# This Storm Is On Me

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/this-storm-is-on-me/34015>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [March 12, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/this-storm-is-on-me/34015 "2023-03-12T23:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Minish](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gary_minish/32/525_2.png) [@Gary\_Minish](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gary_Minish)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/this-storm-is-on-me/34015/1 "2023-03-12T23:40:31Z")

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![This Storm Is On Me](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/1/16c3d2a0d906b2a69c1e8b30cd466452f6accfba.jpeg)

I was driving from Valdez to Anchorage on a beautiful, mostly clear day and came upon this very small but heavy snow storm. I stopped when it was directly overhead and shot this scene.

### Specific Feedback and Self-Critique

All critiques are appreciated.

### Technical Details

Sony a6300, SEL1670Z @ 23mm (34mm w/crop factor), ISO-100, f/8.0, 1/640, hand held.

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**Author:** ![Jens\_Ober](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jens_ober/32/52374_2.png) [@Jens\_Ober](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jens_Ober)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/this-storm-is-on-me/34015/2 "2023-03-13T08:17:48Z")

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Hi Gary,  
I would say you happened to be in the right place at the right time. Wow! That looks really impressive.

What a great contrast of conditions. You perfectly caught the snowstorm in the foreground with your fast shutter speed. And in the background, the wide mountains are kissed by the sun under a blue sky. One cannot wish for more.

The dramatic mood somehow reminds me of a scene in a fantasy novel: The dark army in the foreground surrounds the light castle in the background, ready to attack.

I keep thinking about whether the tree on the left bothers me. It’s quite dominant in my opinion. But on the other hand, this dark tree is a good counterbalance to the brightest mountain peak on the right.

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**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:** [March 13, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/this-storm-is-on-me/34015/3 "2023-03-13T16:59:02Z")

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Gary, I think you should clone out all of the oof birds in the sky… 🤣 I really like the depth, emphasized well by the sunlight on the distant mountains. I’m fine with the tree on the left, but do wonder about a crop that moves it closer to the edge.

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**Author:** ![DeanRoyer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/deanroyer/32/33767_2.png) [@DeanRoyer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/DeanRoyer)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/this-storm-is-on-me/34015/4 "2023-03-14T02:31:54Z")

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The power of the storm really comes through. And the light on the mountains is fantastic.