January 26, 2011
Off Season: Winter Settles In
Off Season wouldn’t be complete without a few images with the snow falling. So here is the first. I’ll be posting a couple more as the series moves along.
Yesterday morning, I woke up to this gentle snowfall. It was the fourth snow in about two weeks we’ve had to deal with it (and more coming today).
I decided to make the most of it so I hopped out of bed, showered and headed to Salisbury Beach. I had a narrow window in which to shoot, so time was short. For every shot I got I had to pass on two more. I hate not having time to really explore a scene.
Some technical notes … A scene with gray skies, white cottages, snow covered ground and more snow falling is not a scene that produces vibrant HDR. While I shot 5 brackets for this (and the others shots I took) I decided to work with the center, anchor bracket.
I used a very light hand in tonemapping the single raw file in Photomatix to increase the range slightly, then adjusted the curves in Photoshop.
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Enough with the snow! I’m opening my pool this weekend. I don’t care! Great capture! 🙂
The angle at which the snow is blowing into the frame really works well for me. It gives me a sense of motion and conveys the chill that must have been in the air.
Solid job.
Nice mood. I can hear the waves.
Just love it Bob…the starkness and distance to the houses…fantastic.
Awesome shot Bob – what are you using to protect your camera from the falling snow?
Beauty shot Bob!
Great shot, Bob! Loving this series! Thanks for the tech. notes!
Love the tones in the sky – wonderful capture
Love the use of open space! Creates a great mood for the photo.
Absolutely gorgeous – the whirling snow is a great touch that really adds to the general “brrrr!” of the whole image!
Excellent image Bob! Love the composition you chose to create the mood of the shot.
Well done!