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December 28, 2007 Posted by Mitchster in Daily Photography, Lake of the Isles, Photo Techniques

Snowscape, Lake of the Isles

Remember way back in the fall when I said that you better enjoy the colors because soon there will be only one? Well, here you go. This photo is from about the same area. It's not black & white, well, at least I didn't remove the color. The land without color is now in full swing. Living here at this time brings out the sensitivity for subtlety. It's like going from being a sugar junkie to a wine connoisseur. Winter brings a palette of softness and fine details. A quick glance for something striking will come back empty, but taking a moment to look across a frozen landscape will reveal the marvel of nature, not only to remain beautiful, but to survive. What caught my eye here were the islands and the far shore. I love how they get less visible as they recede. I was trying to get a view through the trees without climbing through the snow when I realized that instead of getting the trees out of the way, I could plop one dead-center. This is usually something that I go to great lengths to avoid. Dead-center subjects are usually a compositional snoozer, but the tree isn't the subject, the shorelines are. By placing that tree right in the middle, it grabs your attention right away. But then you see the shores and try to see around the tree. I find it comical that when I look at this picture I keep swaying my head from side to side trying to see around the tree. More subtlety is on it's way today, but supposedly only a couple of inches.
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