Pastels on Ice

a companion piece (of sorts) to 'Clouds and Cracks'...

Beautifull and relaxing photo

Hues are superb and I like the vertical crop.

Very nice, but I'd crop the top about 1/3 above the horizon.

the end of the icy age! Beautiful!

These patterns while interesting are not quite as pleasing somehow as others you have shot. The sky too lacks your usual drama.

I like the forms of the snow and in contrast the soft merging-colours in the sky. In this one the small wood in the back seems a bit forlorn. Maybe this is not the most breath-taking-one from your "verticals", but: we are so spoilt from your pictures and looking at all of them in a series it has it's place!

Thanks everyone.

 

David - This is definitely less dramatic - but then it is intended to be a different kind of image. I have observed that subdued and understated images don't fair as well in the online world (not just my images either...). Not sure that makes them 'better or worse' in and of itself (not saying this is better or worse pre se, but I think it's an interesting question...)

 

Andrea - The stand of trees on the horizon is an island. I like that you find it forlorn. I think I want this image to feel cold (it certainly was!) and lonely with a subdued sort of beauty in spite of this.

 

Thanks,

Eric

I've held out commenting on this one because, as you say, its not immediate as some of your others. I wanted to see if it would grow on me, and it has. Online, the more obvious, dramatic pictures do seem to be more popular. I guess its the sheer number of them that causes that. This picture is more subtle. At first, I thought I would like it better without the islands at either side, but thinking about it more, they help the balance, and 'spread' the composition out, aiding the feeling of calm.