This is the second of my 'winter lake' shots, and in many ways I suspect that it might be my favourite. Compositionally, it's not the strongest of the four I'll be posting, but it's the only one I could get to work in colour. As with my previous shot, there was nothing especially complex about the postproduction, but I did spend quite a bit of time amending the colour palette to give a more 'accurate' impression of winter. I also spent quite a bit of time cloning out the power lines, as you can see from the original:
Let me know if you prefer this one to my previous entry.
And finally, this is just a quick reminder that we are currently offering a 15% discount on our Photoshop tutorials (up until January 1st of next year). Further info here:
comment byMartin at 09:11 AM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Love the watercolour-esque feel of this one, particularly the sky. Great tones.
comment byEugene at 09:12 AM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Yes, I definitely prefer this one to the previous one! Beautiful shot, wonderful post-processing...
comment by Stephen at 09:18 AM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Another beautiful shot. It's a bit picture-postcard for me and not as strong compositionally as the first one, which is my favourite of the two and has more of a Chromasia feel to it. Would make a great christmas card.
Looking forward to the next two now
comment byHoBo at 10:17 AM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
I love both shots for different reasons. I love your pp.
comment byHoBo at 10:19 AM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
BTW, I think it's amazing what you can get from what, at first, seems like just another shot.
Fantastic!!!!
comment byNicki at 11:37 AM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
This is really better than the previous. A typical east european impression similar to my homeland, fine! Good luck at the photoblog awards, it seems that you are getting again fame and honour :D.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 12:44 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Beautiful work David... looks like a painting. The contrast between the sky and the tranquil lake is just right. This photo "sounds" so quiet.
C.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 12:46 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
comment byRoberta at 03:51 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Although I do like the soft pastel colors in this, I still prefer yesterday's image on a whole. It is a more interesting image visually.
comment byJason Wall at 04:10 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
I like this one mainly because of its color palette, personally. the brown/blue and mostly white.
comment byRebecca at 05:36 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Personally, I LOVE this one! I agree with the previous commenter who said it sounds quiet. It's lovely.
comment bybeeveedee at 06:47 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
like this, and like the soft coloration. I'd be curious to see the same shot with the horizon 1/3 from the top and 2/3 lake foreground—it would be interesting to compare compositionally.
comment byFrida at 08:40 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
I love the soft colors and the calm, serene feeling. Such a beautiful place, well captured!
comment byScott at 08:43 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
absolutely beautiful picture!
comment by DedicatedRR at 11:42 PM (GMT) on 16 December, 2009
Gorgeous, I wish winter looked this over here! We barely have any snow.
comment byJessica at 01:40 AM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
much prefer this one. I think the colors add so much more beauty and information to the print.
comment byBenjamin Chait at 03:43 AM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
I really do enjoy this one a lot ... something about the colors, I think? :)
comment by keith at 04:50 AM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
kinda makes me want snow here, in hollywood
comment byRP at 01:30 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
I really loved this shot and it came just beautiful. Excellent post processing,
comment byJoanna at 02:07 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
Fantastic winter shot, I love the way you've worked with colours.
comment bygrobian at 04:06 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
great atmosphere! i love the blue tones!
amazing shot
comment byDave at 04:56 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
I rather like this image. It does a great job of conveying winter. Only one thing bugging me about this one, and that is the sensor spot in the upper right. I think I'm fixating on it now ;-)
comment byAdam Stevens at 05:25 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
I look forward to your other two. I like this one a little better than the last (seems more like your "style") as it feels a bit warmer, but agree (IMHO) the previous one had stronger composition. I like the crop you gave this one. For some reason 16x9 hits a sweet spot with me.
comment byDan Kaufman at 09:16 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
I love the abstract feel the horizontal bands and patterns and color-tones give me when I take my glasses off. (which is NOT to say that I don't appreciate the crispness and clarity of focus we have here!) It's a very gentle and serene scene. and well presented with its accuracy of winter color.
comment bysilfver at 09:27 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
Yeah, this is the colors i'm talking about! really nice. I like the plain view. Nice work with the clone tool :)
comment bymooch at 10:08 PM (GMT) on 17 December, 2009
#lovely image complimented well by Carlos' poem. Great depth of colour for such a predominantly white landscape Dave.
comment bydjn1 at 11:31 AM (GMT) on 18 December, 2009
Thanks everyone :)
comment byJoaquin at 02:01 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2009
This one is fantastic, really beautiful and with a fantastic process.
comment by DavidC at 06:04 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2009
the color of the green thing on the right was changed, but the reflection still shows it green ;) Just happened to notice
comment byRachel at 03:00 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2009
love it. chilly but serene.
comment byJohannes at 11:30 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2009
I really like the reflexion in this shot.
comment byJason at 08:20 PM (GMT) on 21 December, 2009
I love how you have settled into your new environment. Great series. Having now seen all 4 images this is by far my favorite. The sky really gives that chilly feeling and the colours are amazing. The b+w ones are nice, but this one really stirs the emotions and makes me want to book a flight to the scene right now!
