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Description
Sunday’s snow storm in Maryland was heavy at times but never particularly threatening, so I went out to capture it’s beauty. These two views are an earlier view when the flakes were large and falling heavily and a later view when the flakes were fewer and much smaller. The fun part was attempting to isolate the smaller tree branches at the edge against the falling snow and the thicker forest behind. If you look carefully, you’ll see that the two views include many of the same trees and branches.
Specific Feedback
I like the semi-abstract nature of the views but found getting visual separation between the foreground and forest a processing challenge.
Technical Details
R5, 100-500, tripod
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Great work, @Mark_Seaver. I enjoy both of these images and feel you’ve got plenty of separation between FG and BG. I love the lines and patterns of the trees as well as the mid-air snowflakes, which give this an abstract quality without actually being abstract. I’m partial to the first one that was shot at a faster shutter speed to freeze (no pun intended…well, maybe a little intended) the snowflakes as they fell. Either way, they’re both beautiful.
Hi Mark,
Both of these winter scenes are quite nice. After toggling back and forth a couple of times I am partial to the first version as I think capturing the snowflakes with the faster SS puts the viewer right there with you. The seperation between the FG and BG looks just fine IMO. Beautifully done!
I also prefer the first image. It seems to be just a tad darker, cooler, and less contrasty. I also find that the large flakes give a sense of space whereas the second image feels more abstract. There is less a sense of what it is in the 2nd image.
I love both – you captured a gorgeous scene two ways! Both show a sense of depth with the FG trees separated from the forest behind. For me, the second is more magical because of the softness. I’m surprised that the snowflakes were blurred out at that ss.
What a great way to show the difference in shutter speeds. I have to say that I much prefer the composition of the second image but I prefer the shutter speed, the bluer tones and the slightly darker mood of the first image.
Getting separation between the foreground and the background with all of the small, chaotic branches is certainly a challenge and I think the second image does a better job than the first image. Very creative Mark.
