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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 Clogaenog Forest, North Wales, one very snowy day. I took the photo just at sunset, with the direct sunlight backlighting just one show laden twig sticking out of a hedge. With the rest of the scene in shadow there was that wonderful difference in colour temperature between the golden direct light on the twig and the cold blue indirect light on the background.
This condition only lasted a matter of seconds before the twig itself was in shadow and the contrast was lost.
Filename - snow twig 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 92mm
Exposure - 1/20sec @ f11, ISO100
Location - Clocaenog Forest, North Wales
This image - 800x640px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.
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