~500th Canadian Posting for Richard~, a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

Good Evening Trekers. I usually pay no attention to how many photos I post, until someone warned me that I was close to posting 500 Canadian photos. This 500th is dedicated to Richard Tadday. I have been very impressed with the quality of his wave captures, and when I took this snowdrift photo it reminded me of Richard's wave creations. So Richard this one's for you bud. Up here in Canada the winter brings waves of snow, that almost look as wonderful as your best wave shot. Well...almost, but this wave of snow has a special appeal of purity to it. And I do hope you manage to make it up here this summer Richard. Enjoy!

danielswalsh, bakes888, vesalius, robertosalguero, miuky, jwmunro, carper, Emile, singuanti, branley, devimeuxbe, john_c, cunejo200, litratista has marked this note useful

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danielswalsh (13597) 2007-01-17 0:25

Happy 500th Canadian Paul!

Very well spotted and referred to as a wave- because that's exactly what it looks like. Excellent exposure and nice shading. Cool lines- well done.
- Dan

Cormac (26565) 2007-01-17 0:38

This definitely looks like a wave, but I don't know how you can see things like this because I never do. The light is at the perfect angle in this to show the curves of the snow drift and the close up view has incredible detail. Beautiful!

snuggleaphagus (4146) 2007-01-17 0:51

Congratulations!!!!!
I love ocean waves, but if i see too many 'snow waves' waves like yours i might try going to snowy areas. This is simply gorgeous, the sparkling really is gorgeous. Wonderful details and at a quick glance one of the curves remeninds me of a dolphin's profile.
Congratulations.

bakes888 (18499) 2007-01-17 0:53

Great photo Paul. Nice amalgam of forms and textures. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

vesalius (861) 2007-01-17 0:57

Hey Paul,

Amazing detail in the snow. The comp is good as well. Take care and congrats on your 500th shot.

Don

Homerhomer (4080) 2007-01-17 0:57

I also can't see shapes like this so hats off for that, too bad the shot is underexposed by about 2 stops, white snow looks nicer. Please see my workshop.
Peter

[workshop] [compare] +

robertosalguero (292) 2007-01-17 1:07

Paul this truly resembles a wave, a cold one. Very nice capture of this natural feature. It also remind me of seracs hanging high above glaciers. Good work and TFS.

Roberto

SchwebagMike (1490) 2007-01-17 1:51

Hi Paul,
Truely great 500th posting! Looking at the preview I guess it to be a sand dune or something ... and the I discovered your lovely ice-wave! Well composed detail shot, with great DOF and a lovely warm light. TFS, Mike

SamB (1948) 2007-01-17 2:04

Hello, Paul--
Nice work here, i like how you were able to take your recent work in the snow to a new small-scale level, and you really did evoke the wave feeling very well. The composition is nicely balanced, i like the gradation from dark at top to light at bottom.
Thanks!
sam

miuky (3335) 2007-01-17 2:15

hy
he's waves are amazing, but this one chan challange:)
great details, very easy but impressive sharpness and contrasts
very good
regards, M.

Aline_N (3175) 2007-01-17 2:27

For your 500th, a beautiful one, Paul ! A marvelous texture, so sharp and soft, with a perfect exposure. The wave emerges nicely from the shadows to the high light. Congratulations

lestans (17258) 2007-01-17 2:36

Waves of snow! what a beautiful idea, a different vision. The shape is so round, and ander the "wave" there is empty space! Very well done.
Compliments for your 500!!

Livia

lu_muratori (618) 2007-01-17 2:42

Happy 500th Paul!I think Richard will be quite pleased as this is an outsdanding image. Such a lovely work with the light and shadows
Regards,
Luci

DarkoG (8) 2007-01-17 3:10

Very good one. Fine light reveal structure of snow and make it sparkle. You made a good choice with little underexposure to avoid to much white, cause I think this look much better then pure white.

GSHodg (104) 2007-01-17 4:40

A gorgeous capture with a lovely range of tone. You have a great eye to spot the 'wave' formation, and well done for capturing it so perfectly.

prezntime (3946) 2007-01-17 7:19

Hey Paul.
Good eye, there is definately a correlation. The tones in your picture are remarkable...as is the texture. Grainy, ecah crystal acting as its own light. Yet, the shot is very smooth. I know it's hard to see such a simple scene and turn it into a great shot.
Regards,
Chris.

Just looked at workshop...but, then it is some white snow. It doesn't have the character the original has. I don't mind the warmth coming from the slight yellow cast.

jwmunro (286) 2007-01-17 9:43

Hello Paul -

Snow, so difficult to capture and render properly, you should be giving lessons on the technique from the quality of this image. The texture of the snow is captured to perfection and the shadows in this image are prefect with detail in all of the appropriate places. No OE'ed highlights, no UE'ed shadows, and the snow is white w/o a color cast. Excellent image!!

