Whiteout

Strange light we are having, but I like it .. so I took another shot from my kitchen window while it was snowing, but processed it in two different ways .... I should try and use a flash to freeze the falling snowflakes, perhaps?

This one I dialed the contrast back to -38, and the Clarity to -100

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8...6a9813a6_b.jpg

And here I dialed in contrast to +53, and clarity to +40

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8...baf31c77_b.jpg

I like number 2 a lot better, because number one blends everything together a little too much.

The first one is interesting. It has the appearance of you taking it through a fogged or maybe frosted window. It doesn't quite have the look to me of shooting through a blizzard which I think is the effect you wanted.

The second one I like. Boosting the contract and clarity really brings out the detail.

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Originally Posted by Realist

I like number 2 a lot better, because number one blends everything together a little too much.

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Thanks for taking a look and your comment. In a whiteout everything seems to be one soup of white. You cannot see what's what. Fog and snow will render you unable to make out any borders ... you do not know where the borders of a road are, for example. That was the intent of this processing.

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Originally Posted by asnow

The first one is interesting. It has the appearance of you taking it through a fogged or maybe frosted window. It doesn't quite have the look to me of shooting through a blizzard which I think is the effect you wanted.

The second one I like. Boosting the contract and clarity really brings out the detail.

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yeah, i know the flakes are missing in that shot, hence I thought I might try it with a flash ... Thanks for taking a look.

I really like # 1.........just different than normal

I'm going for #2. The starkness works for me.

On #1 ... I think it might work better if the highlights level was raised to get those whites whiter.

The first one does give the impression of fog on top of a snowy scene. The 2nd is just a little too strong for my taste.

I'm all about shot one here. Nice! and agree with MA about boosting the highlights a wee bit. I might also play with the blacks as well.
I'd say yes on the flash to freeze the snow and even better if you could place it outdoors and trigger it from indoors.

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Originally Posted by Marko

I'm all about shot one here. Nice! and agree with MA about boosting the highlights a wee bit. I might also play with the blacks as well.
I'd say yes on the flash to freeze the snow and even better if you could place it outdoors and trigger it from indoors.

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Thanks, Marko. I am not sure about this ... it was a real grey day, no sun whatsoever ... really flat light ... so from that perspective I don't think i should boost the white ... as for the flash: I just bought some yongnuo RF-603's four of them for about 60 bucks ... work the same as the cactus 5, so either transmitter or receiver ... cheap, and nice reach.

I wasnt sure which to pick , so went and had a look at the Flickr versions. Looking at them larger I think I prefer shot # 2, even though you loose that fog effect that is in the first. An interesting couple of shots with effective processing