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by Nancy Lea Sandy

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 11, 2011168 views5 comments
Okay, not as iconic as a starving longhorn but this weekend's storm stripped the fall color from the woods and plunged my mountain into winter. I struggled with the light here. I'm still trying to get my exposures right for snow scenes. I think I did ok but not sure if the lone leaf stands out well enough in the image. Thanks for looking. Comments and suggested appreciated.

1/100sec f/16 75mm

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5 comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 11, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Hi Nancy, Wow, you really got hit with winter all at once. You know, the top 1/2 of this really reminds me of one of my Bev Doolittle prints. To me the exposure looks good for the snow too. I think I could see cropping off the dark on the bottom, but still like it just fine as it is. That might not even work because it might cut the branch off too much. I guess your winter has arrived! I enjoyed your large version! :toast:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 11, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Love that lone aspen leaf Nancy...that tells the story right there! Snow looks good BTW.
Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 11, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Nancy, Yes! the lone leaf really works. I totally agree with Joseph. Had to come back for another look. :smile: Nick
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Wow, we only got rain at 5000 ft here in MT, the snow line is up around 8000 ft. Neat shot. The snow exposure looks just right. It would be nice to have the aspen leaf brighter so it would stand out more, but that's not what mother nature gave you. This would also be very interesting with just the rocks, pines, and snow....but that's a different story. Hope this melts and you get some more nice fall weather.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 12, 2011 at 10:03 AM
I'm gonna be a bit tough on you here, cause i really do like this shot, but i think it could have been 10X better if it was possible to position your angle on the leaf so that it was isolated against a background of pure white, for example if you climbed a ladder up about three feet so the leaf was against the snow on top of the rock below it here. I'm not suggesting you carry around a ladder (although i always do... :wink: ) but i still think with a bit of maneuvering you could have got that leaf in front of one of the broader expanses of white here. Not an easy thing to do, but worth trying! Great concept though :wavey:
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