Scurry in the flurry

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Scurry in the flurry
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While out hiking while it was snowing, I played around a little with trail shots. This time sinking down and just about sitting. I wanted to get the line of my tracks leading up and away over that little rise. I also liked those two crossed trees to the side and thought they framed it nicely. Because it was snowing, the far end of the trail is a bit lighter in contrast. Had to work sort of quickly so as not to get snow on the front element. Wide angle lens hoods only provide so much protection.

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So, about that leaf? Stay for verisimilitude or go for distracting?

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
handheld in lovely soft fresh snow

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Lightroom for b&w conversion and a white balance change. Lowered highlights & blacks, boosted exposure & shadows. Added contrast & texture. A bit of lens correction, but the built-in works pretty well. Photoshop to remove lens spots (guess I wasn’t fast enough!) and a few things poking through the snow.

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Vote for go, it’s too close to the frame edge. Kris I’m consistent, if nothing else :grin:

I like how the footprints play such a large role here, it’s different than in your prior post, (where I thought the trees played a larger role) but emphasizing the trail here works well too. The large amount of negative space works well for me here.

In addition to being obsessed with frame edges, I also like to play with horizontal flips. As presented, I get a strong sense that the trail is flowing downhill towards the viewer ( a good thing). When I tried this flipped, I got a sense that the trail flowed uphill away from the viewer. I prefer the original “downhill” flow (sort of like how I prefer streams and rivers to flow towards the viewer). But it’s fascinating to me how much our left to right bias influences the way we perceive the look of images.