Thank you for sharing

John

lukie (0) 2007-01-17 12:44

Hello Paul,

congratulations with your 500th photo ! I'm almost there too... It's like crystals we can see in the snow.

regards and keep posting !

Luc.

carper (96) 2007-01-17 12:53

for the 500th Paul, congratiolation.
this piece of quality is very nice for you jubileum shot. You asked me about the 400d well it's a very good camera. I am realy glad that I bought that one. I had enough of the dusk on my censor, the big lcd screem is also very nice. Now you can see rigth on the moment what you made for a shot. I am realy positive Paul.
gr. jaap

gneufeld (15890) 2007-01-17 14:27

Hi Paul, What an eye and what a capture. I love the detailed snow texture highlighted with perfect shadow effect. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your 500th post. Your work is a gift to Trekearth. Gerald

Emile (20352) 2007-01-17 20:15

Congratulation Paul for your 500th shot posted in TE.
Very interesting shot capturing the snow from an excellent angle, the similarity with a wave is impressive, you played very nicely with lights and shadows producing a very good composition. Well done. TFS.

singuanti (15250) 2007-01-17 22:04

Hi Paul. That's an amazing number of posts to reach in your beautiful country and you should be proud. I like what you posted for your 500th shot and wouldn't mind seeing more of these from you. The highlights are under complete control as well. Congrats again Paul!

jmcl (14535) 2007-01-17 22:09

Paul,

Warmest regards .. congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful image ..

In addition to the wonderfully seen wave .. the shadows and color are so wonderfully moody .. time creeping past your static wave ...

again congrats ..

John

branley (3681) 2007-01-17 22:12

Hi Paul,

I'm not posting at the moment, so don't waste your smilies on me, but it doesn't stop me browsing. Good play with light and shadow and it shows some fine lines. The texture in the shot almost looks like granulated sugar! (simplistic I know!) Congratulation on the 500th Canadian and I'll look forward to many more posts over the years.

Regards

Stephen

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-01-18 23:52

Hi Paul
The sharpness and the light are wonderfull here.
500 pictures, it's an important work.
so congratulations
Bertrand

john_c (24666) 2007-01-20 12:12

Hi Paul,
An impressive artistic presentation, with very fine lighting and shadow effects. Above all, the shot is all about texture, and encrusted snow and water lend themselves to amazing shapes and permutations which you have used to good advantage. Indeed the scene resembles wave action. This is first rate work, Paul. I am adding this to my favourites list. Have a great weekend.
John

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-01-20 18:56

Hi Paul,
Congratulations on this milestone. Very beautiful shapes and texture of the wave, and good lighting. Best wishes. Danilo

pady (4800) 2007-01-21 5:23

Hello Paul
Very well composition for your 500th post. I'm impressed, This is really like a waveand thank you for the link to Richard's gallery.
Cheers
Pierre-André

macondo (20449) 2007-01-23 7:50

A bit late maybe, but congratulations on that epic feat, Paul.

The shapes of the snow are marvellously reminiscent of the sea, and the detail is excellent. The light and shade are superb, and I actually like that dark area top left which Peter has lightened - it conveys a sense of gloom and mystery. The colour of the snow brings the tonality close to b/w and I think it looks good.
Regards,
Andrew

Ann75 (0) 2007-01-24 22:30

Hello Paul,

Congratulations on your #500! I love the look of this "snow" wave! The details are fantastic and the curves are so well captured. The light and shadow play is excellent in this photo, Paul. The sparkles in the snow are a nice details as well. Excellent work, Paul!

Greetings,
Ann

litratista (0) 2007-01-26 3:36 [Comment]

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bigric (2873) 2007-01-30 0:52

Thankyou very much PJE
It is just perfect. Just love the way you have captured the curl and the shades of black and white.Very well done.
I have not taken any wave shots as there has not been any waves for over a year now.
my email is [email protected]
I have told trek earth 20 times to change the emial without any sucess.
If you could tell as many people about my web site www.christwave.com as half of all the money raised will go to charity.
Thankyou once again and I hope that all is going well for you.
take care Richard.

keribar (43841) 2007-02-04 11:38

Hello Paul,
Beautiful snow detail. Looks as if we'll have no snow in Istanbul this winter. Your pictures shows the tiny sh,ining crystals of the snow and this is where the beauty is. Best regards - Izzet

capthaddock (28790) 2007-02-05 11:26

Hi Paul - this is so awesome, fantstic details, a clever winter abstract, I love the shadows and sparkles.

Gregtom (7169) 2007-02-09 4:35

Hello, Paul!
This is a really fantastic close-up of the snow, with it's pretty play of light and shadow. I like these curved shapes and details. Well done!
regards,
Greg

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