White Birch

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 19, 2014798 views13 comments

White birch trees after a new snow fall in New Hampshire.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 24-70mm 2.8L II
Converted to B&W using Silver Efex Pro

Thanks for having a look.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 19, 2014 at 8:36 PM

Hi Eva, Looks like we both enjoyed the same snowfall. The white on white is a little tricky to process, but you pulled it off well. Your conversion perfectly shows the difference between the white bark of the paper birch, and the even whiter snow. The contrasting finer texture of the background growth works well to isolate the birch, and your narrow composition aids in that respect, too. My only very tiny nit is that I would like to see just a little more space on the bottom below the tree, if there is any more clear snow there.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on January 19, 2014 at 9:02 PM

Eva, I like how you made some sense of this chaos. I imagine it would be tough to find a coherent composition here . Nice job.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 19, 2014 at 10:35 PM

Great study in whites. Well seen composed and presented.

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on January 20, 2014 at 8:15 AM

This white on white image is very nice. Love the birch trees and the way you have organized the chaos. Well done. Chet

Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 20, 2014 at 9:43 AM

Hi Eva, This is really nice! I love the b&w conversion and your large version is really interesting to look at. Everything works here!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 20, 2014 at 10:25 AM

That's a tough one. I like it though this is a tough scene to capture and to organize the chaos. But you succeeded.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 20, 2014 at 12:23 PM

The intricate details come through much better in the large version, Eva. I really like the high key approach here. My only suggestion would be a touch more room at the bottom.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 20, 2014 at 5:32 PM

What Bill said. Overall, I like this, a nice subject and approach. I think theres enough on the bottom--but the narrow aspect makes me want to see more on the sides. It could be that the big black borders here are fooing me though in that regard.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on January 20, 2014 at 5:48 PM

Nice job organizing the chaos Eva and very nicely processed also. I wish you guys would send some snow my way. Great job on this.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 20, 2014 at 8:26 PM

The sides cropped out were very disorganizing so opted for this crop.

Thanks everyone.

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 20, 2014 at 9:07 PM

Excellent conversion, and you brought some good order to the chaos here. Well done!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 20, 2014 at 11:55 PM

How cool! Love the white on grey "color" scheme. You've handled the whites so well. The trio of angled birch trunks makes a great focal point

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

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 21, 2014 at 1:44 PM

Beautiful image Eva. It has a very nice flow and I like your decision to go with B&W.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments