Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas from California
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What's all that white stuff? Where we live if there is 1mm of white stuff the place comes to a grinding halt. We hardly ever see the white stuff due to being near the coast.
I like the strong dark verticals and the contrast with the gentle slope. Winter scenes like this seem to be pleasantly evocative but in reality they are quite threatening You wouldn't want this view out of your car window for 24 hrs whilst stuck in a snow drift.
I wonder why there is this detachment from reality when viewing this type of scene?
Thank you for the greetings - and very majestic they are too! This has a real feel for the cold and is a strong composition. My only niggle is that this might be better suited to a different tint, if not straight b/w. But that in no way detracts.
My thoughts are much the same as Rex's. Experience tells me that serious snow is hard work. Very hard work.
This photos seems to partly bridge the myth and the reality. Off to the left there is the beginning of that white mist that can be so penetratingly cold, whilst the main specimen is tending to the jaunty snow of songs and fables.
Still "pleasantly evocative" a scene to me, despite having lived several years in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where we experienced an average 300 inches of snow each year. The main subject is majestic.
I don't miss shoveling snow, having my car stuck in a snow bank, or the icy slush that comes with spring thaw, but I do miss the quiet beauty of scenes like this one.
I like snow and this picture makes me want to go down to the Vosges one of these week-ends! A very nice and majestuous Christmas tree!
This was taken a couple of years ago during a ski vacation in Mammoth California (central valley), it was snowing at the time and I had my little Canon G2 tucked in my pocket for occassions like this. I did crop out the skier bottom left corner;- )
One of my favorites from this day.
Looks cold to me. Pretty, but cold.
What did it look like before the skier was cropped out? There's something a bit too empty about this.
Given the steep slope it's impressive that this picture does not fall out to the left. It's a combination of the tall central tree and the slightly upslope tilting trees to the left. Looks colder due to the mist. Though the trees take up a significant amount of space the shot does seem empty and quiet.
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I like the strong dark verticals and the contrast with the gentle slope. Winter scenes like this seem to be pleasantly evocative but in reality they are quite threatening You wouldn't want this view out of your car window for 24 hrs whilst stuck in a snow drift.
I wonder why there is this detachment from reality when viewing this type of scene?
This photos seems to partly bridge the myth and the reality. Off to the left there is the beginning of that white mist that can be so penetratingly cold, whilst the main specimen is tending to the jaunty snow of songs and fables.
I don't miss shoveling snow, having my car stuck in a snow bank, or the icy slush that comes with spring thaw, but I do miss the quiet beauty of scenes like this one.
One of my favorites from this day.
What did it look like before the skier was cropped out? There's something a bit too empty about this.