abstract Playground 03

I was inspired by Linda McLellan (I am often inspired by Linda McLellan!) to get out and shoot at a local playground. There were fewer children around this playground than there were at Linda's ... but the weather conditions were a bit different, too. :-)

 

My focus wasn't so philosophical as Linda's. I was looking to shoot shadows and the contours in the snow ... but ended up finding great shadows on the snow, and not many contours.

 

Thoughts?

Any comments or ratings are appreciated! :-)

Lou Ann, nothing like a trip to the snow covered playground for some abstract photography! This is excellent! Great composition and really nice catch with the light! Regards, Doug

Excellent. Quite a change from your usual photos. I like it!

i LOVE these colors, but would also like to see this one in black and white. it would be a completely different image, not nearly so playful, but worth exploring i think.

Okay, this one really stumped me. Let me know which you like better, the color version or which of the B&W's? The first B&W I did with a simple "desaturation". Just to see what it would look like. The second B&W I did using the B&W adjustment layer, and with the yellow being so strong (and having (as it turns out) so much red in it!) that I couldn't figure out how to get a good tonal range without getting the yellow real dark real fast. Thoughts?

B&W #1 using basic "desaturate"....

Using the B&W adjustment layer...

how about something like this? i converted to b&w with the channel mixer and then adjusted levels

i see the attachment didn't make it. trying again

Interesting ... I made the snow lighter and the slide darker ... you did the opposite and I like it better. I'm not at home right now, but I might try again later this afternoon. Thanks, Linda! :-)

Here's my try at it ... still working on what is aesthetically pleasing in B&W images. Thanks for the suggestion, Linda!! :-)

This is another one from the playground that caught my eye, but in larger size it does not interest me enough. There is something about it that I like, but there is also something about it that I don't. I'll just leave it at that.