My house (winter version)-light

I intend to use this picture or one other version I have sent

(http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1227814) for a very

loacl exhibition. My personal taste go for this light version while

the other version is a bit darker. Shall I keep this one or shall I

work in ps to have the snow details from the other one on this one?

Thanks for any help. For me this one is at it should be even if the

details in snow are lost, it gives the a-bit-dreamy mood I like for

the scene. Jean

Use the lighter version.

I've browsed your folder and think the work is great. Nice eye!

 

 

Having only the house in color does make a point here, but the one-color-in-a-b&w-shot is a cliche. I think you would have a stronger mood if the house were its "natural" gray in the shot.

I like it.

Robert thatk you for your comment, I appreciate the fact it is a chliché, but this is the real colour of the house, I havent changed any colour on this picture apart slightly increasing the saturation on the house. Regards, jean

I would prefer a combination of the two. Bring up the values slightly on the darker one but leave just a touch of detail in the lightest snow. I realized right away that the grayscale vs. color was a natural effect in this scene. Good work.

Great shot Jean! So good to see you again also.

I light version is more pleasing to my eye.

Beautiful and peaceful!

I prefer this lighter version myself. You have some very strong images in your folders. Im looking forward to looking through all of them when I get some more free time.

I say go for the light version. I find the dark tree trunks overwhelm the white branches and destroy the "lightness". Although the snow details are a bit stronger in the dark version, they are not a very important detail, for me anyway. And I love the shot of red.

I agree with Robert. killing off the blue cast and saturating the red this much does put it in a cliche category, for my taste. If you left in just a hint of blue and dropped the red saturation a little, I think it would be a very attractive image. It's the difference between color management and color enhancement (manipulation).

Very nice photo and very nice house.

 

The colors really pop, especially when placed on top of the lack of colors of the winters.

Both are great!

Excellent color play. I thought this was a retouched B&W image at first, a style that I dislike, but seeing this is true color really impresses me.

The house looks very placed and artificial. Detracts from the image.

Excellent composition, very clean, drawing the eye to those beautiful trees and contrasting them with the house.

 

By the way, I really like your house. That is about the coolest looking place I've ever seen. Looks like a great place to curl up next to the fire with a thick book and a mug of hot cocoa.

Terrific use of color!!!!

Well done. I like the Image.

Regards from germany, Wilfried

Looks like a little contrast adjustment (increased), and pure B/W would be better. I really like this image, I just think the colorization ruins the mood of stillness and solitude.

I would cut down that tree that leans way over but I guess that is out of the question. Since you asked,I prefer this image to the darker one. I don't know if you have altered the colors since the original posting, but it looks ok to me.

Beautiful Shot Jean. Have you converted to B & W? Wonderful forest....It would be interesting to do this shot lower to ground, closer to the house with the "legs" (trunks) of these trees as a strong background. Can you see it? Brad

Thanks for all the comments, This picture is the original picture shot, there is no colourisation of the house nor B&W transformation, I have slightly adjusted the contrast and saturation in ps and thats it.

Jean

A pretty scene but something does not look right.

The scale of the house compared with the height of the trees seems odd.

Perfect!!!