Blizzard

When we got to the Jungfraujoch at 11000 ft it was snowing hard and

the temperature was -15C. The wind chill made it feel as though my

ears were going to get frostbite so after 5 minutes I had to get

back inside. Enough time to catch this shot of more hardy folk

braving the cold. The camera was tougher than me and kept going

without fuss. All comments welcome!

womderful. makes me feel cold and wishing I was there!

Simply love it Colin .the semi circle of"fence" and people gradualy changing to shadows ;-)) because of the fog and cold is really original, Brave Colin!

 

(did you get my email? )

very nice composition..congrats.

Lovely tone & composition. Best regards.

I like the circle of people and the simplicity of this shot. You can FEEL the cold looking at this. Well done, Colin!

Si - thanks, I was glad to be there but after 5 minutes I HAD to get back into the warm as I was beginning to lose feeling in my ears!

 

Pnina, glad you like it. I was most concerned that matt had disappeared into the snow storm and I could not see him! I did not fancy having to go looking for him. Fortunately he re-appeared quite quickly. I have just answered your email, sorry about the delay.

 

Mehmet, Thinh, thanks!

 

Kim, thanks. The simplicity is due to nature rather than me! The snow was flying across more or less horizontally and one could not distinguish between land and sky.

The composition works very well with those stakes and peoples, only objects visible in all this white. I think it worthed to have the ears frozen. No ?

The highkey tones and the gradually disappearing people, together with the ice on one side of the poles and the convex curve of the fence work together nicely, to give us a visual impression of that situation. I can almost feel the storm and biting frost. And an interesting cold test for me, if Santa Claus brings me a 5D ;-)

Thanks Henri, the ears surived I'm glad to say.

 

Carsten, thanks and I hope Santa is generous!

bravo Colin, un'immagine perfetta e suggestiva! Ciao.

Colin! What a gift! You must been the last one on this exploring group and prabobly accomplished the most.An astonishing enchanting picture. I see Pninas joy,I am going right along. How well you caught the blizzard into the white nowhere. Your composition from the entrance pole slowly taking of in a circle. All together a meaningful beautiful picture.

excellent! and as a real die hard you wanted to test this cam at its limits I suppose? congrats with cam and shot.

Thanks martino, Alexandra, Hans! this was the most extreme weather conditions I have ever experienced so yes, of course, a good test for the new camera!

Colin,

 

I agree with all above. It conveys the COLD so well. The gentle arch of disappearing souls is great.

Colin, love this image as the people fade away in the snow. I agree with all the above too. Its 95 Farenheit here today so looks refreshing to me.

It's neat that the fence seems to go off into infinity. At first glance at the thumbnail I thought that it was a snake on the nearest fence post. Yeah. I'm glad I was wrong. :-) And I'm glad that you found Matt! :-)

Beautiful simmetry, which in as much as created by the blizzard you captured perfectly. The vanishing people truly gives us the magnitude not only of the blizzard but the incredible power of Mother Nature.

 

Great capture. My compliments.

Very good photograph.Congrats.BoraBenic.

I can imagine how your geel, Colin. I too have experience such coldness before. Nose & neck icy cold, fingers numb, having difficulty to press the camera's shutter with gloves on, yet still hope to snap something good. This is definitely good, how the people & fence disappear in the blizzard.

this is very very beautiful pic. very artistic and innovative. regards. amir.

The inclined pole in front, the disappearing people, the diffused whitness, all contribute to strongly convey the blizzard, the extreme cold. Made me think of Scott and the expedition to the Pole. Excellent shot, Colin, and you were brave.

Colin, I know you will get much from your 5D. It is a most wonderful camera. A very subtle shot you pulled off here...

Excelente luz, y un bello encuadre, perfecta composicion, con un bello color,saludos cordiales Colin.

Thanks everyone! Lou Ann, I was getting worried that I would have to go looking for Matt but he came back of his own accord.

 

David, I'm really enjoying the 5D!