Forever-Winter_ (Click for larger view)

Taken last year but only just got round to processing. The view is

looking across a frozen lake (Esthwaite Water) on a very cold

February day. Your thoughts and comments are always

appreciated. And oh yes the fog is real this time :)

Excellent shot.  Love the fog.

As if lost in a dream - and a very pleasant one at that.

Well done Alf -

 

Best, David

Beautiful!

Nice foggy scene, it portrays a sense of cold, isolation and peacefulness 

The ice is menacing, the fog dreamlike, your composition spot on and... the sheep don't care, they just keep on eating ;-).  Great shot... Mike

Alf,

  Beautiful mystic scene with perfect composition & reflection.  Take care, Patsy

Hi Alf

I like your style of minimalism and the pale colors. Well done.

Tommy

really very beautiful image

Hi Alf, I love the tree line with the soft reflection all shrouded in real fog, not that I minded the inspired fog, regardless they are both fine images my friend.

Best Always, Holger

In your part of the world, winter may seem to go on forever.  The climate where I live is just the opposite, leading me to pray for winter.  In a sense, its absence in southern Florida doesn't preclude me from taking in this image, though.

 

Although the soft effect the fog provides enshrouds the entire scene, the detailed cracks in the ice provide both textural and tonal contrast.  Even viewing the image in large mode, it seems to me that detail in the rest of the frame is absent altogether.  To me, this element together with the near absence of color yields both profound mystery and peacefulness.  The image is simply haunting.

 

You never cease to fascinate me and other with changes of pace, like this image.  It confirms your mastery across the entire spectrum of landscape work.

 

My best always,

michael

Apologies for my late reply. I am in Scotland at the moment hoping to get a few more winter shots.  Many Thanks for your kind words, hopefully more fog to come :) 

Alf 

 

DAVID 

Thank You! I love foggy misty scene too, they produce such atmosphere.

Alf 

 

TONY H

 

Thank You! 

 

Alf 

 

TONY B 

 

Many Thanks. There is nothing quite like the stillness and tranquility of a winters day.

 

Alf 

 

MIKE 

 

Sincere Thanks!  The sheep are well equipped to deal with the coldest weather and nothing spoils their appetite. :)

Alf 

 

PATSY 

 

Many Thanks..

I like the muted reflection too. 

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

TOMMY

 

Thank You! I do have another similar shot with reeds at one side of the foreground which I think might work too. 

 

Alf 

 

MEHMET 

 

Thank you for your interest and kind words!

 

Alf 

 

HOLGER 

 

Thank you so much! When I can't get real fog I have to make my own :) 

This time I didn't have to, and at the moment I am in Scotland and there is no shortage of it here either! 

Best Regards my friend!

 

Alf

 

MICHAEL 

 

I might be considered odd, but i love winter and the cold foggy days that it brings, so we have "praying for winter" in common.

Thank you for your most thoughtful analysis of this image. I do like to change pace, try something different and challenge myself within the realms of landscape photography.  But I could never claim to be as diverse and inventive as yourself!

 

Best Regards 

 

Alf 

 

 

 

wow, I can almost feel the chill..........shiver ! There is always a magical kind of mood when you capture an image when it is foggy - this kind of 'chill fog' is even more special. Beautiful - the trees are well positioned within the shot. Nice work Alf.

Thank you so much! 

I do love these foggy scenes and yes I agree the chill factor does add to it.

I am up in Scotland at the moment and due to travel back tomorrow. I have some amazing photo's of the wild stags including a couple of silhouettes (if they turn out ok fingers crossed) which i will post once I have processed them. 

Cheers Gail! 

 

Alf 

 

 

 

reflection extraordinare composition that transports me to a wonderful time when my older daugther lived up north and I was able to experience cold weather and its beauty! Warm regards my friend.

Sincere Thanks!

 

I love the winter and the solitude that it can bring. The crisp frosty mornings and the misty countryside that slowly reveals itself as the sun climbs higher.

 

Best Regards

 

Alf

A nice, spare composition that embodies the austerity of the season. Here's wishing you a Wonderful Christmas!

Many Thanks for your interest and kind words.

 

Sincere Best Wishes to you and your loved ones this Christmas!

 

Alf

Alf,  Beautiful mood here, Alf.  If you think this is winter, you need to be here in Minnesota.  The temperatures were below zero all day with wind chills in the -20's F. Warm up tomorrow.  Terrific image.  Larry

You are quire right I do need to be in Minnesota!  I love the winter, the cold crisp air, the foggy days and the icy clear nights. My recent trip to Scotland was disappointing only in one respect, it just wasn't cold enough and not enough snow!  :)

Thank you so much for your thoughts and kind words Larry!

 

Best Regards

 

Alf