More Snow in the Smokies

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 5, 2011167 views8 comments

Here is a shot last January while hiking in Great Smoky Mountain National Park in January. A beautiful sunny day. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/250
Aperture f9.5
ISO 400
70mm
+1 Exposure Comp.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 5, 2011 at 10:42 PM

The tree covered mountainside is beautifully framed by the rock and tree. I think I'd like to see a little more of the rock to the left or a little less of the bottom. The vertical crop isn't working as well for me as it usually does. That said, the uniform 'frosting' on the bg trees is magical. Nicely done

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 6, 2011 at 3:11 AM

Richard, I like your idea of framing the background by a v-form! This might even be more pronounced by a more backlit exposure, which would darken the rock and tree in the foreground. The exposure of the slope works well, maybe the image could use some sharpening for web presentation.

Peter

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

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 6, 2011 at 7:32 AM

I like how you framed the background snow covered mountains with the foreground rock and trees.I aggre with Peter that the image might nned some sharpening for the web presentation

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 6, 2011 at 8:25 AM

I think the composition works well. My eye is repeatedly drawn to the sunlit ridge running diagonally up the distance mountain.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 6, 2011 at 1:01 PM

really nice shaft of light hitting the distand slope. The v shape window works well to channel the eye into the scene.

Chris

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Comment posted by Bruce Painter on March 6, 2011 at 4:13 PM

I like the framing on this one. It may just be me but I like the look when I scroll to crop out the sky. It gives it a little of an abstract feel and breaks the frame into three triangles.

Bruce

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 6, 2011 at 5:45 PM

I love the frosty trees in the backdrop, and I like the idea of the framing you did with the warmer toned rock and tree in the foreground but I find the contrasts too harsh.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on March 6, 2011 at 11:10 PM

Love it. I wasn't expecting this from the thumbnail. Not sure if this happened or is possible, but if the background was completely in shadow (blue) and that middle ground pine was sunlit this composition might have even more impact. Still love the creativity of this one as is though.

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