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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

Since there were no birds around, this stump became my subject.

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Any and all

Technical Details

iso 4000
250mm
F6.3
1/4000s

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I like this composition with the colors and nice detail. I might take a little off the bottom and add a little to the top to move the subject down a bit in the frame

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Very nice!! I like the amount of detail both in the darker snag and in the snow – nicely done! The composition is also very nice. I think @Ronald_Murphy has a good idea, but update that gradient on the bottom if you crop there.

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Simon, this is nicely minimalist, with the blue tones in the snow at the bottom quite different from the white snow elsewhere.

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Scenes like this always grab me. The raggedness and the smooth snow are nice contrasts. The frame feels a tad tight and it feels underexposed for a snowy slice. I like it though, has some room for finessing if you had a mind.

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Hello Everyone,

After reading you all I did go back to Lightroom only to find the frame was fully cropped to the top. I am trying to remember if I was cutting off an intrusive branch from the top… We will never know.

Thank you for the comments. Exposure in snowy scenes is a challenege to me!