A clear morning
by beekeeper

Comment by cowboy221977:
I absolutely love the snowy scene. It is great...Good job.

A clear morning
by beekeeper

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Gorgeous, but I can't see how this fits the challenge description of "a candid moment". (Perhaps because of the horse in the scene?) If this fits the challenge, then it is a freestudy. It's a wonderful shot, and I am sure it will do well in spite of the DNMC votes.

Edelweiss Gallery
by beekeeper

Comment by bmartuch:
Beautiful shot. I love the hard driving snow. I'll bet they would love to have a copy of this.

Edelweiss Gallery
by beekeeper

Comment by Kelli:
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The light on this is quite magical. Gorgeous snowy scene! 10

A clear morning
by beekeeper

Comment by MarioPierre:
A very nice shot but I'm not sure how it fits in Candid?

A clear morning
by beekeeper

Comment by EL-ROI:
I sincerely believe candid photography relates soleley to capturing an image of a person.

Edelweiss Gallery
by beekeeper

Comment by MaryO:
Falling snow is very nice and complements the gallery nicely. Feels a bit tilted with none of the building's horizontal lines straight, and not enough of a tilt to feel like a deliberate composition choice.

Edelweiss Gallery
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Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
possibly needs slight cw rotation. great capture. gl

A clear morning
by beekeeper

Comment by Paulanton1:
very nice picture

Edelweiss Gallery
by beekeeper

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives:There are some really excellent elements to this image - the clarity of the front of the building, the dynamic nature of the snow and the rather ethereal coloration. This is definitely a scene worth capturing.

Critical stuff: I think this is one of those 'nearly' images, where there are a number of elements that are nearly there but not quite - they become more conspicuous as a result. For me your handling of red is a little underdone - the ribbon on the tree is a wonderful element which could have been enhanced. The foreground snow is a little distracting because it is out of focus - perhaps a vignette (to white) may have helped here? I also think that given the prominence of the lamppost on the right, getting it truly vertical is almost mandatory.

Overall: A nice image which communicates the feeling of the moment but with a few visual niggles which conspire to frustrate rather than delight the viewer.