What looked like it was going to be a tiny amount of snow followed by rain which would wash it away, turned out to be a day of mixed precipitation with maybe two inches accumulating in places. Most significant though, was this mixture’s ability to stick to tree boughs and twigs. So the next morning, with nothing else coming down, was a photographer’s dream.
For those who are interested in these things, I’ve added some technical details of how I took these, and how I developed the images using Light EQ in ACDSee, after the gallery.
Here are my picks from the 50 or so images that I came back with. If you’re on a larger screen, click on an image below and you’ll be able to scroll through looking at full size images.
Technical details – Light EQ usage
After my first one or two photos, I found my D750 was underexposing, so I set compensation for +0.7 and that almost filled the histogram. I could have gone further, but I’d rather compensate in post than have all detail in the snow blown out. I always shoot in RAW rather than jpg.
Back in ACDSee Ultimate 2020, I continued my experiments with Light EQ, and found that a two step process would improve all the shots. The following workflow was used in developing all of the photos in the gallery. Some photos had some other tools used as well, but I don’t think I’ve had this much success on snow shots as quickly before I started using Light EQ. I’m a convert!
The following screenshots tell the story. The reason there is a a big red “Buy Now” tag is because I’m setting up a new PC and my licensed copy is still on the previous machine so I can compare settings! I’m still trying to decide on how I’ll buy 2021 – subscribe, gold member or buy.
