Holiday Lights + Repost

This is so beautiful, the light is magical !

Ryan, are those car headlights back there?.....

What a super neat capture. Not sure I've ever seen a scene with this type of unique lighting in a deep forest photo. Excellent framing effect with the opening in the trees too. Has a bit of Kincade look to it. Glad you were there to take it all in......

Paul,

My girlfriend said the same thing, and I do have a subaru outback, so you never know, lol. I would not put anything past me.

Hi Ryan,

What a wonderful feel....go to the light!

One of a kind!

Guy

Magical image, Ryan.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible light through the trees ... Nicely composed! The snow has somewhat of a cyan cast on my monitor, maybe to be expected, but I wonder if reducing this would have a positive impact.

I really like the composition of this image. The light makes it magical.

Jim,

a bit less Cyan and brightened it up a tad,

Thanks for the comments y'all and I am headed to bed.

Splendid light Ryan. Repost looks great.

I can see why you returned to this image. The warm light in the cold forest is an irresistible draw for the human condition. I prefer the original dark surroundings since it make the warm glow an even stronger force.

Nice work Ryan. I like the color combo of the second post. I try to think of color combinations that will work well when I'm processing color, so in this case you have golds and cyans, nicely paired. I may try to experiment with crops that get me closer to the light as well

Beautiful warm light against the blues. I prefer the original post. The light looks more magical to me in it. Excellent.

Glorious, indeed. Stunning light.

Beautiful light!!

Wow Ryan, the light here stopped me in my tracks too -- even in the thumbnail!
I did not see your original one, but whatever you did this time looks great. I like the image as posted because it looks to me like the way this would look during the brief crepuscular time when it's almost dark, and the first (or last) light of day beams through, lighting up just part of the dim, snowy forest. It's easy to process such a scene as a brighter daylight shot, losing the magic of the moment. Hard for me to say, because I was not there, but obviously you want to preserve that memory when the light stopped you dead in your tracks. That happens when there is a dramatic difference between the light you saw and the surrounding scene. Preserve that drama.

The warm light peeking through the snow covered trees is great, Ryan. This sure has a Christmas Card feeling to it. I like the reduced cyan in the repost, but prefer the darker tones in the original, for me, that adds emphasis to the inviting warmth that's hiding back there. I wonder about cropping some of the snowy brush at the bottom, but after spending more time viewing find the having the warm area centered works well.

Beautiful winter image, Ryan! Love shots like this and the first one works best for me. It has a little more impact and looks like early morning light to me. Really nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Lovely light and nicely detailed. I am seeing quite a bit of cyan in the snow. I just saw the repost, but I prefer something in between regard the snow; perhaps add a little blue? Regardless, this is a lovely image, Ryan.

--P

Very nice, Ryan. I prefer the first image...it feels warmer and more inviting in the trees. The second post snow lost something subtle for me.

I'm looking forward to the snow even more now after a little taste over the weekend.

I knew this felt familiar. What sweet light. I think the processing here is excellent.

Chris

Wow. Talk about right place at the right time. The glow of the sun has a warming feel, very inviting, in contrast to the coldness of the snow. Very nicely done Ryan, very nicely done.