While on my Shoot Out yesterday with my fellow camera club members, I really began to take Gibson's thoughts on simplicity to heart and purposely looked for scenarios where I could pare down the subject matter to one simple subject. This small snowdrift (really a small snowbank from where someone drove through the snow near the river) was a perfect subject to meet my goal. And it's probably one of my favorite shots of the day!
Nice shot, Ann. The shading and lighting is spot on. And it looks cold. Can you believe we have MORE of this white stuff coming? We're under an advisory from tomorrow night through Monday and I wasn't going to go to the stores tomorrow because everyone will be out getting Superbowl food but I guess I will have to now.
FAV, love it, But I do doubt the frame in the shot is not contributing to the simplicity here. If it is outside the photo with bold black frame, it may enhance the look.
I like how the smooth snow looks like negative space, and emphasizes the forms of the drift. The composition really works! Nice great start to the month. :) I think I may be participating in flash of red February by shooting in b/w, but with my earlier commitment going to the camera settings challenges this year, reading the new book as well may be too much for me...Is that alright with you and Katie? Thanks so much to the two of you for coordinating this.
@taffy Thank you Taffy! I do like this frame, but I think I agree with Yao and a simple black frame around the edge would have been better. @yaorenliu Thank you Yao! And thank you for the fav. I agree- a simple black border would have been better. @gratefulness Thank you Sandi! You don't have to do Flash of Red- it's a lot of work to combine challenges. I had started one of the camera settings challenges but cannot keep up with it and Flash of Red too, so I will not be completing it at this time. @thistle Thank you Joyce! I thought that too when I was processing it. @sangwann Thank you Dione! @cimes1 Thank you Carole! @craftymeg Thank you Margaret! @pyrrhula Thank you Pyrrhula! And thank you for the fav too!
How dare someone drive on the pristine snow.
I've tried to catch up a bit and will have to move on now.
enjoy the rest of the winter and let's hope it will not be around for much longer.
@bruni Thank you Bruni! There's a roadway that runs next to the river so that folks can pull down and launch their boats and the rangers can maintain the area, so that someone drove there is logical and expected. Even in winter the rangers have to check things out.
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!
@kt8ird Thanks Kate!
@nadaa Thanks Nada!
@daisymiller Thanks Daisy! I'm glad it was helpful!
Can you remind me of the link to the flash of red instructions please? I can't seen to find it...
@lan Thank you Jenny!
@jesperani Thank you Jennifer! Good to see you checking in again!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia! Sure- the first is the introduction; the second is this week's post. http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/24693/flash-of-red-february-2015 http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/24748/flash-of-red-february-starts-tomorrow#comment-716380
@ceilidh Thank you Margaret!
@nicoleterheide Thank you Nicole!
@salza Thank you Sally!
@rubicon Thank you Lynn!
@radiogirl Thank you Kathy!
PS I'm glad you found good strawberries and enjoyed them.
@yaorenliu Thank you Yao! And thank you for the fav. I agree- a simple black border would have been better.
@gratefulness Thank you Sandi! You don't have to do Flash of Red- it's a lot of work to combine challenges. I had started one of the camera settings challenges but cannot keep up with it and Flash of Red too, so I will not be completing it at this time.
@thistle Thank you Joyce! I thought that too when I was processing it.
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole!
@craftymeg Thank you Margaret!
@pyrrhula Thank you Pyrrhula! And thank you for the fav too!
I've tried to catch up a bit and will have to move on now.
enjoy the rest of the winter and let's hope it will not be around for much longer.