Winter Fairytale

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 16, 2015289 views24 comments

While scouting the area after the heavy snowfall just after christmas last year I found this group of trees and I thought that I would like to come back the next day when it starts snowing again to shoot these trees isolated with a foggy background
D810, 24-70/f2.8 @45mm,iso80, f8, 1/200sec

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24 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 16, 2015 at 5:57 PM

Real nice winter scene, Bill. I like the background whiteout and the way it isolates the tree. I might be inclined to crop 1/3 to 1/2 of the foreground snow.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 16, 2015 at 6:07 PM

Always a sucker for these kinds of shots. Nice work.

aF

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 16, 2015 at 8:48 PM

Simple, but very effective. The minimalist presentation works for me in the composition. The white-out conditions and the apparent emptiness of the landscape conveys a sense of solitude.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 16, 2015 at 9:00 PM

Good whiteout. I agree with Harley on the crop from the bottom.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 17, 2015 at 1:23 AM

Great winter scene. I prefer the crop as is, for me it gives the scene more a feeling of starkness. I might clone out the branches on the ground by the third tree from the right.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 17, 2015 at 2:15 AM

Lovely Bill, no nits for me!

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on January 17, 2015 at 6:00 AM

Lovely.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 17, 2015 at 6:20 AM

Thanks for your feedbacks and suggestions.
@Harley and Phil: I was also thinking about cropping a bit from the bottom....but then I leave it to give the scene a stronger sense of solitude. But I also have cropped version, so thanks a lot for your input.

Allen Brooks: I wasn't sure about the branches here but I thought I want to keep them in the image

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 17, 2015 at 11:04 AM

Another beautiful photograph, Bill. I love the look and wonderful mood this has. Excellent processing and I like the composition fine as it is. I'm sure it would look good with the bottom crop too but I like the space there myself.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 17, 2015 at 11:49 AM

Excellent Bill. The larger version is really sweet. Beautiful tones.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on January 17, 2015 at 3:30 PM

Really nice, Bill. So simple, yet I find the shapes in the branches very engaging.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 17, 2015 at 9:32 PM

I am going to add my kudos to this image. This is another simple straight forward composition that works really well. Just a great image.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 17, 2015 at 10:50 PM

You captured a really wonderful mood with the graphic simplicity here, Bill. I love these kinds of images; reminds me of a pencil drawing. My only suggestion would be to clone out those branches on the ground. Just a personal choice.

Ed

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 17, 2015 at 10:59 PM

Would make a wonderful Holiday card. Show cases the crisp winter. The open spaces above and below the trees adds to the calmness and balance of the image. Nice work!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 18, 2015 at 2:51 AM

Beautiful work, Bill. Love the isolated winter trees. I like the foreground crop idea, but you've got a super image either way.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 18, 2015 at 11:04 AM

What a lovely, graphic view of winter! Great shapes in the trees, perfectly placed in the frame.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on January 18, 2015 at 4:24 PM

I like this one. It's good you got that touch of color in the trees because it adds to the mood. I agree with Harley about the crop he suggested.

--P

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 18, 2015 at 11:24 PM

Great tree family portrait; perfect use of the snow to create a beautiful graphic image.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 19, 2015 at 12:47 AM

very elegant, simple and sweet. we're all suckers for this!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM

Works perfectly!

I might cool the highlights a tad.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 19, 2015 at 4:46 PM

Thanks a lot for your comments, feedbacks and suggestions on this one.
I really do appreciate. I will try your suggestions and then will decide what works for me best.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 20, 2015 at 10:11 PM

excellent! This works very well for me. Did you have to go high key, or is this as it looked when you shot it?

Chris

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 21, 2015 at 2:33 PM

Chris, it was a snowy afternoon and the light was kind of blueish......it was bright but not that bright....I wanteted a positive image and not dull colors so I decided to go more high key.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on January 21, 2015 at 4:48 PM

Great comp and processing on this Bill. Simple but elegant. Very well done.

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