Your opinion please..

[Shari]

I decided to get a head start on some Christmas note cards. I have many many photos taken last March when at Sun Peaks ski resort with my two sisters. I just had my little pocket Fuji at the time but I am going to work with the photos. This is one of when we were snow shoeing. To one I have added a warming filter - the other I have not touched the photo. I am hoping after my camera course this month I may know a little more. In the meantime - what do you thing. Warm or natural. Thanks.
Shari
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/130sG8zwNr6CsYGGCiA5K2E6xhQIY_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=130sG8zwNr6CsYGGCiA5K2E6xhQIY)
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19bNOz4x7F0c0HufGtjb42ClffG1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19bNOz4x7F0c0HufGtjb42ClffG1)

[Llist]

Shari

I personally like the 2nd one... cool and crisp... I can almost feel the brisk winter wind on my face :)

Laura

[Pauline]

Shari I personally like the second one too. When you add the warming filter, it really makes the snow look yellow. When I do a winter scene I have a tendency to use the cooling filter if I'm going to use one. It makes it all a pretty blue. Give it a try and see what you think.

[kimi_boo]

I went back and looked twice because I disagreed with the others. I like the first one. The second has too much of a blue cast. JMO. :p

I have a suggestion also.. Go to Enhance, Adjust Color, Remove color cast. Find a really white area to click on and see what it does. Try moving it around on different white areas. Do you like any of those?

[Chuck S.]

Shari, I find the cooler version to be more pleasing and realistic. There really are blue shadows on a ski slope!

Chuck

[msbrad]

I just love looking at snow pictures!
the photo is gorgeous, but i think I would try to whiten the snow some with the color cast, but hey, what does a Florida girl know about snow!:D

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[Chuck S.]

It's definitely a balancing act. If it's too blue, it looks unnatural; on the other hand, if all the blue is gone and it's been "warmed", it may look like mashed potatoes!

:)

[Skywriter]

I like the second one. Take it from a long-time Pennsylvania deer hunter who has waded through plenty of the white stuff, the winter woods have a blue feel on such a bright, clear day.

[Pauline]

Shari on this one you might just have to go with personal preference. For myself when I'm painting a snow picture, I like to put blues in the shadows of the snow. I like the look it gives. Blue also is a cool colour and cools down the picture. Again though, it's all personal preference. What do YOU like?

[Chuck S.]

For myself when I'm painting a snow picture, I like to put blues in the shadows of the snow. I like the look it gives. Blue also is a cool colour and cools down the picture.

Well said, Pauline. Using subtle color casts to set a mood can be a very effective technique. The cast may not be technically 'correct' but it may still be 'right'. It would be fun to give a bunch of folks a photo and tell them to correct the color cast to be pleasing to their own eyes; I believe there'd be a slew of different results.

Chuck

[karen donnybrook]

I will go against the trend, I like the first one but (as Skywriter said) what would I know about snow when I am from Western Australia :D

Karen

[Dorrie H.]

I have to go along with the second one. I believe snow does give a blue cast in real life.

[NMarti]

Shari
Definitely second one. It looks very real and natural where the first almost has a slight flat look to it. I think you need the shadow variations to give the picture depth.

[bwolford]

Numero dos por mi

Brice

[Tom K]

Shari.. I know no else will agree with me - however I would try a light blue
photo filter at reduced opacity... make it look like early evening and very
cold.......Tom :p

[hfgerena]

Hello;

Personally, I like the one on the bottom.

[kroberts]

My vote is for the second one!

[AngelicKim]

I have to vote for the second one also. Living in Michigan and all the snow here, it looks more realistic. Snow does a blue cast in the shadows just as your photo shows.