Dall in Snow

Tough light situation, but I think you did well. IMHO there is enough detail in the snow to avoid a whiteout. I also think it could be just a bit darker, but not too much. I like where you have placed the sheep in the image. TFS

My first thought was 'it's too dark' - only marginally, though - I also think you've still got some room to make it a touch lighter - and maybe you could dodge the highlights on the sheep a bit? But great shot, nice composition and white-on-white just looks nice...

Hi Guy,

If this image is out a little in exposure, I suspect it's out LESS than the difference between the various monitors people are viewing it on. Even the non-shaded parts of snow under overcast skies aren't perfectly white and on my monitor the brightness of this image is just fine (and definitely within the range that could occur in nature). If you do elect to brighten it up more, I would suggest that you do it selectively (and definitely not globally). This is the type of image where the selective edits made possible by the use of luminosity masks can often make a big difference. In this case I suspect more white-on-white detail in the snow could be brought out with careful use of selective exposure tweaking (using those luminosity masks). If you're not familiar with the use of luminosity masks in Photoshop (and many are not), the best resource for building and using them is available right here:

http://goodlight.us/writing/luminositymasks/luminositymasks-1.html

The composition of the image works well for me, particularly the placement of the subject in the frame. Nicely done!

Cheers...

Brad

Brightness looks good to me. White balance is probably a tad too warm/red and I'd be tempted to get it a bit cooler. Nice shot, pose and composition.

This looks fine on my monitor. I like your comp.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions guys, much appreciated.