Neat shoot! You/Charlie very much make it look like the snow is her natural element; she doesn't seem cold at all.
#1 is stark, and the minimal background really makes Charlie's face and upper body stand out - the crags of the trees, too, to a lesser extent. The washing-out of the dress into the background in #1 would be something I'd normally think of as a negative, but given the subject matter, having it seem as if the dress is the same stuff as the snow/sky is kind of neat.
The waterfall in #2 is looks fantastic. Charlie captures the eye (not just by looking pretty; there's something about that pose). But for some reason, even though flow is from waterfall to Charlie, my eyes jump to Charlie first, and for me it doesn't click as a whole even though the pieces are very compelling. (EDIT: When my eye goes to the waterfall first, then down to Charlie, this photo takes my breath away.)
#3 is neat - looks like a scene from a middle of a story. My mind fills in story-details: that she is looking after someone's tracks in the snow, wondering not if she can follow them - she can - but whether she should.
#4 feels like an illustration piece or formal portrait: subject front-and-center, no implied action. I'm dreadfully impressed that you managed to make her hair stand out against the background of the trees; really nice lighting/focusing.
#5 - very neat action shot. The fact that her eyes are focused on the viewer/camera while she's blowing snow slightly off at an angle is intriguing/puzzling.
I have a hard time deciding favorites on this set. When my eyes hit the waterfall first on #2, definitely it. After that, probably #5, then #3? Not sure.
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Date: 2011-02-20 03:26 pm (UTC)#1 is stark, and the minimal background really makes Charlie's face and upper body stand out - the crags of the trees, too, to a lesser extent. The washing-out of the dress into the background in #1 would be something I'd normally think of as a negative, but given the subject matter, having it seem as if the dress is the same stuff as the snow/sky is kind of neat.
The waterfall in #2 is looks fantastic. Charlie captures the eye (not just by looking pretty; there's something about that pose). But for some reason, even though flow is from waterfall to Charlie, my eyes jump to Charlie first, and for me it doesn't click as a whole even though the pieces are very compelling. (EDIT: When my eye goes to the waterfall first, then down to Charlie, this photo takes my breath away.)
#3 is neat - looks like a scene from a middle of a story. My mind fills in story-details: that she is looking after someone's tracks in the snow, wondering not if she can follow them - she can - but whether she should.
#4 feels like an illustration piece or formal portrait: subject front-and-center, no implied action. I'm dreadfully impressed that you managed to make her hair stand out against the background of the trees; really nice lighting/focusing.
#5 - very neat action shot. The fact that her eyes are focused on the viewer/camera while she's blowing snow slightly off at an angle is intriguing/puzzling.
I have a hard time deciding favorites on this set. When my eyes hit the waterfall first on #2, definitely it. After that, probably #5, then #3? Not sure.