me with the image is that it is underexposed. all of the snow is grey. Looks like it was still grey and overcast, but the snow still looks far to dark. I'm guessing that a levels adjustment layer will show that the whitest part of this image is somewhere in the 190's.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 27, 2011 at 4:21 PM

Your composition works well on carrying the viewer into the scene. The snow does appear underexposed. I usually overexpose +1 to +2 stops in camera depending on conditions. You can also adjust exposure during RAW file processing. Hope that helps. Looks like a wonderful place to be snow bound.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Shephard on February 27, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Thanks for the comments i'm still fairly "green" when it comes to post processing other than a little contrast saturation and sharpening. I did all my adjustments on the JPG however I do have both JPG and RAW files. I've been hesitant to work on the RAW files only thru lack of and knowledge regarding how to make those changes. I guess its time to look at the RAW file and see how that all works. Thanks again.

Registered on February 23, 2010, 62 Posts, 132 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Miller on February 27, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Jump into that RAW file via NX2- I think Nikon has a free 30 day trial for the software. Links for tutorials too.

Registered on January 24, 2005, 152 Posts, 405 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on March 1, 2011 at 2:57 AM

I really like this. It's just so inviting. I guess it could be a little lighter, but I like it just like it is. I really like the "frosting" look of the heavy snow on the roof and the posts out front. Lovely comp and good detail.

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Gasior on March 1, 2011 at 4:38 PM

very nice winter scenery Mark.
nice comp.

Registered on March 7, 2010, 99 Posts, 502 Comments