comment byYvonne at 02:48 AM (GMT) on 9 January, 2010
Love the winter colors of the picture... this picture almost makes me like winter. beautiful composition and processing
comment byNick Lewis at 11:31 PM (GMT) on 2 February, 2010
More of a painting than just a photo!! I am curious as to how you sharpen your images, as it gives it a wonderful texture.
comment bydjn1 at 06:28 AM (GMT) on 3 February, 2010
Nick: thanks. As for sharpening: I tend to use the smart sharpening filter to sharpen my web graphics with an amount of around 110%, a radius of 0.1, set to remove Lens Blur. Generally it works really well. Sometimes though I might add a mask to the sharpened layer to block some of the effect, particularly if it introduces any haloing.
comment by mars at 09:49 PM (GMT) on 8 October, 2010
This is the second of my 'winter lake' shots, and in many ways I suspect that it might be my favourite. Compositionally, it's not the strongest of the four I'll be posting, but it's the only one I could get to work in colour. As with my previous shot, there was nothing especially complex about the postproduction, but I did spend quite a bit of time amending the colour palette to give a more 'accurate' impression of winter. I also spent quite a bit of time cloning out the power lines, as you can see from the original:
.../archives/winter_lake_2.php
Let me know if you prefer this one to my previous entry.
And finally, this is just a quick reminder that we are currently offering a 15% discount on our Photoshop tutorials (up until January 1st of next year). Further info here:
http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/
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Love the watercolour-esque feel of this one, particularly the sky. Great tones.
Yes, I definitely prefer this one to the previous one! Beautiful shot, wonderful post-processing...
Another beautiful shot. It's a bit picture-postcard for me and not as strong compositionally as the first one, which is my favourite of the two and has more of a Chromasia feel to it. Would make a great christmas card.
Looking forward to the next two now
I love both shots for different reasons. I love your pp.
BTW, I think it's amazing what you can get from what, at first, seems like just another shot.
Fantastic!!!!
This is really better than the previous. A typical east european impression similar to my homeland, fine! Good luck at the photoblog awards, it seems that you are getting again fame and honour :D.
Beautiful work David... looks like a painting. The contrast between the sky and the tranquil lake is just right. This photo "sounds" so quiet.
C.
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Although I do like the soft pastel colors in this, I still prefer yesterday's image on a whole. It is a more interesting image visually.
I like this one mainly because of its color palette, personally. the brown/blue and mostly white.
Personally, I LOVE this one! I agree with the previous commenter who said it sounds quiet. It's lovely.
like this, and like the soft coloration. I'd be curious to see the same shot with the horizon 1/3 from the top and 2/3 lake foreground—it would be interesting to compare compositionally.
I love the soft colors and the calm, serene feeling. Such a beautiful place, well captured!
absolutely beautiful picture!
Gorgeous, I wish winter looked this over here! We barely have any snow.
much prefer this one. I think the colors add so much more beauty and information to the print.
I really do enjoy this one a lot ... something about the colors, I think? :)
kinda makes me want snow here, in hollywood
I really loved this shot and it came just beautiful. Excellent post processing,
Fantastic winter shot, I love the way you've worked with colours.
great atmosphere! i love the blue tones!
amazing shot
I rather like this image. It does a great job of conveying winter. Only one thing bugging me about this one, and that is the sensor spot in the upper right. I think I'm fixating on it now ;-)
I look forward to your other two. I like this one a little better than the last (seems more like your "style") as it feels a bit warmer, but agree (IMHO) the previous one had stronger composition. I like the crop you gave this one. For some reason 16x9 hits a sweet spot with me.
I love the abstract feel the horizontal bands and patterns and color-tones give me when I take my glasses off. (which is NOT to say that I don't appreciate the crispness and clarity of focus we have here!) It's a very gentle and serene scene. and well presented with its accuracy of winter color.
Yeah, this is the colors i'm talking about! really nice. I like the plain view. Nice work with the clone tool :)
#lovely image complimented well by Carlos' poem. Great depth of colour for such a predominantly white landscape Dave.
Thanks everyone :)
This one is fantastic, really beautiful and with a fantastic process.
the color of the green thing on the right was changed, but the reflection still shows it green ;) Just happened to notice
love it. chilly but serene.
I really like the reflexion in this shot.
I love how you have settled into your new environment. Great series. Having now seen all 4 images this is by far my favorite. The sky really gives that chilly feeling and the colours are amazing. The b+w ones are nice, but this one really stirs the emotions and makes me want to book a flight to the scene right now!
Love the winter colors of the picture... this picture almost makes me like winter. beautiful composition and processing
More of a painting than just a photo!! I am curious as to how you sharpen your images, as it gives it a wonderful texture.
Nick: thanks. As for sharpening: I tend to use the smart sharpening filter to sharpen my web graphics with an amount of around 110%, a radius of 0.1, set to remove Lens Blur. Generally it works really well. Sometimes though I might add a mask to the sharpened layer to block some of the effect, particularly if it introduces any haloing.
Wow what a great picture!