Ourspolair

... so I decided to try something new.
For a while now, I have been using my Nikkor 75-300mm lens on the Sony A7c with a "dumb" adapter (which does not feed back data to the camera, nor permit auto-focus). My failure rate was not so good hand-held as I was hoping, so I decided to try the Nikkor 70-300 AF-S ED VR instead.
The result was better, probably due to the location of the focus ring on the newer lens and the fact that I had been practicing.
I had been looking out for a light snow fall so that a) the foreground snow would be smoothed out, b) the overcast, featureless sky would be slightly darker or have a similar luminance level as the snow and c) the light snow would blend any background trees into the background.
I had already found some trees that I thought would suit the purpose, so off I went.
First shots with the Sony FE ƒ4-5.6 20-60mm "kit" lens, others with the 70-300mm ƒ4.5-5.6 AF-S ED G VR.
These are shot in colour, although the lighting makes it difficult to tell on some of the shots. Pixel-peeking is recommended.
I bracketed two stops either side of the selected exposure and chose the capture which best suited my needs.
Please enjoy and feel free to comment and/or critique.

Sony 28-60mm @44mm

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Sony FE 4.5-5 28-60mm @ 41mm

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70-300mm @ mm Guys up a tower in the snow...

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70-300mm @ 70mm

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70-300mm

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70-300mm @ 70mm

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70-300mm @ 70mm

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70-300mm @ 70mm

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70-300mm @ 70mm

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70-300mm @ 300mm

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

Nice!

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Per your text/description, I'd call what you'd done pretty much a 'success.' A measured blend of pre-conception, pre-planning, experimentation, with a dose of serendipity tossed in for effect.

Would I have done a thing or two differently? of course; everybody/anybody'd have done one thing or another in some way inimical to themselves. The only "negative" criticism I might have is sufficiently subjective as to be effectively moot, and that would pertain to the 'stuck in the middle' placement of the tractor in the final image.

Good stuff, basically. Goes to show that stuff close to home can be as impressive as stuff anywhere else can be.

Ourspolair

Thanks for looking in and for the positive vibe.

Ourspolair

Thank you kindly for looking in and taking the time to comment.
I don't usually put the subject smack-bang in the middle, but I looked at the original (included for you to play with if you so wish) and found that I actually shot the tractor almost in the middle of the frame originally. The contours of the snow led me to crop left and right, leaving me to figure out a new vertical placement.
It turned out to be almost dead centre again! Could be that the tractor was in the middle of the field...
I would be delighted for you to reframe this if you would like to, and invite anyone who wants to to share their version.

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Interesting experiment with interesting results Ours - I basically like just about all of them, except possibly 6 and 7 where I find the composition rather weak. Love the last one, sometimes one has to think outside of the box and leave the object in the middle .... - now if that isn't a original thought! I actually like the way the snowflakes show up on the darker shades of the tractor. Well done.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Lovely series. I particularly love the tree scapes!

Ourspolair

Thanks for looking in and for the useful comments. I was happy with the way the snowflakes showed up on the tractor as well. Had not expected that, but was using high shutter speed.

Ourspolair

Thanks for looking in and for the positive vibes.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

You've presented us with some wonderful compositions I always like the B&W "feel" of snow and bare tree shots, and yours are pretty artsy

Ourspolair

Thanks for looking in and for sparing the time to leave some comments, the positive vibes and the thumbs-ups.