Reminder of winter past, C&C welcomed

[autofocus]

For the most part I like this shot, however, it foretells of what is soon coming once again. This was shot last winter shortly after the sun set late in the afternoon. How do you feel about the snow being blue? This, along with the image being somewhat split mid-frame. Appreciate, and welcome your comments

35mm prime
f/8
1/125
ISO 200


N_0001-1 by vmontalbano, on Flickr

[Barbara V]

I don't mind blue snow, but this may be a little too blue. How about cropping off the foreground pile?

[Tito87]

I'd like to see the fence not so much in the center of the image, but if you crop it, you're going to lose part of the tree. So, I guess, it is what it is. I like the mood of the picture, though. Thanks for sharing.

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by Barbara V

I don't mind blue snow, but this may be a little too blue. How about cropping off the foreground pile?

OK Barbara, do you prefer this crop with some of the blue backed out?


N_0001-2 by vmontalbano, on Flickr

[Peggyjom]

Originally Posted by autofocus

OK Barbara, do you prefer this crop with some of the blue backed out?


N_0001-2 by vmontalbano, on Flickr

This looks realy nice. Moving the fence off to the lower left reayly leads your eye to the trees in the upper right. The color looks nice also!

[3bayjunkie]

cool photo! I love snow, but i hate cold!

[Barbara V]

Ah, yes, I like the new version very much!

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by Barbara V

Ah, yes, I like the new version very much!

Thanks Barbara for the idea..I like it this way also. And thanks to the rest of you folks for your comments so far. Always good to get another opinion

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by Tito87

I'd like to see the fence not so much in the center of the image, but if you crop it, you're going to lose part of the tree. So, I guess, it is what it is. I like the mood of the picture, though. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by Peggyjom

This looks realy nice. Moving the fence off to the lower left reayly leads your eye to the trees in the upper right. The color looks nice also!

Originally Posted by 3bayjunkie

cool photo! I love snow, but i hate cold!

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions

[milosh]

Vince, I also think that your cropped version is better, its composition is more effective, undoubtedly leading the eye to the trees. Regarding the snow colour, I think it's just a matter of how do you want to present an image like this. If the snow was a bit bluer than in your final version, a viewer would assume it was shot after a sunset, and right now, to me it looks more like it was taken in early morning. I think that if a photo doesn't give a straight answer to a viewer about the time of capture, we're free to make changes like these. But if it does, or if we state it, then we need to pay more attention to these fine differences. In the first version you posted, the snow a bit too blue in my opinion.