Winter Scenes (pics included)

[Dbl]

Some scenery shots from Christmas Eve day. A little sun would have been nice, the light was very flat.

[sakazulu]

I kinda like the shot of the fence post, not to busy with all the structure of the other shots. Try viewing the other shots in black and white.

[Dbl]

Softened and in black and white.

[The_Duckslayer]

Dbl... I like the first one in the softened black and white! Also liked the fencepost. Thanks for sharing! Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[jonny_redhorse]

Dbl...my pic is the first of the 3 softened black and white scenes also........on the colored versions......my choice is the fence post in the field...I follow up alot of my photos with post processing....sure some come out of the camera "perfect" but most don't and have room for some kind of "improvement"...all personal "taste" I guess....jonny

[Dbl]

You are right jonny. I personally like the first and fence post shot myself. I shot over 150 photos that day and I randomly picked a few to see what kind of shot people enjoyed. It is interesting to get comments and see what type of shot people are drawn to.

I agree on the post processing. I find that about 50% to 75% need some help after they come from the camera. An example is the fence post shot. It turned out very underexposed due to the flat lighting. Increasing the fill light and a bit of softening and you have something that is more visually appealing to the majority.

I also made my living at one point as a free lance artist, which is what got me into photography in the first place, and I always found it amazing what type of work attracted interest.

The shots posted here are no different, some like, some dislike. That is why it is fun to get reactions like sakazulu's. I had already changed those photos to black and white prior to posting the originals because to me they where more interesting. I wanted to see if others thought the same. Thanks again for the comments.

Dan

[sakazulu]

Amazing! Wonderfully done! Those are prints. I have never posted to this forum but saw those photo's and had "no idea" you would actually try it and it works! Really cool!

[Steve Foss]

For me, the fencepost shot does the trick. Takes me back to all the years I lived in N.D. Nice composition. Eye is drawn, of course, to the lonely fence post as the focal point of the scene, but then migrates up, drawn by the snow, to dwell on the blustery sky, which adds a depth to the message.

The dead grass adds a splash of color, too. Interesting to see the image B&W. I think that would have a powerful impact, too.

[Dbl]

And here it is Steve. I grew up in Fargo-Moorhead so I know what you mean by evoking past memories. I am always drawn to this type of shot. This is one photo I think looks better with that splash of color. Others may think not.

[The_Duckslayer]

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And here it is Steve. I grew up in Fargo-Moorhead so I know what you mean by evoking past memories. I am always drawn to this type of shot. This is one photo I think looks better with that splash of color. Others may think not.

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If you look at the entire picture it looks best in color. If you scroll it up so that all you see is the post and a small amount of snow above it I think that it looks better in B/W. Maybe that is because in B/W it reminds me of being out on grandpas farm. Nice pictures though and thanks for shairing them! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[jonny_redhorse]

As I was on my weekend early morning drive (Sax-Zim bog,I did get a far away shot of an eagle but to far),I came upon this old abandoned barn that hasn't been used in a "few" years...I liked the colors of the partial sun and lighting in this photo...and just the way the barn looked against the background(with the lone small spruce) and grass...guess it's not just the creatures that I find interesting ,sometimes these scenery/landscape photos are nice also.....jonny

[Dbl]

Nice photo jonny. I know what you mean, I must have 500 barn photos in my collection. Among my favorite subjects along with any old abandoned building.

[The_Duckslayer]

Nice picture Johnny! The barn is becoming extinct. Too bad, they are such awesone structures! Pole barns just do not look the same on a farm. Thanks for sharing././Jimbo

[Dbl]

Here is a winter scene from Las Vegas.

[jonny_redhorse]

Thanks Duckslayer& Dbl!...I have a "few" barn photos in my archives also..lol!...nice Vegas airport shot!....not going to get eagle shots there though!........ jonny

[Dbl]

Maybe a different kind of eagle

[buzzsaw]

I was going to say "Iron Eagle"

[Dbl]

They look nothing like your beautiful eagle shots buzz.

[Teroy]

nice pics

[Steve Foss]

Here are a couple of an old unused log shed outside Ely. Note the fitted corner joints.

[jonny_redhorse]

Those black and whites are nice Steve!...I have a photo of the hand hewn dovetail joints on an old barn(scandinavian thing)also....gotta look close but they are in the photo..Zim area last year....jonny

a black and white version

[The_Duckslayer]

Great photos Steve! I like the way the snow is edging off of the roof on the close up. I'd be willing to bet that there is not but a handful of folks that could even begin to build something like that today. Thanks for sharing././Jimbo

[Dbl]

Steve, love that second shot especially. That area you and jonny frequent must be a photographers dream come true. Looks like you have a lot of shooting material to choose from.

[Steve Foss]

Dbl:

It's true. I've been driving by that abandoned log shed for nearly three years, always meaning to shoot it, and when I saw the snow hanging off yesterday afternoon while I was cruising for newspaper photos, I knew it was the right day. The first image isn't special, really. I put it up only to give context to the second photo, which is the one that tells a bit more of a story. And without even including the top of the roof in the photo, the snow pattern tells us what it is made of.

[sightfisher]

Jonny,

that 'barn' shot is incredible (posted on the 14th); it evokes a thousand stories.