Winter on the flanks of Mt. Baker

[Terry Olmsted]

We are having a very cold and wet winter in the Pacific Northwest - at least some of the
views offset the doldrums.

Feb. 2, 2008 Taken from the Samish Flats near Bow Washington
Canon XTi 400mm 5.6L 1/4000s f5.6 ISO 400

[Robert Amoruso]

Classic winter peaks very well executed. The two oppostie sloping diagonal treed mountains add drama and layering to the image leading the viewer to the BG snow-covered peaks. I would be tempted to go with less sky and try a neutral or white point color balance to whiten up the snow though I don't necessary see a color cast. Mileage varies. I would do it and then toggle on/off and decide on what is best.

Fine work.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks very much for the input and encouragement, Robert! I played a bit with the image and decided to leave it alone. Given the pano crop, I couldn't do much with the sky without adding too much foreground.

[David Kennedy]

Terry,
The color of the snow doesn't bother me and I, for one, think the crop is really good. A touch more of the hills in the lower third might have been nice, but overall I really like this image a lot.

I would be tempted to tweak it just a bit in curves to add some separation between the hill sloping on the left and the one on the right. Here's one suggestion. I'll post the Curves dialog next.

[David Kennedy]

The Curves tweak I applied.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks for your suggestions, David. I like your version.

[David Kennedy]

Glad I could be of help!