[Steve]

ALL pictures taken after manually setting white balance at the location, so if you see blue snow it is because it was.

[Warspite]

Wow - very nice, really like the third pic with the sun high in the sky. Like the flare - not over done as usually happens to me. Also retained the foreground detail.

I'm guessing you must have used a filter of some sort?

[GfK]

Love all of those, especially #3. Is the sun faked, though?

[Venomator]

Stunning locations Steve - but I still only like snow in pictures ... brrr ! I can almost feel the cold there ... brilliant stuff very well executed in all cases !

Is the church in the last slightly off vertical or is it me ?

[Matty]

#2, #3, #4 all really nice, #1 is ok, but overshadowed by the others IMHO

was it chuffing cold by any chance?

[Boon]

wow, i second warspite's verdict, fantastic photo's, you said you manually changed the white balance at the scene, may i ask 'to what' ??
and i hope to see a 'how to' on your borders too soon.
great stuff
stevannie

[minimeeze]

WOW....great shots. Makes you want be there - almost

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Warspite

I'm guessing you must have used a filter of some sort?

No filters used, F22 with the 17-40L lens

Originally Posted by GfK

Love all of those, especially #3. Is the sun faked, though?

Nope, processed in RawShooter Premium and then minor work in CS to remove some lens flare.

Originally Posted by Venomator

Is the church in the last slightly off vertical or is it me ?

Possibly, it was a little cold so I didn’t hang around with my hands out in the cold. That’s no excuse for not correcting it during post processing if it is off.

Originally Posted by Matty

..was it chuffing cold by any chance?

It was -16 in the sun. Luckily there was no wind otherwise it would have felt much worse.

Originally Posted by stevannie

…you said you manually changed the white balance at the scene, may i ask 'to what' ??

I took a photo of the snow in each location and then told the camera to use that photograph as a white balance calibration point. After that I setup and photographed each scene. Normally I wouldn’t bother as I always shoot in RAW and can totally alter the colour cast during post production, however after the issues I had last time highlighted and explained in this thread, I decided to manually set the white balance for each shot.

Originally Posted by stevannie

and i hope to see a 'how to' on your borders too soon.
great stuff
stevannie

If I get a few minutes I will write a simple guide.

[AquilaEagle]

Steve, I have an EOS300D is it possible to tell the camera to use a photo as a white calibration point like you did, and if so do you know how off hand?

Cheers

[CT]

You can expect blue snow in the shadows because it's a reflection from the blue sky. The snow in direct sunlight should be white as Steve's is here, so as long as you take your WB shot from the sunlit parts you should get good snow!

[Catdaddy]

Superb images, Steve. Therefore, I hate you!

[Marianne]

stunning shots Really clear and sharp!

[TerraS]

Wow, great shots there Steve.

[Matt]

Another Great set Steve, but I have a couple of small nits.

Image #1 the trees are leaning to the left, which gives me the impression that the horizon isn't straight (even though its out of view). Also the whole scene looks undisturbed apart from the little blob of snow in the bottom left corner, which is slightly distracting.

Great use of the trees for framing.
I would have cropped a bit from the left myself, so there's no space between the tree and the border.

image #3
This is a great shot Steve, which I think could have done without the signs of man disturbing it.

Best wishes

Matt

[Bachs]

Pure class.

I'm throwing my camera in the bin and resigning from all forums.

[Dave]

Your usual standard of work Steve...great shots.