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[jp]

Another option is to go out just after sundown while it's still light. Lower contrast but still some nice tones possible. I do like the second photo.

[thesilverfox]

I also have this one in the same conditions at f22.4 vs earlier at f22 and the snow seems more realistic. Should have tilted lens so there is hope yet.

[Old-N-Feeble]

Overexposure could certainly be the problem - are you sure there isn't any detail in the snow?

Also, the visual quality of snow depends on a lot of reflections - which of course a polarizer is designed to eliminate. So use an orange filter for a darker sky instead of a polarizer, when snow is part of the shot.

If the sparkles is what he's missing then I agree with this 100 percent. I'll add, if I wanted to catch snow sparkles I exposed at Zone V or VI which seems incorrect but don't forget the light meter is averaging the snow and the sparkles are usually many Zones brighter. Of course, if there are other important details in the scene that are darker than the snow then this method may not work for the overall image.

[Old-N-Feeble]

I also have this one in the same conditions at f22.4 vs earlier at f22 and the snow seems more realistic. Should have tilted lens so there is hope yet.

Side lighting definitely shows more pronounced textural detail.

[northcarolinajack]

Really good shot. I love to snow shots, don't get to make many where I live in North Carolina.

[northcarolinajack]

I am perhaps one of a few that know what this machine is: a braider, correct?

Jack

[thesilverfox]

I am perhaps one of a few that know what this machine is: a braider, correct?

Jack

It says "double geared ideal" made in Brantford Ontario

Found website below which is interesting
http://home.cogeco.ca/~obosma/gooldshapleymuir.html

[Harold_4074]

The traditional advice for getting snow texture is to use a light- or medium-yellow filter, because the shadows are illuminated by skylight, which is more blue than direct sunlight. The polarizer darkens the sky, but can actually decrease the snow texture by suppressing some of the tiny specular reflections.

Note that I said it was traditional advice, not that is was necessarily correct; my personal experience with snow pictures was mostly at night.

[Old-N-Feeble]

A yellow or orange (or maybe red) filter certainly makes sense especially if the snow is strongly side-lit. I hadn't thought of that.

[thesilverfox]

I have all those filters. Next time i'll try them and compare. Thanks guys