Thoughts on this Photo?

Can anyone give me their thoughts on this photo?

You mean besides the fact that it is beautiful!?

On my monitor, it looks too blue. It's a great pic but the color looks off to me. Maybe it's just my monitor.

Bob

It has a very, very blue tint to it. However, I wonder if this is what Jen was after? To me, the blue makes it look cool or cold, which it would be with all the ice.

A Blue & Gold filter?

I recently bought a blue & gold, it really can make a difference on water but I haven't tried it on ice.

I'll keep everyone guessing as to how I did this for another day or so and then I'll post my secret. If you surf lighthousing.net and see my answer over there, don't post it until I get a chance!

On my digital, I have gotten a very blue picture by leaving the white balance set for tungsten lights. Didn't do it on purpose, but the pictures were very blue!

I think its a great picture and I agree with Dave it look VERY COLD!

Bert

I think it would look better without all that blue snow and ice. It's March 10th and I'm ready for spring!!!

(Just kidding Jen! )

Some colors are cold and some are warm. Regardless of the snow and ice it would still look cool as blue's a cold color. I normally prefer warm colors.

Definitely looks cold.

Could this be next year's Forum support limited edition print?

I LOVE it. I like the blue...very chilling. Something makes the photo creepy...and that's what makes it spectacular.

Ice Blue!

Bob and Dave were onto me. Here is the original:



I cropped it to pano, and hued it to blue in Photoshop.

Thanks for the great feedback!

The photo looks much better in its' original form.

Here's a question for you, Jen. Referring to the original photo, not the one with the added blue, what effect would a powerful "fill-in" flash have on the same shot?

Bob

Here's the image going the 'other way'. Perhaps "Hell Freezes Over" or "Global Warming". Yet we still 'see' this as a snowy image and I think our minds want to 'compensate' by thinking it must be a sunset or sunrise.



Please forgive me, Jen, for modifying your image...

Actually, I like the blue variation because of its uniqueness.

Jenifer, I like the original. IMHO, the others look too... artificial. They look good, but not as good as the original. At least to my eyes anyway.

Nice work!

I also like the blue --- it makes me feel c-c-c-c-old!

Interesting! I wonder how the blue one would look if the beacon was enhanced with just a little more light (just a "tad" more)?

Isn't it wonderful how one image can evoke different feelings just by a bit of adjustment in color and cropping. They are each unique and I like them all.

Ron
(CT Keeper)

Stick to the original it is GREAT!

While the blue effect catches a person's attention, the original catches the Heart!

My opinions on the three:

Blue mod: Coooold. The change makes the photo very eerie. Like the ghost of a keeper long past is going to jump out at you any second.

Original: Like Paul said, it captures the heart. It has warm tones up top, morphing to cool ones on the bottom. Very unique!

John's Orange Mod: Martian looking, but cool (in the neat sense of the word). It definitely looks like a sunset. Very interesting!

It is amazing the changes that can be made with the features available in imaging software. You can do so many things to a photo. But of course, only the original can truly evoke the feeling of being there.