The snowfall was thick, and quiet. No wind. The water was a slow, gentle flow. Talk about a calming effect!
Too faded?
Sony A7RIII ISO 3200 f9 1/2000 @ 480mm
I was out on a wildlife shoot when I saw this scene & couldn’t help myself. But I obviously didn’t change my settings for a landscape!
I really like this image. The tone on tone in the photograph creates visual harmony. The slightly blue color of the water leads my eye into the photo. The photo has a calming effect.
You could have edited with more contrast to create a different feeling, more drama. I think either approach would work, just depends on what you wanted the feel to be.
Thank you Alice. Yeah, I originally edited for more drama, but realized what I was really responding to in the scene was the quiet… 
You as the artist get to make that call!!
It’s beautiful.
I like your processing, Connie. As you discussed above, you might pull more drama out of it, but when there’s that much snow and distance involved, things just look mostly white and trying to pull more contrast out of the image will very quickly make it look contrived.
Thank you Dennis. I’m definitely not a fan of the ‘contrived’ look! Thanks for your feedback
Connie, this view looks great. It’s definitely quiet and a touch mysterious due to your high key processing.
Thank you Mark. Your comments are always welcome
Connie: Makes me want to be there! Beautifully processed and presented. Is this in Yellowstone? The scene looks familiar although I’ve yet to get there in the winter. Top notch shot. >=))>
Yup, you guessed it. Given your recent sharing of spectacular Utah desert winter images, you would LOVE Yellowstone in the winter! Far fewer people, giving the feeling that humans are the privileged visitors to the animals’ wilderness. If you go, I highly recommend the Photography Snowcoach day. The guide that I had was incredible with knowledge of when & where the animal would be. In fact, that inspires me to post the mountain goat image that was impossible to spot had it not been for the guide….exhilerating!
Connie: Were you staying at Mammoth or at Old Faithful? Formal tour or did you do everything on your own? Thanks in advance for any info. >=))>
Not too faded at all – quite wonderful!! It conveys calm beauty.
We stayed @ Old Faithful, which requires reserving snowcoach space round trip from either Mammoth or West Yellowstone, but is quite worth it.
They (Yellowstone NP concession) offer multiple snowcoach trips in and around the Park not accessible by car (which is the entire Park except the Lamar Valley). My favorite is the day long trip for photography, usually offered 2x/week. Pricey, but again, oh so worth it. Then, if you’re a nordic skier (or snowshoer), there are multiple trips right from the Lodge that you can do on your own. Groomed trails. They provide maps, and partial snowcoach (in or out) help for reasonable prices if you want.
The whole trip costs a pretty penny, but I’ve done it twice now & not regretted a bit of it. Food is another big cost - but you can get a room with a small fridge, & I brought my own food & electric kettle (they don’t allow cook stoves, darn it), making it possible to get away with buying just one meal/day.
Lots more info on where & how to arrange all this stuff on their official website. It’s great fun to go with a group!
Oh! and another thing we did was rent a B&B in Gardiner at the end of the interior part of the trip and did day trips into the Lamar Valley (our own vehicles) to see the wolves. Absolutely a must…I saw things (wild things - wolves!) that I likely will never see in the wild again. Unless I go back…
Hope this helps!
Sounds like wonderful trips!! And congratulations on the EP – well deserved!
Oh my goodness! Didn’t see that! Thanks Diane.
Connie, this is a wonderfully calming winter image, the tones are beautiful! Thank you for sharing; winter is my favorite season!
