South Temple Valley - and Hi

[Mike Brown]

Hi Folks,

I have been lurking here for many years and appreciating the obvious talent and hopefully learning a little along the way. Thought I should start more actively participating so wanted to share this, a view from a mountain pass at the head of the South Temple valley in Ohau, New Zealand the morning after a night camped in a snowstorm in mid December (should be nearly our Summer!).

Regards,
Mike

[francois]

Welcome on the forum, Mike. This is beautiful shot and an excellent introduction!

[Paulo Bizarro]

Wonderful scenery. I am curious as to what the colour version looks like, should be good too.

[polaris-14]

This is a very good shot! I love every single bit of it. I am looking forward to seeing your work more often in the forum!

[Mike Brown]

Thanks for the kind comments. Colour version below (although just a quick edit).

I think at the time I chose the B/W as it better reflected my feelings at the time, having just spent a night in a tent in summer snow after walking 10 hours in Southerly wind and rain the day before.

[luxborealis]

Great B&W, Mike - much stronger than the colour. I don't at all get the feeling you describe when looking at the B&W - it sings with light and potential!

If I could offer just one suggestion... the foreground could use some context. The stream and valley seem to come out fo nowhere. It's a minor point as the photograph can stand as is.

Welcome!

[Mike Brown]

Yeah, I still prefer the B&W also. I did try several shots to get more foreground in, unfortunately it was the top of a convex rollover snow slope. So the only foreground I could get in frame was rather dull (to me eyes at any rate). Alas, by farther down the hill the cloud had cleared, light flattened (and I was more concerned with getting my companion safely down the steeper fast softening snow).