'08/'09 Assignment- Snow -Due March 1st

[inTempus]

Here is my mare enjoying the snow onslaught in New Hampshire today...

My camera couldn't decide what to focus on - the snow or her! I've also never been so cold in my life - I think it was about 8 degrees outside...my hands are still aching from this shoot this afternoon.

I found it to be a challenge to have definition of anything in the snow - without it looking too washed out - and because of the day to my WB looks goofy too but she was having a ball and I was enjoying the time with her.

I'm by no means an expert, but I have been learning an application called Adobe Lightroom 2. The white balance is off in your pics plus you have a lot of noise from the falling snow which washes the color out in your pictures.

Here's an example of how you can clean things up. This isn't my best work, I did it very quickly this morning to give you an idea. If I had the RAW image file I could do far more with it and make it look more natural. As it is, I just copied your JPG from this site and tinkered with it.

 

[Saddlebreds4me]

American Saddlebred? She is beautiful.

Yes! Thank you so much - she is 6 years old and the sweetest horse - kind of like a dog in a horse suit so to speak!

 

[Saddlebreds4me]

I'm by no means an expert, but I have been learning an application called Adobe Lightroom 2. The white balance is off in your pics plus you have a lot of noise from the falling snow which washes the color out in your pictures.

Here's an example of how you can clean things up. This isn't my best work, I did it very quickly this morning to give you an idea. If I had the RAW image file I could do far more with it and make it look more natural. As it is, I just copied your JPG from this site and tinkered with it.

Tharmsen - thank you and yes yours looks much better! I also use Lightroom but I didn't tinker with these too much (probably should have) I knew I was having issues with light, and C-O-L-D...it was about zero outside and my hands were just about falling off. I was actually worried about taking my camera outside in those temps...but yes, you did a much nicer job than my original.

 

[sarallyn]

 

[CanadianVitamin]

I screwed the first pic up a bit in post but still have the original so I might take another crack at it later ...

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[RauschPhotography]

 

[Grande]

 

[Jantarek]

Thats how I spent my New Years day :mrgreen:

 

[Big Bully]

Great shots everyone!

 

[Dionysus]

 

[Zed Twenty Ate]

C & C

 

[Dionysus]

lol i knew those state land makers looked too familiar, then I saw you were from Syracuse, and that explained it all.

 

[Zed Twenty Ate]

Sunny Syracuse...I was wondering through the woods looking for some old abandoned town. All i found was snow, snow and a few wild turkeys.

 

[FunkyJunk]

 

[SlimPaul]

I see some nice photos up there Mine is just a temporary one until I get out of my house (I'm ill). Here's the view from my window.