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Menno Naber
{K:3570} 8/13/2006
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Great picture, nice work and composition.
Cheers Menno
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Manu
{K:13082} 3/17/2006
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Excellent lighting on the snow and trees x 3...superb how you have held on to the shadow detail in the snow...well done
Manu
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 2/21/2006
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Thanks for stopping to look and comment, Cessy. This is one of my favorites of my recent images.
Best regards,
Mark
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 2/21/2006
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hi Mark
this is very beautiful
love the light and shadow
very well done
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 2/18/2006
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Thanks for this useful comment Ina. I had tried it both ways, with and without the boundary lines. I liked it "with" at the time, but you might be right that a simpler framing would let the shot speak for itself better and also leverage the mystery of it. Good eye!
I have been doing the lines in these letterbox crops for a while now and may have fallen into a habit. I had tried this one first with white, but it was too much so I changed it to a light gray. n Maybe darker or not at all is best here. Sometimes I like the lines for a sort of beveled look that separates the image from the frame, but they are not waranted on every shot. Thanks for passing on the thought, Ina, it's a good point and well appreciated!
Best regards,
Mark
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 2/18/2006
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Hi Mark,
this is realy an outstanding composition study and framing.
the lights has created a nice mood over this snows, and the trees in the forest make a nice texture.very good done. bravo!
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/18/2006
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Mark, I was wondering if the white lines were actually needed? I'm talking of the framing, have you tried it with just black, without the lines? I can't say one way or another, it's just a thought, if you think it might enhance the mysterious mood to concentrate only on what is there, without any distraction. I'm not sure if this is a good idea, I'm just guessing :)
It's great that one can't tell what time of the day it is. Underexposure is an interesting concept, it works great, and it cannot hurt, you can always up the curves later in PS.
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 2/18/2006
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Thanks a bunch Ina. The shot was taken early morning and underexposed (something I do a lot of, I like the tones it creates.) The underexposure is mostly responsible for the deep shadow tones and also the dark backdrop, which is actually a large brook behind the trees. The ridge you see is an oddity created by the wind (this recent storm had very high winds) which also knocked big chunks of snow out of the trees, which is what created the pocked and cratered snow surface.
Best regards,
Mark
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/18/2006
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Very beautiful and mysterious lighting, Mark! I love the long shadows in the snow, they remind me of guitar strings, because they are so perfectly parallel. The lighting is wonderful, it's very unusual to see light on the ground, and dark above! The curves in the fresh snow and that straight ridge are also adding a sense of depth, and the darkness a sense of drama! I really like the way you cut this, and the composition with the trees on one side with plenty of room for the shadows! Best regards, Ina
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mundh
{K:3974} 2/18/2006
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wow this is really an artistic shot
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 2/18/2006
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Well seen, Mark! The white/blue snow and the dark contrast of the trees, and then the addition of the great shadows, it all works together to create a nice image! Well done!
Kathy
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