Snow

[armand]

Snow

[David Eckels]

My favorite is the first, Armand. That being said, IMHO, the bluish cast detracts. Compare with the second.

[armand]

Thanks. The light was weird, the difference in WB between them is quite small, 5650 w/ +4 tint on the first one and 5400 w/ +14 tint on the second. Different cameras though, Nikon D750 for the first and Fujifilm X-T2 for the second, shot roughly 15 min apart.
I like it this way but will play with it more and see what I can come up with.

[armand]

Here is a similar frame shot with Fuji instead but 12 min later, already different light. But yet not the same as 3 min later when a blizzard started and the sun disappeared.

[armand]

Easiest way to deal with WB

[Jeremy Roussak]

They both look better in b&w, and the looser crop on the second also improves it. I think you could get a little more drama out of them in the conversion, though. There is a lot of detail visible in the sky in the colour, which isn't making itself felt in the monochrome.

Jeremy

[armand]

They both look better in b&w, and the looser crop on the second also improves it. I think you could get a little more drama out of them in the conversion, though. There is a lot of detail visible in the sky in the colour, which isn't making itself felt in the monochrome.

Jeremy

This is something I often struggle with.
The mood felt very peaceful (or maybe it was the jet lag) and that's what I was trying to convey and I don't always seriously consider different interpretations that might fit the image better than my initial impression.

Here are a couple more versions, one with a focus on the mood and the other on drama. I do have a tighter frame with more focus on the tree but I felt the more menacing/unfriendly rocks around it accentuate its survival drama.

PS. the way I thought this is drama on one hand, a small tree surviving where you would not expect it, and yet a soft, peaceful light on the other. Hence my difficulty to convey both, should that be even the right choice. Usually I don't put that much thought into this but this one stroke a chord.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I prefer "mood." In fact, to me, "mood" has both mood and drama.

[armand]

I prefer "mood." In fact, to me, "mood" has both mood and drama.

I agree. Thank you all for the comments, probably I wouldn't have explore it further.

[armand]

I realize I forgot to add the tighter version with more focus on the tree but less context. B&W for consistency. This is how I wanted initially the shot when I took it but I decided more context is better.

[David Eckels]

but I decided more context is better.

Good choice IMHO.

[Jeremy Roussak]

I realize I forgot to add the tighter version with more focus on the tree but less context. B&W for consistency. This is how I wanted initially the shot when I took it but I decided more context is better.

Perhaps I ought to have used the word "detail" rather than "drama". This version has a much better sky than the earlier b&w.

More context is certainly better here. I suspect it's better in most places, in fact. I'm beginning to realise that lack of context and an over-concentration on the "thing" is one of the biggest flaws in my photography. Live and learn.

Jeremy