Flow through the Snow by Stefano Sala

Thursday, 11th December 2008

Flow through the Snow

by Stefano Sala

I shot this in the morning in Bedretto valley at 1500m. The image got some frozen softness from fresh snow and water flow.

Equipment: Canon EOS 40D – Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS

Stefano Sala

I am an amateur photographer living in south Switzerland. My photography passion is a gift from my father and, in the digital era, has become true love.
Now I am constantly in search of the unattainable image, and this encourages me to take more and more shots.

http://photo.stee.net

20 Comments

david Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:01 am
this is one of the coolest shots ive seen, it is vary well done! nice job!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 3:37 am
Brrr. This is a nice image–the soft fluffy snow is counter-balanced by the black lace trees and the glassy sheet of falling water. Switzerland and Michigan have a lot in common! Congrats on your potd.
Anurag Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Hmm….
You’ve got a nice looking waterfall but the foreground snow is definately overexposed and devoid of detail, hence very overpowering. You can try to burn it down a bit. Great scene otherwise. Congratulations
Su Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Lovely winter shot, congrats
Malta Photography Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Very nice shot indeed but I think you can help it liven up a little bit. The snow has too many dead empty pixels in the sense there seems to be no data, too white. Overall it is nice though.
mark Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Great shot Stefano. Well done.

If I had to find fault I would have liked to have seen the stream more central and it is slightly over exposed.
Stefano Sala Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I have two versions of this image, a bright and less bright one, I uploaded there the bright one, because I found the snow too grey on my monitor.
Maybe I have to do a better calibration of my monitor, for a well balanced white response.
But I’ve checked the histogram and there was no white clipping.

Thank you for your suggestions
Pauline Jones Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
We are getting some nice winter scenes lately and this is no exception.
planet lover Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Lovely but definitely too narrow a view for me.
Kirk Jordan Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I have two different computers, one at home and one at work, and this looks just right on my work computer (with light grey detail throughout foreground white)– but I know if would be hot on my home computer. So I guess it depends in part on the system on which we view it. This looks like quite a hike with the thick snow, and I love the silvery look of the water.
Ellie Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Beautiful. Right out of a winter wonderland storybook.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Postcard looking, very nice b/w.
Renee Says:
December 11th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I wish we could get that view down here in Texas, very incredible photo, congrats!
Sue Gagnon Says:
December 12th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Oh, how I LOVE the B&W photographs. The movement in the photograph is captured quite well. I really like it!
Derek Dobbie Says:
December 12th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Nice winter image. I love this type of shot.
mike Says:
September 27th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
The snow can make some beautiful scenery.
Su Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Love winter scenes, christmas is on the way!
Su Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Christmas is on the way!
paul whitton Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
a stark contrast to todays 2009 shot! winter vs autumn!
renee Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Love this shot! Stunning!