Sledding in Mississippi

[Judy Howle]

A very rare activity here! Also from 2011, coming down the hill at the Overlook at the Lock and Dam. Starting with the raw image, I cropped wider than in my original processing and had to clone out part of a large pine tree on the right and other minor things. Topaz Simplify in 2 layers with masking and Nik grad ND and minor contrast adjustment. I added a texture in the sky for a little color and "snow".

[Hazel Grant]

Nice work....and in MIssissippi? Wow. I don't know what the original looked like, but I would guess you made a wise decision taking out that large tree. I like the simplicity of the people enjoying the uncluttered snow.

[Dave Woeller]

A fun image for sure. I can remember the days with my two young sons in the snow. A nice addition with the sky texture and snow to complete the scene.

[denise ippolito]

A very nice scene Judy, it's fun and playful. I like the filtering too!

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Hazel, Dave and Denise! I only remember sledding twice as a kid, on a piece of cardboard, on the small slope in our yard and in a better location when I was a teenager with a friend whose mother took us to a small hill in town.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Judy, this is a fun image. The snowflake texture looks great Not much snow in Florida - when I was a kid we used to slide down the grassy slopes of a sinkhole on pieces of cardboard (things were a little more basic back then - but it was great fun).

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Cheryl. Yes cardboard was what most kids here used, only transplanted Northerners had sleds. A few used hubcaps too. They were solid back then.

[Anita Bower]

Nice job. The simplicity of the scene allows the woman and child to stand out. They seem to be having so much fun!

[Dennis Bishop]

You've not only captured something that's unusual in your part of the country, but you've presented it very well. The composition is right on, and I like the aspect ratio of the image. I think Henri Cartier-Bresson would agree that you've shot at the decisive moment. The posture of the person pulling the sled adds tremendously to the impact of the image. I love what you did with the sky and how well it works with the colors of the snow on the ground.