portfolio sample (ls) Early morning ground frost

Fingers were freezing but hung in to get this shot.

Thanks for comments and ratings.

Some shots are worth getting cold fingers. This is one of them. Very nice work.

Great shot, the colour is amazing 7/7...

Oh my, that's a great shot, and I mean great. It could work as abstract art.

To all of you that have posted comments and ratings - it is very much appreciated. On that day, I felt blessed with the photo opportunities that were staring at me: ground frost and heavenly skies, then I had early morning light with ground frost then it progressed to fog and eventually to a bright sunny day. Always afraid that I won't be able to do justice to the scene but I was pleased with this capture. It was not long before my toes were also freezing up.

Really beautiful work, Tony! Best regards, Ruud.

Thanks Ruud. It is a photo that is getting a wide range of responses.

 

the bands of colour & light intersected by the stark trees make a great compositon

 

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Dianne: Thanks for stopping by - it allowed me the opportunity to visit your images.

All the best for 2009.

A so nice landscape with lovely colors... But if I may, I ask myself if the colors of the foreground are compatibel with those of the sky ? Did you postwork a little to arrive to this result ?

Best regards, Fernand

Glad you liked it - I took this image almost 4 years ago and would have to check the original. As standard work flow i would have dodged and burned areas of the image that I thought needed to be done. I do remember it was a special morning as a photo buddy and I embarked on a one day fall photography adventure.

Lovely work!! Beautiful light and colors. I really like the frost in the front and the warm colored sky.

This is very pretty - Congratulations. It is a real shame that the anonymous raters thought this was average (4.7)

Tony - Great idea here and the sky is really serendipitous. But the comp feels left heavy to me. The theme if I get it, is a wall of trees, but I don't think the small shrubs on the r or the bright yellow streak in sky compensates for the abrupt gap in the trees. Just my take.

Inger, Bella and Marc - Sorry for the late reply - your visit and comments are all very helpful.

Marc, I see where you are coming from and that may well be the reason why this is rated in the low fives. I put it in my portfolio sample because there is something that really appeals to me - the stark white frost on the ground in total contrast to the red and orange skies. I see horizontal layers with the trees giving some vertical contrast. It is a study in contrasts and for me - beauty -  which is in the eye of the beholder. Besides it holds special memories for me of a fabulous day of photo ops that I did one Saturday morning. This image was 5 minutes away from my house and the rest of the day was full of surprises as I headed from Candiac to Owl's head mountain in the "Eastern Townships' of Quebec.

Best regards and all input is appreciated,