Winter Morning . . . Constructive Advice appreciated

[Kathy O]

This is probably only the 3rd winter photo I have ever taken, so constructive advice is very welcome not really sure how to go about shooting in the winter and editing. I have also included the original photo along with my edit. Thank you.

My Edit



Original Photo

[NorthernFocus]

Your edit looks pretty good from a color standpoint. One good thing about shooting snow scenes is that you have plenty of white available to adjust your WB. Then again one of the bad things about shooting in snow is that you have plenty of white available to use to adjust your WB

IMO you did pretty well.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Kathy O]

Your edit looks pretty good from a color standpoint. One good thing about shooting snow scenes is that you have plenty of white available to adjust your WB. Then again one of the bad things about shooting in snow is that you have plenty of white available to use to adjust your WB

IMO you did pretty well.

Thank you

[Kathy O]

Nicely captured.

Thank you

[IzzieK]

Kathy...very nice pp -- you did an excellent job here...

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice job composing the image and changing the white balance.

If you want to bring out more tonal variation in the snow (you may not want to), select it and pull down the left and right sides of the tone curve to bring out the grey tones. The white tones will actually look whiter if grey tones are included.

[Wavelength]

I liked the edit very much; i think of a better choice of trimming away from right side including the barrel; the barrel and the fallen tree with branches appearing horizontal not contributing, i feel

[bnnrcn]

Hi Kathy I actually like both images. You corrected the WB in your edit and the image looks good. But your original shot has a different mood and for me it also looks good.

PS. Your original image looks as if it was shot early in the morning with some purple color cast and that's why I like it.

[Kathy O]

I liked the edit very much; i think of a better choice of trimming away from right side including the barrel; the barrel and the fallen tree with branches appearing horizontal not contributing, i feel

Thank you for your input

[Kathy O]

Hi Kathy I actually like both images. You corrected the WB in your edit and the image looks good. But your original shot has a different mood and for me it also looks good.

PS. Your original image looks as if it was shot early in the morning with some purple color cast and that's why I like it.

Thank you for your comments

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Kathy,

I just commented on your other photo of this barn, so I'll be shorter here

This one is more successful and I have no adverse comments on your PP, everything looks to be an improvement to me.

Regarding the composition, my thoughts on that are exactly why I rarely shoot landscapes myself; I always find several things I don't like (in any scene) and am usually powerless to change, which frustrates me.

With this shot, yes, the rusty barrel is a bit of a distraction, although it is in a good position to 'balance' the barn (as two man-made things in a natural environment) - I'd leave it in.

If anything needs cloning out, I'd tackle the dark blob between the fallen tree branches in lower right corner. The other thing that attracts my attention, because I don't know what it is, is the white cylindrical thing in front of the barn - no answer to that really.

I like the depth of the scene imparted by the distant field boundaries and distant trees visible on the right, so cropping from right would not be on my suggestion list because we'd lose that, along with other aspects of your good composition.

As said, the rusty barrel and even the fallen tree all seem integral to the scene for me.

HTH, Dave

PS Hmmm, that wasn't any shorter, was it!

[Adzman808]

I really like your edit! I side with the view that a little crop from the right wouldn't do any harm, but all in you've done a great job with the colour, and I feel the winter in the picture, whilst being glad I'm not there, because I dislike the cold!

[Geoff F]

Two completely different scenes from these images; I prefer the first one, your edit.

I wonder about the composition. Was there more available space on the left or did you have to avoid something?

To me, the barn appears to be 'facing' towards the left but that side seems bit tight while there is plenty of space which could be lost from the right, if necessary. Also, while the barn is the main subject it might have been nice to see the whole of that tree, although you may have been unable to go any wider.

Good clarity, exposure and focus

[Kathy O]

Thank you all for your input -- much appreciated

[Nat]

I'm with Binnur, I like your edit on the colors, and I also like the original. I am always stopping to shoot old sheds...what is it about them? Farming Chemicals used to come in metal barrels, and today they come in white plastic barrels, so I think that is what the white item is....for me, it takes away from the older scene....as it's too modern. I also feel it needs a tad less on the right of the shed but also a bit more on the left. I would leave the rusty barrel in. Maybe you have more shots of the shed??

[joebranko]

Very well done!

[Kathy O]

I'm with Binnur, I like your edit on the colors, and I also like the original. I am always stopping to shoot old sheds...what is it about them? Farming Chemicals used to come in metal barrels, and today they come in white plastic barrels, so I think that is what the white item is....for me, it takes away from the older scene....as it's too modern. I also feel it needs a tad less on the right of the shed but also a bit more on the left. I would leave the rusty barrel in. Maybe you have more shots of the shed??

Thank you for your input, it is so appreciated. Here are a couple of other shots of the shed, on one of the photos I did take out the plastic barrel.