Softly Falling

[FrankMi]

There is something I like about this image but can't quite articulate what it is...

[shreds]

Textures?

[Iceash]

I like the way the greens escape through the snow. Compliment each other.

[flashback]

I think because it nicely sums up what winter is supposed to look like. As opposed to brown snow after the plow, the melting, muddy lawns and the onerous chore of shoveling out after *winter* gifts you with 12 &^%* inches of snow.

[FrankMi]

Reading the responses I think I am starting to close in on why this scene appeals to me.

Yes, Ian and Ash, the textures and colours are both complementary and soothing but Jack's comment about it summing up that this is what winter is supposed to look like. It got me to thinking....

This is how I saw the first snow of winter when I was a kid!

I was too young to have to worry about shoveling or getting to work on time.

I was looking forward to finishing breakfast and Mom letting me go out and make a snowman!

I think that that's what this kind of scene reminds me of. The feeling I got from seeing the excitement of SNOW!

Yes, I think that's what it is. The happy times of childhood.

[Shadowman]

I've seen too much of this type of scene, however nice image.

[Mike Buckley]

I would like it better as a panorama-style aspect ratio that eliminates the picnic table.

[FrankMi]

I would like it better as a panorama-style aspect ratio that eliminates the picnic table.

That could easily be done Mike, but what do you think of it then not having a focal point for the eye to rest?

I wonder if the scene would become too bland to be interesting to view?

[Bobobird]

I like it as is.

[Mike Buckley]

what do you think of it then not having a focal point for the eye to rest?

The focal point in the composition that I suggested would be about one-fourth of the way from the right side. The tree lines on the left and right very nicely lead my eye back into that part of the forest. The branch hanging over that focal point also helps frame that area of the image.

[FrankMi]

The focal point in the composition that I suggested would be about one-fourth of the way from the right side. The tree lines on the left and right very nicely lead my eye back into that part of the forest. The branch hanging over that focal point also helps frame that area of the image.

So it does! And as I look at it I keep thinking that I would like to follow that path to see where it leads. Perhaps the left to right, dark to light transition helps as well.

I certainly didn't 'see' that aspect of the composition at the time. Exercises like this one, however, do help to train my eye to look for such things at shooting time. Thanks again!

[jamn4ex]

I think the dof is what makes this picture so intriguing.

[MichaelClark]

Lovely shot ! snowfall photography just like with any moving subject.

[Stagecoach]

I would prefer it even more if it was the view from my window instead of sitting here and looking at it on a screen in the sweltering heat and humidity

In a way I like the bench there as it suggests an isolated spot that is unlikely to be used for a while but also agree that there's the option of cropping the bench out.

Grahame

[Paniaa]

Frank, I see myself sitting on that bench momentarily, rising and going down that pathway that leads into a magical place.

[FrankMi]

I think the dof is what makes this picture so intriguing.

Thank you James. Although bokeh certainly has its place in photography, I prefer to see landscape images sharp from near to far because that is how my eyes see the scene in real life.

[FrankMi]

Lovely shot ! snowfall photography just like with any moving subject.

Thank you for viewing and commenting, Michael.

[FrankMi]

I would prefer it even more if it was the view from my window instead of sitting here and looking at it on a screen in the sweltering heat and humidity

In a way I like the bench there as it suggests an isolated spot that is unlikely to be used for a while but also agree that there's the option of cropping the bench out.

Grahame

Hi Grahame, I'm sure that there are a number of folks in sub zero temperatures that would gladly trade places with you in Fiji for a week or more! I certainly would and it's not that cold here!

On the cropping, I see two images with different feelings possible. One with and one without the table.

Thank you for your comments!

[FrankMi]

Frank, I see myself sitting on that bench momentarily, rising and going down that pathway that leads into a magical place.

I completely agree, Pania. In fact, the title 'Picnic Lunch?' crossed my mind when I posted this, then I thought to myself, I wonder where that path leads!

[Marie Hass]

Hi Frank,

What I liked best about this image is the calm and the peace imbued by the simple color palatte. The picture triggers a shared visceral sensory response - we all would say it would be quiet, with a bit of a "hiss" of snow falling. Perhaps a bird or two in the background. It would be cold, but not bone-chillingly so. The smell would be clean and sharp and sweet, as would the taste of a snowflake as it fell on our tongues.

Nice.

Marie