Snowy

[penodr]

Here is a picture I took today as the first snow fall of the season came to VA. Any advice would be appreciated.

Dave

[AntZ]

I like it. The composition of the path in the image is perfect.

[Bambi]

yes it definitely has a mood to it. I like the B&W.

[EJC]

My advice is be prepaired. When we get snow I make sure we have lots of Bailey's Irish Cream to put in the hot chocolat. We needed in Calgary this weekend.

I like this photo. Good composition, nice angle on the pathway.

[Iguanasan]

I'm hoping we can help you by critiquing your photos but not this one. Good composition, good exposure, good post processing. I'd just be happy with it if I were you

[Mad Aussie]

I agree the composition is very good indeed. The leading line of the path and the person ... all very well used.

What I can't quite figure out is if this has been processed to be an image (no longer a pure photo due to processing filters etc) or it has been sharpened too much. I can see what appear to be sharpening artifacts in the branches and around the person.

I don't agree that the exposure was good though. It appears to be a bit overexposed I think.

My conclusion, from what I can see here, is that the photo wasn't quite what you'd hoped so you applied a filter/processing to save it and came up with a nice image.

[penodr]

Thanks for all the comments all, I appreciate it.

Mad Aussie, I struggled with the same thing before posting. Wondering if the image was "off" a bit. I was processing the photo to give a feeling and maybe I missed it a bit.

Here is another try.

[Mad Aussie]

I think that's a much nicer version penodr. This has better tonal range. The whites are a bit grey but then on a dark snowy day I reckon that's probably about right anyhow

[JAS_Photo]

I like the second as well.

[Bambi]

I agree, the second is much better. more natural looking.