What do you think of this photo?

BarbaraJean · Oct 28, 2004

I took this photo on October 16th in the mountains of West Virginia.

onfire4Jesus · Oct 28, 2004

Beautiful!! Y'all have snow already? *pouts* We only get snow every few years and even then it's just maybe 1/2 an inch or so.

BarbaraJean · Oct 28, 2004

No, no snow in this part of WV. I now live in western WV and we don't get as much snow as the mountains of WV.

We took our youth group to hike up Seneca Rocks. It was raining at the bottom, doing nothing most of the hike and then snow flurries at the top. This pic was taken on the drive home. I had to pull over and take a picture. It was just such a beautiful sight to see the fall colors and snow.

StormeTorque · Oct 28, 2004

Thats really nice - what height were you at when you took it? There has been a bit of snow on the mountains here, but it tends not to really start to build up til November, but then it can last til June (there are some permanent patches on North Facing slopes)

BarbaraJean · Oct 28, 2004

Storme, I don't know what the elevation is there. I do know that it is not the highest point in WV but it's no far away from it.

BarbaraJean · Oct 28, 2004

I just looked it up. The elevation 1930. Actually it's probably higher than that because that is the elevation of the nearby town.

fisherman2 · Oct 28, 2004

Very nice, great colors, you did a good job

BarbaraJean · Oct 28, 2004

Thank you. I got some really great ones that weekend. I just can't post them all.

Deamiter · Oct 28, 2004

It's got great colors, beautiful lines, and I love how it draws your eye all around the picture with many totally different subjects... well done!

MadeInOz · Oct 28, 2004

That's a really great photo I love the great contrast between the snow on the ground, and the colours of the trees.

the_buddy · Oct 28, 2004

super cool, i need film my dad needs to get me some

ukok · Oct 29, 2004

Love it! I love snowy scenic shot's!

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[Alan] · Oct 29, 2004

Nice
I have not seen snow for ages lol

ukok · Oct 29, 2004

[Alan] said:
Nice
I have not seen snow for ages lol

As a fellow Brit, i can sure agree with that!

My kids and i keep wishing for a White Christmas each year..it rarely happens! And when we get snow anytime it only stays white for a short while

Piano Player · Oct 29, 2004

BarbaraJean said:
I took this photo on October 16th in the mountains of West Virginia.

There are some nice elements to this photo, and there are some things that I think would improve it. I like the juxtaposition between the snow, the fence, the fall colors, the mountain background, and the moody sky.

However, I think there is a better picture here. The line of the fence takes my eye to the green tree in the middleground at the left edge. It looks distracting to me. That doesn't appear to be the focal point of the picture, but it occupies a very prominent place. It seems the picture might be better if the camera was pointed a little more to the right, moving the green tree either off the frame, or at least to the very edge. Whenever you have a strong visual graphic like a fence, try to see if you can have it "point" to something important you want to emphasize. Otherwise try to just have it point off the frame.

Kehaar · Oct 29, 2004

Stunning! What glorious colours!!

Thanks for sharing

Helen

StormeTorque · Oct 29, 2004

ukok said:
As a fellow Brit, i can sure agree with that!

My kids and i keep wishing for a White Christmas each year..it rarely happens! And when we get snow anytime it only stays white for a short while

Come up to the highlands - snow can easily remain until the depth of summer. Even on very warm years you can find a few large snow patches at the summit of Ben Nevis - there is something about going for a walk on a warm sunny day and having a roll about in a snow patch too.

BarbaraJean · Oct 29, 2004

Piano Player, thanks for the tips, but... I couldn't go any further to the right. There was a road sign there. Also, I was in a hurry. I was following the church van and had pulled over so they got way ahead of me.

Piano Player · Oct 29, 2004

BarbaraJean said:
Piano Player, thanks for the tips, but... I couldn't go any further to the right. There was a road sign there. Also, I was in a hurry. I was following the church van and had pulled over so they got way ahead of me.

Totally understand that the situation sometimes dictates what we can do. It is surprising, though, how much perspective can change by just moving a foot or two in any direction. In this case, I wasn't there, but something to try next time (if you go there again) is to take a few steps to the left, and try to frame the picture with a less prominent green tree (I agree to not having road sign), and maybe a touch on the zoom (but keep the foreground fence). If there happens to be a green tree to the right at about the same distance, you could use both trees to "frame" the scene, and provide focus on the main subject. The fence and sky would further frame the beautifully colored leaves and mountains.

I hope you are not defensive about a little artistic suggestion. I know I found it invaluable when I was first starting out. It is a good picture. I just think you could push yourself to do better.

BarbaraJean · Oct 29, 2004

Piano Player said:
I hope you are not defensive about a little artistic suggestion. I know I found it invaluable when I was first starting out. It is a good picture. I just think you could push yourself to do better.

Absolutely not! That's why I posted it here. Oh, and to get some compliments too.

The colors were amazing this year! Just the right amount of rain, I suppose. I don't think I've ever seen the mountains as beautiful.

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