Hi Jerry, Nice conversion along with an interesting composition. I like the way the image is presented or could be cropped to about an inch above the main white tree. Another idea but well handled...
Nice capture. I am thinking the the snow at the bottom is a bit blown out. I think this would also look nice with a pano crop, if you cut out the bottom just below the white trees and the top just above the evergreen trees I think you would have maintained the mood and still have a strong image.
I'd definitely adjust the snow in the FG - it really does pull your eye. I'd also think about a slight crop from the right - take out that partial tree on the right hand side.
Thank you all for the constructive comments...
I have re-posted with all critiques taken into consideration.
I do not usually sharpen the jpeg from the tiff file before upload and now see that I need to pay attention to this going forward...the crop suggestions are meaningful and I have adjusted as directed... In my original I wanted to bring out the "whiteness" of the snow and the result was a little to bright...Here is the new version.
Hey Jerry,
Interesting comments and observations above. While I agree that a pano would also work....something Jules said about toning down the FG snow intrigued me....so I went to work on it. I toned down the FG snow using highlight from S/H on the entire FG and then a layer of B/C....just on the front patch of snow....toning it down further. Then I thought about the depth in the image.....I did a few levels layers on the trees and my final tweaks were using the dodge burn tool on them. Too far???....perhaps but this will give you another option to try on the wonderfully composed image with tons of mood and feel Let me know your thoughts.
Had to save it at 56 to get it to fit.
Hey Roman,
I agree with the snow, my curve adjustment was a bit to high, I need to find the balance between white snow and bright or blown out snow...I also like the tweaks to the tree's to increase some contrast and depth...
Thank you for taking the time.