I like this.  Normally these falling snow shots have a largely dead
background.  The snow rendered here in a pleasing fashion against a
deeply colored background.

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for looking, Rick, and for your kind comments.
>
> I tried several different shutter speeds to try to depict the falling
> snow.  Faster speeds stopped the action, but showed how large the snow
> flakes were.   Slower speeds blurred the flakes too much, until they
> began to resemble fog.  1/20 th of a second seemed to best show both
> the size of the flakes and the speed at which they were falling.
>
> The contrast between the snow and the red dogwood leaves are what
> caused me to grab the camera and head outdoors in the first place.
> The greenery in the background I think helps to illustrate that this
> is an early and unexpected snowfall.
>
> Fan
>
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I really like this shot, Dan.  The shutter speed is just right, and the 
>> colorful tree surrounded by green makes an excellent background.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
>>
>>
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>> Comments are invited.
>>
>> Dan Matyola
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