Snowed all night. These were taken at around 7.30, an hour before sunrise.
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Canon 5D2, 1600 ISO, 35mm F:1.4.
All hand-held, no tripod.
Hardly any photoshopping at all.
A few of those I took weren't sharp, I forgot my own advice about taking about 3 shots of each in continous shooting mode, when the shutter times are dicey.
(It would have helped if their highness Canon would have swallowed their pride and made cameras with in-body stabilization.)
And here is one taken with Panasonic G1 with 45-200mm near the long end, in daylight (it started snowing again for real just after I'd been out in the morning):
(I like the tones and patterns and lines of this one, actually.)
And the same cam/lens, from yesterday, the moon in daylight:
Here's one more. Believe it or not, I have not desaturated it, or messed with the color at all:
A few of those I took weren't sharp, I forgot my own advice about taking about 3 shots of each in continous shooting mode, when the shutter times are dicey.
(It would have helped if their highness Canon would have swallowed their pride and made cameras with in-body stabilization.)
And here is one taken with Panasonic G1 with 45-200mm near the long end, in daylight (it started snowing again for real just after I'd been out in the morning):
(I like the tones and patterns and lines of this one, actually.)And the same cam/lens, from yesterday, the moon in daylight:
Here's one more. Believe it or not, I have not desaturated it, or messed with the color at all:
BEAUTIFUL, Eo! Did you add some yeller to [at least] the top one?
ReplyDeleteNope, I actually moderated it a little. Many of the street lamps around here are *very* yellow.
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ReplyDelete"Many of the street lamps around here are *very* yellow."
Dang...yeah! lol! Almost looked like someone came around and flocked the tree in yellow (that or...took up "pissin' in the wind"! lol! ;-); but...it's COOL! :-)
I just added a new pic, with the red truck.
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ReplyDeleteWhat happened to "him"? Did he slide off the road a bit? That looks like the light and fluffy kind of snow; as in...not snowman-making snow...or so it appears to be! Is the air really dry and crisp? That looks like a fair drop of snow!
ReplyDeleteI think he's just parked from last night.
ReplyDeleteI think it's *just* around zero celcius, the freezing point.
For these parts, it's a fair drop. It's been many years since I've seen as much.
I think many schools and such will close today.
Great pictures! What a snow!
ReplyDeleteNICE COLOR on the moon shot! LOVE ALL the snow on the little tree, too! Now it looks like you guys have had a good snowfall! :-)
ReplyDeleteIn Germany they've been introducing the yellow street lamps during recent times, for what reasons I can't say. But anyway their light is so much warmer than the cold white light of the older lamps, so typical for the unfriendly and gloomy winter days.
ReplyDeleteNice work on rendering the snow as white on the day shots. It is easy to let the meter judge the exposure so you have nice 18% gray snow.
ReplyDeleteWell, I do have to use a Level adjustment on most of the snow pictures.
ReplyDeleteI have heard said that yellow light goes further in fog.
Beautiful pics !
ReplyDeleteThanks ! :-)
In Germany they've been introducing the yellow street lamps during recent times, for what reasons I can't say.
ReplyDeleteThese are sodium vapor lamps, widely used for street lighting because of efficiency (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_vapor_lamp, in German "Natriumdampflampe", http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumdampflampe). They are nearly monochromatic with the spectral color of sodium/Natrium.
I have heard said that yellow light goes further in fog.
Yes, the contrast sensitivity of the human eye is very high at this color. Therefore further applications:
- French cars had in the past yellow headlights, I don't know why they have changed it now, you could see better in low light and foggy conditions, and I felt it also pleasurable for my eyes.
- For skiing there are yellow/orange glasses for better seeing (higher contrast in snowy/foggy/dim light conditions). Some people use them also for general daily use, because it has also a friendly psychosomatic effect.
- As far as I remember there are also orange filters for b/w photography for better contrast.
(P.S.: Being back after Christmas Holidays in the Black Forest I wish a Happy New Year to all!)
Over expose predominately snow images by 1 to 1-1/2 stops and you will have less post processing. Although I get the feeling you may not get a lot of practice with that theory.
ReplyDeleteThere are some good points in what you're saying neeraj, I also had reckoned it might have to do with efficiency. I first noticed this type of lamps in the end of the last century (lol, what a statement...) in Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium etc.
ReplyDeleteYellow lights for headlamps would prove very comfortable, esp upon entering a roundabout when you can't look straight into the glaring lights of the other cars - but drivers wouldn't use their indicators anyways...
Also a happy 2010 to you!