The road ahead
by Paul

Comment by roz:
LOVE THIS . !!!!! ..
what a brilliant take on the challenge .. the oof road going off into the distance .. and the guy in focus who i'm assuming is driving the bus .. the rain splattered windscreen where the wipers have left their mark ..
just fantastic .. i really hope this wins .. it's totally out of the box .. and marvelous .. :)

Grand Prix
by Paul

Comment by LevT:
Congrats Paul! Fun pre-covid times )

Waiting for the big one
by Paul

Comment by willem:
Nice scene, well composed, but it needs a 0.76 degree counter clockwise rotation.

Rise up
by Paul

Comment by mariuca:
Truth is I forgot not only to vote but even look at this challenge. It never happened to me before to forget both things. I am sorry because I would have given it the rightful 10.
A great combination between Serat and Puvis de Chavanne and in the end totally yours, ageless
A favorite. (People seemed to have forgotten the game of favorite picture / favorite photographer)

Winter to remember
by Paul

Comment by Paul:
Sure. I think it’s a better image and indeed I already tried that when you suggested it and preferred it as an image. It didn’t have the gloom of the lived experience; but I do prefer the version you suggest.

Message edited by author 2021-01-21 08:10:52.

Winter to remember
by Paul

Comment by willem:

Originally posted by Paul: Originally posted by willem: Impressive, but underexposed and incorrect white balance. Applying a levels correction in photoshop with the white eyedropper tools makes this so much better. It retains the blue in the waterfall but makes the snow white. I'm confident the white balance was correct here. This was the observed coloration of the scene. It's a dilemma though to 'correct' the scene or to convey the experience of being there. I have achieved the latter I think, is it a worse photograph as a result of that choice? Perhaps.

Not the intention to start a discussion here. It is your image, your memory and your choice. But just to illustrate what I meant, I have done a quick edit and loaded a before and after, here

Winter to remember
by Paul

Comment by Paul:

Originally posted by willem: Impressive, but underexposed and incorrect white balance. Applying a levels correction in photoshop with the white eyedropper tools makes this so much better. It retains the blue in the waterfall but makes the snow white.

I'm confident the white balance was correct here. This was the observed coloration of the scene. It's a dilemma though to 'correct' the scene or to convey the experience of being there. I have achieved the latter I think, is it a worse photograph as a result of that choice? Perhaps.

Winter to remember
by Paul

Comment by tnun:
will he be all right?

Winter to remember
by Paul

Comment by eamurdock:
Looks almost cinematic. Bleak. I like it.

Morning fire
by Paul

Comment by tnun:
oh my, you went outside in the cold to take this. appreciate the light, the morning, the fire.