Photo of the Week 17/12/21
Hi everyone, we hope you’re having a good week! In the lead up to the festive season, we thought it was only appropriate to have this snowy winter landscape as our Photo of the Week this week. A covering of snow can really add a magical air to the world around us, and Phil was lucky enough to get the opportunity to take this photo back in 2018 when out walking our dog, Amber, in some local woodland back in 2018. He actually took the photo with a Sony Xperia X21 Compact phone, showing once again, as we so often say here at Xernio Photo, that the best camera is the one you have with you at the time; even if you don’t have a professional level camera with you, you can still get some beautiful photos.
Camera details:
Camera: Sony Xperia X21 Compact phone camera
ISO: 40
Shutter Speed: 1/320s
Aperture: F2
Focal Length: 4.4mm
In terms of editing, Phil adjusted the contrast to make the snowy foreground stand out, then added a linear gradient on the sky. After this, he added a radial gradient to lighten up the shadows under the trees on the left, as well as a radial gradient on the trees around the lake to bring out more detail in them.