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Brad Waldera

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We had a nice frost on the trees this morning, so I put some gas in the car and went out looking for interesting shots. I got quite a few, all taken with a D50 and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8. Most were shot in Aperture Priority mode, 200 ISO, f/8, AF-A, Dynamic Focus, Matrix Metering, Raw, Auto White Balance, and a -0.7 to -1.0 EV. Thanks for looking, and feel free to c&c.







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The second photo looks like lace. Great capture. I am surprised that the camera functions in your climate.
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Les
 
Nice shots. Frosty trees are a tough subject before the sun comes out. Always hard to get a lot of contrast, and there's never any color. And frost does not have nice sharp edges, so every shot seems a little soft. You did well, IMHO.

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Hunter
 
You got these before the snow turned to snirt. The Nodak I
remember had most of its drifts along the wind breaks.

I recall an old settler cabin in a field with perhaps 6 inches of snow
except for a long (200 yd?) dagger-shaped drift heading down
wind, perhaps 5 ft. deep at its head. I had a very capable F2A
with me, but I blew it. One of the advantages of digital.........
 
Nice work brad, I too love trains so the train photo is really appealing. We are supposed to be getting some of that frost and snow here tonight/tomorrow, hopefully I can get out tomorrow...its my day off!!

Rob
 
Brad,

Isn't it standard wisdom to give positive exposure compensation when when taking snow shots? It prevents the snow from looking gray. Did you have a big problem with clipping highlights?

Guy Moscoso
 
Brad,

Nice shots...the train shot is my favorite.

Many times, I find myself dialing in a negative exposure compensation for bright white objects. It seems strange since I've always been taught to increase exposure to render the subject white. Yet, an increased exposure almost always blows the highlights!

Glenn
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Brad, that last image is amazing! Is the type of image I love. You must enter it in some kind of competition. Did you do any PP to it? If not, even better than I thought.

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Lito
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gmosc said:
Brad,
Isn't it standard wisdom to give positive exposure compensation when
when taking snow shots? It prevents the snow from looking gray. Did
you have a big problem with clipping highlights?

Guy Moscoso
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That is the same thing i thought too, shouldnt the compensation read +0.3 to +1.0. Hmmm, interesting take.
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