REDMK6GLI Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 This worked out great last year with great participation and some great pictures throughout our great winter we had in the tri state area. With the seasons first snowfall coming for many lets get this ball rolling again on this. lets have some great contributions and i look forward to filling this thread up with our own images from our winter wonderland yet again.Sidenote- please use high-res pictures and no images that are .002 megapixels, thank you Thanks Julian Colton for this regarding maximizing your photographs appearance: Also thought I'd share a few tips for taking decent snowfall pictures. This mostly applies to folks with DSLRs and other cameras with the capacity for manual settings, but who knows... maybe phone-camera users will find something useful as well. 1. Always overexpose by a half stop or so when you're taking snow pictures. Exposure metering is thrown for a loop by the abundance of grey and white, and will leave your pictures looking too dark if not addressed. 2. Even if the sky is completely overcast, the ambient light will still be affected by the sun's location. Try shooting away from the sun's approximate location if possible. 3. Play with your focus a bit when the snow is falling - when your focus is dead-accurate on your subject (a tree, fence, whatever the case may be), most of the snowflakes between you and it are caught so far out-of-focus as to be rendered nearly invisible, and your pictures of 5"/hr snowfall rates look like a flizzard. By changing your focus mode to manual and focusing slightly closer than your subject, more snowflakes will be evident mid-flight. 4. Instead of taking broad snapshots of an en entire yard or parking lot, try to close in on one subject or area, preferably with a relatively long focal length. It'll make both your snowfall rates *and* your accumulations look more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Just a few minutes ago: Will post more as my yardstick continues to shrink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Also thought I'd share a few tips for taking decent snowfall pictures. This mostly applies to folks with DSLRs and other cameras with the capacity for manual settings, but who knows... maybe phone-camera users will find something useful as well. 1. Always overexpose by a half stop or so when you're taking snow pictures. Exposure metering is thrown for a loop by the abundance of grey and white, and will leave your pictures looking too dark if not addressed. 2. Even if the sky is completely overcast, the ambient light will still be affected by the sun's location. Try shooting away from the sun's approximate location if possible. 3. Play with your focus a bit when the snow is falling - when your focus is dead-accurate on your subject (a tree, fence, whatever the case may be), most of the snowflakes between you and it are caught so far out-of-focus as to be rendered nearly invisible, and your pictures of 5"/hr snowfall rates look like a flizzard. By changing your focus mode to manual and focusing slightly closer than your subject, more snowflakes will be evident mid-flight. 4. Instead of taking broad snapshots of an en entire yard or parking lot, try to close in on one subject or area, preferably with a relatively long focal length. It'll make both your snowfall rates *and* your accumulations look more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Also thought I'd share a few tips for taking decent snowfall pictures. This mostly applies to folks with DSLRs and other cameras with the capacity for manual settings, but who knows... maybe phone-camera users will find something useful as well. 1. Always overexpose by a half stop or so when you're taking snow pictures. Exposure metering is thrown for a loop by the abundance of grey and white, and will leave your pictures looking too dark if not addressed. 2. Even if the sky is completely overcast, the ambient light will still be affected by the sun's location. Try shooting away from the sun's approximate location if possible. 3. Play with your focus a bit when the snow is falling - when your focus is dead-accurate on your subject (a tree, fence, whatever the case may be), most of the snowflakes between you and it are caught so far out-of-focus as to be rendered nearly invisible, and your pictures of 5"/hr snowfall rates look like a flizzard. By changing your focus mode to manual and focusing slightly closer than your subject, more snowflakes will be evident mid-flight. 4. Instead of taking broad snapshots of an en entire yard or parking lot, try to close in on one subject or area, preferably with a relatively long focal length. It'll make both your snowfall rates *and* your accumulations look more impressive. Nice post, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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REDMK6GLI Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 . Beautiful shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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donsutherland1 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 New York Botanical Garden (11/26/2014): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Somerset County (near Princeton) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Freehold Nov 13th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WintersGrasp Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 MODS can we sticky a thread like this? I know there are other forums on here with photography threads, but would be nice to have our own for the storms and weather in our areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Turkey Day Ledgewood NJ 1099' ABSL. 10" snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 More from Ledgewood NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygar Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Some truly wonderful photos in this thread. These aren't of the same quality, but fun nonetheless! From Lake Hopatcong, NJ. First three are during the storm, second two are day after. We received 8.1 inches total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Mamaroneck, New York (December 10, 2014) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Dec 10th ( mostly for laughs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycemt123 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Just a bit of dusting December 10, 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 9AM Thursday December 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycemt123 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 This worked out great last year with great participation and some great pictures throughout our great winter we had in the tri state area. With the seasons first snowfall coming for many lets get this ball rolling again on this. lets have some great contributions and i look forward to filling this thread up with our own images from our winter wonderland yet again. Sidenote- please use high-res pictures and no images that are .002 megapixels, thank you Thanks Julian Colton for this regarding maximizing your photographs appearance: Also thought I'd share a few tips for taking decent snowfall pictures. This mostly applies to folks with DSLRs and other cameras with the capacity for manual settings, but who knows... maybe phone-camera users will find something useful as well. 1. Always overexpose by a half stop or so when you're taking snow pictures. Exposure metering is thrown for a loop by the abundance of grey and white, and will leave your pictures looking too dark if not addressed. 2. Even if the sky is completely overcast, the ambient light will still be affected by the sun's location. Try shooting away from the sun's approximate location if possible. 3. Play with your focus a bit when the snow is falling - when your focus is dead-accurate on your subject (a tree, fence, whatever the case may be), most of the snowflakes between you and it are caught so far out-of-focus as to be rendered nearly invisible, and your pictures of 5"/hr snowfall rates look like a flizzard. By changing your focus mode to manual and focusing slightly closer than your subject, more snowflakes will be evident mid-flight. 4. Instead of taking broad snapshots of an en entire yard or parking lot, try to close in on one subject or area, preferably with a relatively long focal length. It'll make both your snowfall rates *and* your accumulations look more impressive. Am I allowed to post sunrise pictures in this thread? Not exactly snow, but it kinda is in the sane subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Am I allowed to post sunrise pictures in this thread? Not exactly snow, but it kinda is in the sane subject Only if you get up early the morning after a snowfall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycemt123 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Only if you get up early the morning after a snowfall 20110109-008es.jpg Touché. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Two photos from the January 6, 2015 clipper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 8am as flurries first flew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Well, it looked like the snowsqualls with the arctic front had us surrounded today. Only a few stray flakes in the air here, but the clouds that missed us (it seemed like it was happening all day) were fun to look at: I also noticed my neighbor clearing his driveway from yesterday's light snowfall with a leaf blower: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 January 9, 2015 Snowfall (Larchmont, NY): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblizz44 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Mini blizzard dumps 2.3 In. in Kew gardens Queens Jan 9 , 8am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 White out jan 9th. 1.2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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