At first glance, i was thinking this looks way over exposed, i'm glad i enlarge it to take a better look. This is a great image, it works very well, it gives the feeling of wind chile and extream cold. The composition looks great. Nice work Jim.
Hey, another snowy bench picture ;). I agree with Andy, that the whitewash by the snow really works and with Harvey, that the 2 people really adds perspective and dimensions. Ok, that was an easy one ;). Lisa, I have refrained from posting something in the past, because just minutes before, someone else posted something similar. What appeals to me, though, is how different people view and frame similar subjects. While Jim's picture also contains a bench and is snowy, it is completely different from mine (though he does also have the bench on the right ;)).
There is a little bit of a lack of detail on the left side, but I think that pulls the eye to the bench, in my unprofessional opinion.
I find it weird, though, that Petra just put one up slightly similar to this and then Jim did. Yesterday there were two river photos by two different people and today two castle photos by two different people. Is everyone trying to one-up every one else, or what? :-) Of course they have all been nice different perspectives of similar photos.
Technical aspects handled well..exposure, detail, etc. What makes this photo for me is the placement and relative size of the two people walking out of the frame.
Cold indeed. I initially wanted to criticize this (constructively) for the lack of detail in the snow. But the more I looked at it, the more I realized that the pristine whiteness works very well. It functions well from a negative-space standpoint and highlights the trees and bench so well. I'd almost suggest cloning out the hint of the path you see on the right side, but thats a matter of taste. Well done.
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