PHOTOGRAPH INFO

Another from this series of snowfall shots -- this time more abstract.

I like figuring out how to 'stop' the snow with the shutter. The camera settings are dependent on the rate at which the wind is blowing and the snow is falling. I've seen the snow 'flutter' down gently and I've seen it come at me horizontally in bad storms.

For this shot I used a wide aperture and a really fast shutter (and correspondingly high ISO) to get the fluffy stuff that was falling in front of the lens. I stood on a hill, looking down on colorful trees to block out the sky and to get a coloful, autumnal bokeh.

Excellent detail in the larger version.

Post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D and the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens at 200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, shutter 1/800s. Curves adjustments, color balancing.

Thank you for visiting Durham Township!

--Kathleen

Very Cool - and a nice change-of-pace from your usual style.

By the way - just got my free copy of Pennsylvania Magazine, and your shots look great! Congratulations again on a fine photo spread!

Absolutely love this one Kathleen. I knew what lens was used immediately - it has a very distinctive DOF at 2.8. Beautiful.

Absolutely dreamy! Curious how many outtakes before you got this fluffy one?

This photo on my computer looks like I am peering
at millions of stars in a galaxy far, far away.
Beautiful!

At first I thought it was a bonfire on the background. Great.

Steve B.: Glad you got the mag -- thanks for letting me know. Hope you're going with PPBs for the night shoot on 12/8!

Betsy: I probably took about 5 shots before I got the snow the way I wanted it. Lots of practice the last few years. :)

My favorite of the series so far. Reminds me of how things look when I don't have my glasses on. You could be a frustrated impressionistic painter.

I think this is so beautiful. It's so different and wonderful.

This looks wondrous. A beatiful surprise to start my morning.

Very beautiful shot Kathleen. I love the rich colors in the background. This would make a beautiful image for the front of a Christmas card.

I looked at the image for a few minutes before opening the comments window. Thought I'd guess what you did. Best I could come up with was either you shot a reflection on a pitted chrome surface (like a hubcap) or perhaps you have taken to smoking some of that Red Maple. I suppose your story works OK.......BUT, it would be fascinating to see a "conventional" image of the same scene along side this one....like "First Snow with Red Maple," and "First Snow on Red Maple."

However you did it, it's very cool! Thanks for sharing your trip!

beautiful, like a nice painting!

So cool, it is very much like an impressionistic painting. Wonderful.

great shot... amazing colors!

Beautiful.

Your work has been taking on a different look lately, and I really like it.

It's more...abstract?

We're supposed to get snow here Sunday and I'm very nervous! I've never experienced it.

Very pretty! I would like to live in a snowy area at some point - it would be a nice change of pace from our stinky-hot summers.

It is a sad day when you suddenly realize that what once seemed so clear has become cloudy and distorted. Those who you thought were close to you are no longer your friends. Those that you confided in can no longer be trusted. Those that you love perhaps never knew love at all. That is the moment you discover that you are truly alone.