Sunshine Over My Shoulder

[Tim A]

I took this one touring back to the truck after two nights of backcountry skiing. I had never gone backcountry skiing before and man was it a blast! The weather was phenominal as was the scenery. Just breathtaking! Of the many pictures I took, a number good, this one sticks out among the top. Requesting commentary above all on composition, where I feel I'm lacking the most and what I feel is the most important. Your comments last time were excellent, I learned lots!

Photoshopping: Noisewared, lightened the middle just a bit, colour ballance, b/c, hue/sat, levels, USM, and corrected horizon line.

All comments welcome. Thankyou and enjoy!

Tim


http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/2242Touring_Tracks_Sunrise.jpg

[aam1234]

Very nice.

[Spirit]

You know, I NEVER liked those weird "angled" pics, but since the trees are upright and I can see the water line (EXCELLENT job with photographing the water), I can tell that the sand isn't level to the water (it being a hill, and the camera was straight).

I absolutely love, LOVE this picture (even though I'm not overly crazy about the composition, I think lengthwise would look worse).

[DavidEB]

Great shot. captures the transcendental joy of nordic skiing on untracked territory. I love the colored sun flare pointing straight down at the vanishing point of the tracks.

How did you determine exposure? My pics like this always come out too bright.

David

[Tim A]

aam1234 - Thankyou!

Spirit - I'm somewhat confused. I see snow and sky, not water and sand. Might you be confused? ;) Confusion aside thankyou for your comments. Are you saying that you would have preferred a <-> (landscape) orientation as opposed to the present "rotate <-> 90 degrees" (portrait) version?

David - I let the camera do the metering and made sure nothing was blown-out in the histogram. That was all. Thanks to you as well.

Tim

[Speedie]

Very striking photograph.
If not water, then what is it beyond the trees on the far right?

[Tim A]

Mountains and mist and Missoula I think as well.

Tim

[defordphoto]

Great shot, and I love the flare. Looks extremely bright, as I know it was, and makes you feel like you have to squint to keep the bright light away.

Frame it. Hang it.

[Spirit]

Spirit - I'm somewhat confused. I see snow and sky, not water and sand. Might you be confused? ;) Confusion aside thankyou for your comments. Are you saying that you would have preferred a <-> (landscape) orientation as opposed to the present "rotate <-> 90 degrees" (portrait) version?
Tim

Is that not water on the far right? SNOW!! I would have sworn that was a (wet) sand hill (dune). lol! Yes, I meant that I prefer horizontal or vertical pics, as opposed to those weird "hold your camera on an angle" pics, but I REALLY like how the snow is on a slant (hill) and the background is nice and straight.

I agree... frame, and hang. :)

[ChristopherMartin]

Very Cool. I like the contrast, the ski tracks and the sunlight. Even the time of day is nice. Well done!