01 - Flurries
by ursula

Comment by dandavis:
AWESOME SHOT!

Marvel
by ursula

Comment by Marc923:
I like this one. A nice abstract look to it. Colors could be a bit brighter, though.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by jomari:
Another beautiful abstract. It looks very sensuous - I wouldn't have realized it is snow, but then, I don't get to see much of it.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by Elaine:
Another lovely abstract. I would never have guessed snow as it so smooth and flowing.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by ursula:

Originally posted by bsluijk: Snow and wind can have a wonderful effect. Well captured, and a good choice to make a BW image from it. I cannot judge the scale of what I'm looking at, but when I took pictures this week of the snow (using a 100mm macro, so similar to what you used) I was amazed to discover individual snowflakes just like the textbooks show them.

I didn't use the macro for this, but the 18-200 walkaround zoomed at 105. It's a rather large bank, by the side of a mountain road. Distance to subject is about 10 metres (guessing).

Like you say, it is quite interesting how much detail you can get in snow. I am always surprised at how not smooth snow is, and how many different surface textures it can show. This snow (Thursday) was ratherr granular. By contrast, yesterday's snow was a crystaline surface. F/11 (rather than my often used fully open lens) helps a lot! The hardest thing for me is white balance when it comes to snow! Exposure is also tricky with snow, so I use the sky for metering and the blinkies on the viewer after a test shot or two.

Message edited by author 2013-01-20 10:42:57.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by BeckyT:
Amazing. Hard to believe it is snow. Seems so peaceful. Great choice to do it in B/W.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by bsluijk:
Snow and wind can have a wonderful effect. Well captured, and a good choice to make a BW image from it. I cannot judge the scale of what I'm looking at, but when I took pictures this week of the snow (using a 100mm macro, so similar to what you used) I was amazed to discover individual snowflakes just like the textbooks show them.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by ciaeagle:
I would never have guessed snow on this one. It looks like skin to me ... Maybe a woman's curves but no that can't be it either. ;) It's very pleasing to the eye and I love the tones and textures.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by MacDonald:
Snow - imagine how many snowflakes have gathered in that bank to create such varying depths. It's so smooth and the shades of blacks & gray invite my eye in - this image has a beautiful sensual quality to it.

Message edited by author 2013-01-20 01:33:25.

03 (Original) - Snow
by ursula

Comment by sulamk:
Looks like apiece of fabric tossed down.