Winter Shadows

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Ikeda 4x5 view camera, Ilford FP4.

-- Barbara Kelly (kellys@alaska.net), January 10, 1999

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Dramatic low angle lighting, long verticals confirging at the top, drawing the eye in. The diagonal crack "shakes up" the image to my liking. I imagine the original is dramatic indeed. Well done. White specs appear to be added by scanner(slide scanner?).

-- Mike Green (mgprod@mindspring.com), January 10, 1999.

Thanks Mike. The white specks, believe it or not, were a natural part of the scene, little sparkles of light on the snow. It's easier to see this in the print than it is in this scan.

-- Barbara Kelly (kellys@alaska.net), January 10, 1999.

I like the idea, but the web version seems to have too much grey snow. I would also like to see just a peek more of the shadow casters.

-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), January 11, 1999.

Thanks Larry. This image was made at night. It was quite a long exposure (I can't remember exactly how long)and I think the light on the snow in the foreground is too dim to have it be much brighter. I wouldn't want to crop it out because the long shadows are the subject of the shot for me.

-- Barbara Kelly (kellys@alaska.net), January 13, 1999.

Now that I know this was a night shot, I look at the "print" in a different light. On the positive side is the wide range of grays you obtained from white snow. I still think that the non-shadow snow in the foreground should be a couple of zones lighter.

-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), January 13, 1999.


Lovely image. I like the glistening dots in the snow; they remind me of stars. If you could get stuff out of the dark upper corners, this is certainly a frameable (and even sellable) image. My own choice would be to see this at 20x30" with a 6" wide white matte and a black wood frame.

-- Sean Yamamoto (seany@altavista.net), January 15, 1999.


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