Things I saw on my walk yesterday

[janis]

Haven't had much opportunity to walk during daylight hours on a day when it was warm enough to operate a camera. Yesterday was one such day, though. These are a few shots of the local park taken with my Canon S95.

#1

ISO 80 f/4.5 1/125 sec
A quick and dirty edit. It was a low contrast kind of day, and I went in the opposite direction with the processing.

#2

ISO 80 f/8 1/60 sec

#3

ISO 80 f/8 1/50 sec

In these two shots, I was attracted by the lines of the fencing and the way the snow and the frost outlined them and the trees. I don't know that I have done the best job of bringing out those features. Suggestions for improvement welcome.

[nickjohnson]

Hello Janis, I'm struggling with these. I'm trying to see what compelled you to make these images and I can't - I'm just not seeing it.
The best I can come up with is a return visit – when conditions allow. Maybe you can get some pics of the fencing as zig zag abstracts – with strong geometry?
Sorry it's so hard to brake through my post Christmas mental block.

[Barry]

Out of your three images, I prefer your first one (although I can't really work out what it is, but maybe that is the attraction), but I do like the shadow area in all of those ridges and the way that the snow is holding on. I think image 2 would had been stronger without the fence line in the foreground, similar to image 3.

[janis]

Dec 28, 2011 20:54:19 GMT nickjohnson said:

Hello Janis, I'm struggling with these. I'm trying to see what compelled you to make these images and I can't - I'm just not seeing it.
The best I can come up with is a return visit – when conditions allow. Maybe you can get some pics of the fencing as zig zag abstracts – with strong geometry?
Sorry it's so hard to brake through my post Christmas mental block.

Fair comment, Nick. I think I am at once trying too hard and not trying hard enough. Does that make sense? I think it may be a case of end-of-year panic.

[janis]

Dec 28, 2011 21:22:18 GMT Barry said:

Out of your three images, I prefer your first one (although I can't really work out what it is, but maybe that is the attraction), but I do like the shadow area in all of those ridges and the way that the snow is holding on. I think image 2 would had been stronger without the fence line in the foreground, similar to image 3.

Thanks, Barry. I think I need to go back and shoot with clearer intent. Not much time to pause and think when you are attached to a dog, though, as I invariably am on these walks. I am going to have to separate the dog walking from the photography, I think.