(If this is a composite, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn)
This is a picture I made about two weeks ago at sunrise. It was our first snowfall of the season and was really beautiful to see. It was such a wonderful morning to be out shooting and I sure enjoyed this first snow. I made the picture at Smith Lake just a couple of miles from my house.
Any thoughts welcome.
Canon 5DMK4, 24-105L @ 105mm, ISO 100, F/11, 1/15 sec. no filters.
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Looks cold. We’re basking in 70 degree weather here in Northern CA. Nice detail and color. You might consider a very slight CCW rotation. Nicely done, Nick.
-P
Nick, if you got this 2 weeks ago, then you must be in for a rough winter
I love the Fire and Ice aspect to this image, the cool/warm contrast makes for a very compelling combination. I think your processing of the whites in the snow looks good, slightly cool and very natural looking. I agree with @Preston_Birdwell about the CCW rotation, although it may be an optical illusion, the right side looks tilted, but the left does not.
I might also suggest trying to feather the luminosity gradient a little more near the top of the trees, the transition as pressented is somewhat abrupt, and i think it could be smoothed out a little.
