Nature Snow!

Snow! · 01:43 PM

AF miss or artistic effect on purpose? Who cares! Taken on a backcountry snowshoeing trip.

**Bob Harris** · 12-21-2010, 08:04 PM

It is a different effect, looks like the lens is literally frozen, too cold for me, but thanks for the view. Bob

slowpez · 12-22-2010, 11:51 AM

I like the blur. It seems to accentuate the cold. Don't like the cold but really like the photo.

Sparkle · 12-22-2010, 08:34 PM

Being kind does not improve quality which this forum is all about. I'll try to help:
The photo is totally under exposed. 1/500? Was that a guess or is your meter in need of repair.
Snow should be about 2 stops overexposed so it will not look grey.
The snow is out of focus. It should have a crisp look. f 4 (?) should be about 4 times that for better depth of field. Maybe the camera was frozen and did not work properly.
Take it into a Camera Shop and have it checked out. Good luck.

sewebster · 12-23-2010, 01:09 PM

Im not entirely sure what you are getting at, but if it is not obvious, the snowshoers are supposed to be out of focus for artistic effect. The exposure could be increased, but there is some danger of losing detail... sometimes I find it hard to know how white to make snow... in this case it was later in day and quite gloomy, so I feel the brightness if appropriate, but I really just posted it as a bit of an unusual shot.

kryss · 12-23-2010, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by sewebster

Im not entirely sure what you are getting at, but if it is not obvious, the snowshoers are supposed to be out of focus for artistic effect. The exposure could be increased, but there is some danger of losing detail... sometimes I find it hard to know how white to make snow... in this case it was later in day and quite gloomy, so I feel the brightness if appropriate, but I really just posted it as a bit of an unusual shot.

Why does sparkle think he knows what you should enjoy in your photography,there are too many critics who obviously went to a feast of knowledge and devoured a few crumbs.GREAT shot by the way,falling snow is hard to capture.

timh · 12-23-2010, 01:32 PM

I see what you were going for, it's an interesting shot and quite successful. Your camera is not broken!

The snow seems a little blue (might be my screen) and it could be maybe slightly brighter but you certainly don't have to pretend it was sunny - we already see the heavy snowfall.

It's possible that by focusing closer you might have got bigger snowflakes in shot but they'd also be more spaced out - so.. tricky one! There's definitely potential.

Funny how some people have strong reactions to unusual shots - when looking through some of my photos the other day a friend said to me "that's wrong! it's wrong because there's a red thing, and it's out of focus!" and he took some convincing that it was deliberate.

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12-21-2010, 08:04 PM	#2
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	It is a different effect, looks like the lens is literally frozen, too cold for me, but thanks for the view. Bob

12-22-2010, 11:51 AM	#3
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	I like the blur. It seems to accentuate the cold. Don't like the cold but really like the photo.

12-22-2010, 08:34 PM	#4
Sparkle Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,521	Being kind does not improve quality which this forum is all about. I'll try to help: The photo is totally under exposed. 1/500? Was that a guess or is your meter in need of repair. Snow should be about 2 stops overexposed so it will not look grey. The snow is out of focus. It should have a crisp look. f 4 (?) should be about 4 times that for better depth of field. Maybe the camera was frozen and did not work properly. Take it into a Camera Shop and have it checked out. Good luck.

12-23-2010, 01:09 PM	#5
sewebster Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery Posts: 544 Original Poster	Im not entirely sure what you are getting at, but if it is not obvious, the snowshoers are supposed to be out of focus for artistic effect. The exposure could be increased, but there is some danger of losing detail... sometimes I find it hard to know how white to make snow... in this case it was later in day and quite gloomy, so I feel the brightness if appropriate, but I really just posted it as a bit of an unusual shot.

12-23-2010, 01:24 PM	#6
kryss Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 218	Originally posted by sewebster Im not entirely sure what you are getting at, but if it is not obvious, the snowshoers are supposed to be out of focus for artistic effect. The exposure could be increased, but there is some danger of losing detail... sometimes I find it hard to know how white to make snow... in this case it was later in day and quite gloomy, so I feel the brightness if appropriate, but I really just posted it as a bit of an unusual shot. Why does sparkle think he knows what you should enjoy in your photography,there are too many critics who obviously went to a feast of knowledge and devoured a few crumbs.GREAT shot by the way,falling snow is hard to capture.

12-23-2010, 01:32 PM	#7
timh Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 445	I see what you were going for, it's an interesting shot and quite successful. Your camera is not broken! The snow seems a little blue (might be my screen) and it could be maybe slightly brighter but you certainly don't have to pretend it was sunny - we already see the heavy snowfall. It's possible that by focusing closer you might have got bigger snowflakes in shot but they'd also be more spaced out - so.. tricky one! There's definitely potential. Funny how some people have strong reactions to unusual shots - when looking through some of my photos the other day a friend said to me "that's wrong! it's wrong because there's a red thing, and it's out of focus!" and he took some convincing that it was deliberate.