On the wind (+B&W version)

[Kris_Smith (Kristen M Smith)]

Here it is in B&W with some texture & contrast changes -

Pulling out another oldie for this challenge (I have a couple of newer shots, but none are as obvious with the wind effect as this one). This is from 2012 where I used to live in NH - Adams Pond in Londonderry.

Wind shook the snow from the trees on this morning as I stood across the pond and tried to photograph it. I like the different shapes it produced here. And the deer tracks going away.

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Even though there is something going on, it feels kinda static to me.

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Olympus E-30
Zuiko D 12-60mm lens @ 12mm
f/13 | 1/13 sec | ISO 100
probably a tripod and maybe a polarizer

Lr processed for a bit of a crop to emphasize the lines & eliminate a bright and distracting tree. White & black points, lens correction, sharpening. Color grading to bring up the warmth of the sunrise and a graduated filter on the ground snow so it wouldn’t be so intensely blue (I hate that).

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[Mark_Seaver]

Kris, that’s a lot of falling and blowing snow, placed well in the frame. The deer tracks are subtle, interesting extra.

[terryb (Terry Brunholtz)]

An interesting and beautiful capture. I might have missed the tracks had I not magnified the image.

[Bonnie_Lampley]

Cool scene. I get the sense of the upward movement of the snow, but maybe it would be more distinct in b&w. That blue sky is really striking and I think it competes with the snow.

[Harley_Goldman]

I think @Bonnie_Lampley is on to something with the B&W suggestions. I pulled it into PS and did a quickie conversion and quite like the results. It becomes much more dramatic and engaging for me in B&W.

[Kris_Smith (Kristen M Smith)]

Thanks everyone - glad the old shot still had impact. Thanks for the suggestion about monochrome - I don’t think I ever tried it, but I’ve put up an alternate version for your perusal.