Silver Birch on Frozen Pond

A beautiful landscape, worthy of a postcard.

Thank you Sondra. That is a very nice thing to say. This is one of my favorite posts to date. It may be due to being there in between seasons and enjoying the transition into the birth of winter.

A very nice sea- and wood landscape, seen through the branches, but not obscured (agree with Pnina here). And kind of lead-in, the ice in the midground. Reminds me of an old Dutch landscaper, Jan van Goyen (he was the first painter with this "through the branches" style, AFAIK).

 

Cheers

 

Carsten

Just changed my rating to 7/7 for this as it really strikes me every time I see it.

What a nice visit from the both of you. Carsten I am honored by the comparison. I also thank you both for your help and answering my questions. You are so generous with your time and I really do appreciate it. I am currently at the cottage now and it's all covered in snow at this time. A winter wonderland it is.

Nice details Kim.

wonderful color and composition - love the birch :) I do wonder if it should be tilted slightly to the right though - it seems a little off. Could juust be me though ;) Well done!

Alec, sorry I'm a little late with this but I was away in January and somehow I missed your nice comment. Thank you for taking the time out of you busy day.

 

Hi Kathy, I'm glad you like my composition. I am studying the question of my horizon now. The terrain in that area is of lakes and rolling hills and nothing is straight. I may give it a try though just to see but the pine on the right may be even more tilted than it is now. I appreciate the question, thank you!

I totally understand! That happens to me all the time here in Colorado - which is why I'm so paranoid about it now Looking at this closer, I think I could have been thrown off by the shoreline - the trees beyond it do look straight. Sorry to worry you :)

No worries, I'm glad you brought it up. That was one of the first things I learned here on PN, before that I never used to even consider a straight horizon and I sometimes forget to look for it. Colorado you say...

Gorgeous winter light on the birch and the fir. Well done.

Thank you for the visit and also for taking the time to comment.

Kim, I love this shot! The sharpness and perspective is fantastic! Now this is what I call "pop"

Love your enthusiasm and I'm so happy you like this. I got lucky that day and the new camera helped too I bet! Thanks for popping by ;-)

Very high class. I'm happy to find this lovely shot. Great atmosphere and tone.

 

Kind regards J O

I'm really glad you stopped by! Thanks for taking the time.