Alani
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Gale Bizet
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Alani
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Thanks Gale. Had to get on my knees in the snow to get this shot, was worth it.
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Jim Weaverling
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I think out of all the snow images we've seen so far this winter, this has got to be my favorite to date....
DezM
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Funny photo 
Is the sculpture gray? If so, use the Levels tool and place the Gray Eye Dropper on one of the sculpture's face. You'll probably get a better white balance on this shot.
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Is the sculpture gray? If so, use the Levels tool and place the Gray Eye Dropper on one of the sculpture's face. You'll probably get a better white balance on this shot.
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Cariboou
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The snow it's not so white, but may be is a reflections of sky
I think.... after all nice shot
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I think.... after all nice shot
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Alani
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It is gray, however, the sun was low on the horizon and there was that yellowish/golden cast on the sculpture/snow that added some warmth to the overall scenery. This is what I wanted to also capture, this is what my eyes actually saw.Funny photo
Is the sculpture gray? If so, use the Levels tool and place the Gray Eye Dropper on one of the sculpture's face. You'll probably get a better white balance on this shot.
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Alani
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It is the sun reflected on the snow that gave it that yellowish cast. I did not want to fix it since this is what I saw. Thanks
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Lexus330
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Nice shot...
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The white balance seems off, but I guess you already explained that. Did you consider cropping it closer? Cute shot and very appropriate for the coming "holiday".
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Richard_NC
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I really like that shot. The white balance has a sepia tone for an old style look. The cropping is perfect IMO, there's just enough background to give it a sense of place.The white balance seems off, but I guess you already explained that. Did you consider cropping it closer? Cute shot and very appropriate for the coming "holiday".
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andrzejmakal
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Nice
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First off, thank you all for the kind comments.
Regarding the white balance, I intentionally wanted it to be like this to reflect the warmth I felt at the time I took the shot, the sun was low and there was a hint of yellowish in the air and on the snow itself, there are also a lot of trees around that reflected the sun with a cast to the reflection. I just wanted to capture the atmosphere and convey the message.
If this was editorial, product photography or formal wedding, then I would agree that the white balance should be spot on.
When I first started working on this image, the white balance was dead on, but the image was also "dead", did not convey any emotions or feelings.
I also wanted to show the vast amount of snow to reflect how deep the couple were buried in snow, any closer crop will take away from the depth, I did experiment with the crop, but it was flat!
Happy Valentine's day.
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Regarding the white balance, I intentionally wanted it to be like this to reflect the warmth I felt at the time I took the shot, the sun was low and there was a hint of yellowish in the air and on the snow itself, there are also a lot of trees around that reflected the sun with a cast to the reflection. I just wanted to capture the atmosphere and convey the message.
If this was editorial, product photography or formal wedding, then I would agree that the white balance should be spot on.
When I first started working on this image, the white balance was dead on, but the image was also "dead", did not convey any emotions or feelings.
I also wanted to show the vast amount of snow to reflect how deep the couple were buried in snow, any closer crop will take away from the depth, I did experiment with the crop, but it was flat!
Happy Valentine's day.
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David Nall
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Alan that is one cool shot. How much snow is on the ground? Dave
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Gale Bizet
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The WB is right on.. Time of day!!!!!!!!!
I had this very prob with a GBH I shot at sunset....Everybody said the WB was off. On here.. Many years ago....
NOOOOOOO
Looks great as shot
HAhahaha could add a red rose for Valentines day
I love the sweet light of sunrise and sunset
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I had this very prob with a GBH I shot at sunset....Everybody said the WB was off. On here.. Many years ago....
NOOOOOOO
Looks great as shot
HAhahaha could add a red rose for Valentines day
I love the sweet light of sunrise and sunset
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Alani
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Thank you you Gale for understanding what I wanted to accomplish.
The red rose idea is terrific. If someone today, or before the snow melts, gives me a red rose, I would run to the backyard to implant it and shoot away
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Alan
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The red rose idea is terrific. If someone today, or before the snow melts, gives me a red rose, I would run to the backyard to implant it and shoot away
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Alani
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Thank you so much. We got a lot of snow, like 2 feet in few hours but the drift doubled the amount of snow in some areas.
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Alan
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