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I love the effect snow has on the landscape. Ugly weeds and other composition ruining intrusions are all covered over in a soft, textured blanket which makes isolating individual elements against an uncluttered background very satisfying, which is what I've done in this image.
This photo was taken in Loggerheads Country Park one freezing evening well after sunset, with the snow reflecting the marvellous blue/black sky that gives such atmosphere to the scene. I used my default daylight white balance setting to preserve those blue tones, which an auto white balance would have tried to correct. A single hawthorn twig provided the focal point in this abstract composition.
Filename - snow twig 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 28mm
Exposure - 5secs @ f16, ISO100
Location - Loggerheads, North Wales
This image - 640x800px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.
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