driven snow
by briantammy

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Nice subject and framing. Great capture

driven snow
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Comment by pamelasue:
Mammoth California? b/w was a good choice for this image

coffee appreciation moment
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Comment by johnmcboston:
Nice. sharp, good composition, nice overall tone. very nice.

coffee appreciation moment
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Comment by karmat:
I like the bw and clarity of this. The crop is a bit tight on the right, but it works okay, I think

driven snow
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Comment by btrfly:
although i am not getting the point of 'purity' in your image, i really really like it! nice job.

coffee appreciation moment
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Comment by Alicia:
I love everything about this.

driven snow
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Comment by CassieDoodle:
where did you find snow in june?! lol

coffee appreciation moment
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Comment by JJWoolls:
I really like this. The only thing that i would change is the lighting on their faces (Or maybe it is even better this way). The girls face is a little too light and the guys is a little too dark... Not really a complaint, just a thought.

coffee appreciation moment
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Comment by rjkstesch:
Love the tones in this shot. Beautiful conversion. The image is interesting as a capture of the ordinary moment. I love the expressiona and lighting on her face.

I prefer less border and would love to see this image speak on its own. I'd also like to see the image cropped in on the left to eliminate the dead space and the blurred band. I also think it would help with the balance of the shot.

weeds
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Comment by eamurdock:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First let me say I'm so happy I got to see this! I missed it during voting. This is truely a wonderful image - I agree with posthumous, best windmill shot to come along in a long time; also one of the most powerful landscapes I've seen in some time.

Pros:

Composition is great; a perfect example of the power of the rule of thirds; great technicals, nice sharp lines with a high contrast background without any significant sharpening artifacts. I personally really like the sepia tone. The three layers give great depth and contribute a lot; very reminicent of your blue ribbon shot:



but flatter, which works better for this image.

Cons:

Not many I can see. I think cloning out the white line that abranton mentioned would improve it, but that's pretty nit picky. And while I understand alexjack's comment on the smokestack thingy I don't agree - I think it balances the windmill nicely and provides an anchoring mass. There are a couple of little white dots in the bottom that could also be cloned out.

So why didn't it do better? Probably because it's a fairly subtle image, and those often aren't appreciated at DPC. The cluster of votes at 5-7 shows people recognized it as a very good image, but in the throes of voting didn't take time to appreciate it. I love it. Roz loves it. I hope you do too.

Challenge:

Well, it's a free study, so pretty much anything meets the challenge. ;) So much for my default comment form!

Anyway, congrats again on a great image, and thanks for letting me critique it. I think it's tremendous.