Wintry Grey Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Disturbing the tranquillity of the wintry grey...

The Sierra-Nevada mountains on the Eastern edge of California accumulate several feet of snow every winter, at least at higher elevations, making them a great playground for winter sports. The downside is that the snow is heavy and wet giving rise to its nickname 'Sierra Cement'.

I took this photo when driving home once from Kirkwood Ski Resort while looking out the back of my friend's pickup truck.

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anducina (8093) 2006-12-27 4:16

Excellent compo, POV, colours and light.

TFS,

Andreea

ktanska (16585) 2006-12-27 4:32

Hi Anand,
Excellent colour balance between purplish light of cloudy afternoon and car lights. Good sense of motion and surprising sharpness from moving car.
Kari

dhurjati (2827) 2006-12-27 4:55

Hi Anand,
Excellent motion snap.Lovely POV and great colours.
Greetings,
Dhurjati

cdmonson (2753) 2006-12-27 15:33

Good motion shot Anand. I love the idea--I'll have to try it sometime. It looks like the camera was slightly tilted to the right, but that's easy enough to correct. Otherwise, it's a fantastic shot.

Clark

calimex (1029) 2007-01-05 2:11

Wonderful, and something eery/foreboding about this shot. (It kind of reminds me of the movie "The Shining." =8)
I'm not sure how you got the quality of motion, especially of the trees, while the road and cars behind seem a little more steady. Nice.
-Jose