Quote Originally Posted by Mad Aussie View Post
Well then ... I'd throw it away.

The original looks to have taken when the sun was at its highest which has resulted in a huge dynamic range which in turn has caused little detail to be left in the snow and the shadows very dark as well.

The treatment has saved the photo somewhat in that it now now of an image I think but in the end I don't see too much merit in other areas of this photo. The tree that seems to be the main focal point is under-exposed and the scene overall doesn't really hold any major point of interest for me.

Had the tree been used as a partial frame and the s shape in the snow a leading line towards the distant buildings then I think this scene could have worked well.

Finally though, and I've done this myself many times, it looks more like you wished it was a good photo, tried to make it such, but didn't get there.
I find myself throwing away these photo at later dates because I finally take a similar photo that makes me wonder what I was thinking the first time.

But hey ... I learn a lot trying to save shots like this so it's never a waste of time.
Lunch time photo walk: guilty
Tree is the focus but skills/hardware at the time did not allow for a great exposure: guilty
Wished it was a good photo: guilty



Did get to play with GIMP using Curves and such and learned a bit about tweaking an already good photo. Not all lost