Surrounded
by riversong

Comment by scarbrd:
Shooting snow is tricky. Good job here recovering from the underexposed original.

A general rule for shooting snow is too overexpose form the meter reading by 1-2 stops. You would have had more details in the trees as well.

Otherwise, not much wrong here at all. Good comp, nice post processing. No real "wow" factor needed to do well on DPC but a really nice score.

Christmas Pearl
by riversong

Comment by ryand:
This is really incredible, love the leading lines going through the photo, really like the composition as well. Congrats on the great finish with this one, it is very well deserved.

Moon Rise Day 22
by riversong

Comment by ryand:
This is another great shot of the snow. I like what you did here with the cooler white balance giving it a cold feel to it. Really neat contrast in the snow as well. You also nailed the composition. This shot is really neat, very nicely done.

Surrounded
by riversong

Comment by ryand:
This shot is very nice, and I'm going to comment on this before reading Jason's post, just so you get my viewpoint. The first thing i noticed on this shot was the perfect white color in the snow. You also managed to do this without killing the rest of the shot. Also it has a nice composition that leads your eyes through the shot with the fence.

Another thing that you did very well was the contrast in this shot. It makes the trees stand out a lot more and adds a lot to the shot. This is a really neat shot, and you have done a great job capturing the snow with the correct color. Very nicely done, keep up the good work.

Town Hall Day 23
by riversong

Comment by bassbone:
This one is awesome! The lighting is really warm and the streak of light from the car is pretty darn cool. I like how the lights are not blown out.

On the levelness of the photo - that is really easy to fix in photoshop! If you use it, send me a pm and I can walk you through how to make it level.

Message edited by author 2008-01-23 18:10:24.

Town Hall Day 23
by riversong

Comment by citymars:
I think you're being too hard on yourself -- this is nice! Colorful, full of light and interesting details.

Surrounded
by riversong

Comment by DrAchoo:
Technicals: A shot which scores 6+ has to have gotten the basics right and this is no exception. You control the snow which is probably the most important aspect of the picture. Portrait orientation is good for this shot and we see a leading line in the fence which gets us eventually to the house.

The feel: The bare sign is a bit of a hindrance since it doesn't serve as a very good foreground subject. Our eye is drawn to it, but we get no reward for looking at it. The sign is gone and we don't know what the purpose was. It also is not very pretty and actually breaks up the leading line somewhat. Sometimes you can't do much about it, but perhaps working on the point of view or composition could have minimized it just a bit more. Finding another foreground subject, even if it has to be placed (but not look like it's placed. :) I do this ALL the time) might be helpful.

The game: 6+ scores are always to be appreciated. A nice picture.

Message edited by author 2008-01-23 18:02:11.

Burst of Mellow
by riversong

Comment by bassbone:
Excellent work here - the vibrant-ness of the yellows is so cheerful and bright. I wouldn't call it mellow at all!

Moon Rise Day 22
by riversong

Comment by KarenNfld:
Oh this is lovely!

Moon Rise Day 22
by riversong

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
This shot is beautiful with the moon and only a few things sticking out of the snowy hill. This was a very good opportunity, and you saw it and got the shot. : )