Stillness

Intended as a B&W, but decided to leave in RGB mode to preserve subtle

colors.

Great title for this very peaceful scene. This is a lovely photo. I could not find a fault with your pic and I don't want to. Thank you!

Lovely mood and atmosphere Jim, the silhouetted tree's so stark against the glow of light and the door of the house slightly ajar, the light within suggesting an expected exit from the occupant into the morning "stillness"

I'm kind of half wishing the shot was wider, but then maybe it just wouldn't look so intimate and ultimately effective if it was.

Sincere Compliments

Alf

Magical,Misterious Mood.

Your colour blend of B&W and then the slight hint of colours came out Perfect.The mist made this scene capture one's eye immediately whilst scrolling through all the photos in "Critue" forum.

Love It !

Congrats and Thank You for sharing this Magical moment with us all.

Regards

Love the fullness of the lit fog. it practically smokes out of the picture

I enjoyed your lovely winter landscape photo, great color, lighting, mood and composition etc. well done. take care

Hello David, Fabrizio, Alf, Johanna, Ray and Paul,

  Thank you all for your comments. I made two versions of this photo. In the first, I applied my usual sharpening techniques. The tree branches stood out very sharply against the fog, but the result wasn't at all pleasing. I started over again, this time cranking the "clarity" slider in Adobe RAW over to -80 (minimizing local contrast) for the file that became the background (fog and trees) layer. In Photoshop I used one-half or less of the usual sharpening, except for the church. The result was a much more interesting photo. Sharper isn't always better!

   Alf, my wife was with me for this shoot, and she took a wider-angle photo that shows the church and trees as a cluster on top of the snow-covered hill. When I saw it I thought "wish I'd tried that too". It pays to keep shooting until you've exhausted the possibilities.

Best regards,  JimC

Great mood ... well done !! Regards.

wow...

Outstanding!