# On the wind (+B&W version) **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [June 29, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715 "2021-06-29T12:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715/1 "2021-06-29T12:07:15Z")
![On the wind](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/9/a9e3d5268b19db80b7289949444df13c33faf46a.jpeg) Here it is in B&W with some texture & contrast changes - ![Kristen_SmithJanuary 20, 2012IMG_0001.DNG-2](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/8/c87e0eb06575fba475488cb02095ee91fbb9bccf.jpeg) Pulling out another oldie for this challenge (I have a couple of newer shots, but none are as obvious with the wind effect as this one). This is from 2012 where I used to live in NH - Adams Pond in Londonderry. Wind shook the snow from the trees on this morning as I stood across the pond and tried to photograph it. I like the different shapes it produced here. And the deer tracks going away. ### Specific Feedback Requested Even though there is something going on, it feels kinda static to me. ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Olympus E-30 Zuiko D 12-60mm lens @ 12mm f/13 | 1/13 sec | ISO 100 probably a tripod and maybe a polarizer Lr processed for a bit of a crop to emphasize the lines & eliminate a bright and distracting tree. White & black points, lens correction, sharpening. Color grading to bring up the warmth of the sunrise and a graduated filter on the ground snow so it wouldn’t be so intensely blue (I hate that). ###### @the.wire.smith ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715/2 "2021-06-29T16:37:24Z")
Kris, that’s a lot of falling and blowing snow, placed well in the frame. The deer tracks are subtle, interesting extra. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715/3 "2021-06-29T17:15:07Z")
An interesting and beautiful capture. I might have missed the tracks had I not magnified the image. ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715/4 "2021-06-29T19:24:06Z")
Cool scene. I get the sense of the upward movement of the snow, but maybe it would be more distinct in b&w. That blue sky is really striking and I think it competes with the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Goldman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/harley_goldman/32/213_2.png) [@Harley\_Goldman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Harley_Goldman)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715/5 "2021-06-30T11:38:09Z")
I think @Bonnie_Lampley is on to something with the B&W suggestions. I pulled it into PS and did a quickie conversion and quite like the results. It becomes much more dramatic and engaging for me in B&W. ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/on-the-wind-b-w-version/22715/6 "2021-06-30T12:04:39Z")
Thanks everyone - glad the old shot still had impact. Thanks for the suggestion about monochrome - I don’t think I ever tried it, but I’ve put up an alternate version for your perusal.