Cora Rosenhaft
February 2021 - Stream on a Snowy Day
About the Image(s)
During a recent snow storm, my son and I went on a photowalk on a local trail that follows a stream. I was trying out my new camera and the goal was to try for some landscape images, since they are an area that I don't do as often or as well as more zoomed in detail shots. One thing I have a hard time with when shooting in the woods is that I feel like my shots are too busy with too many distractions. For this image, I stepped into the stream (the water was only about two inches deep and I had on snow boots) and crouched down for a lower angle. It is hand held since I did not bring the tripod on our walk.
The technical details are: ’/4, 1/640, 70mm, ISO500
I processed the image in Lightroom. I turned it black in white using a black and white preset and then I tweaked it a bit to darken the blacks and bring back some texture in the snow.
3 comments posted
B&W works well with forest scenes in the winter. I am distracted by the out of focus foreground. With a 70mm focal length it is difficult to keep foreground and background both in focus. A wide angle lens will give you the DOF that you need. For example, a 16mm lens at f/16 will keep everything from less than 1' to infinity in focus (watch your tripod legs) when set to the hyperfocal distance of about 2'. With a longer focal length such as you used, focus stacking techniques can be used to keep everything in focus from foreground to background. Posted: 02/18/2021 14:14:37