Standing on the Watertown side of the Charles River, facing Boston, on one of the outcrops from the boardwalk. Used the camera's built-in flash to capture the falling snow. The vignetting was quite strong in the raw version (taken at 18mm). When fiddling with the Photoshop Raw Converter lens settings to remove it, I discovered that that it actually helps the image, brings a "snow-globe" look to it.
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You discovered that flash and snow don't mix unless you want this effect. Consider cropping to reduce the significant vignetting visible with this lens at this aperture.
I love that you were able to actually capture the snow's movement. I love the gray/blue tones of the water and sky. I might crop out that slight bit to the left of the "island" so that it doesn't seem quite so centered. Otherwise - great work 8
Great shot! Like the muted colors overall; the stop action on the snow. Nice composition on the wide angle. The vignetting even helps.
The only down side is that I have to stretch a bit on the theme but that's probably just me. I want the photo to tell me the story rather than have to look at the title.
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