Northwinds Beach

Superb tones, nice textures. Virtually no distortion, must be quite a decent WA lens. Nice to see MF work from you :-)

Fitting that you should be the first to comment on this one since you provided the inspiration for the posting of it. I sat on this one for two years debating whether it had enough merit for posting. After viewing a few of your rather minimalist, though very successful, landscapes I decided that perhaps this one was indeed worthy. Exactly what it was that inspired me to take it in the first place is hard to express but I think the image speaks to that better than my words. Now that I think about it I may have used my 80mm PS lens (going from memory 2 yrs. old is dangerous at my age) . As always, your views\comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Best, LM.

I understand when you say that you're like a groundhog in winter .. ;-)

I Like this one !

Thanks for stopping by. Yah, as you can see, this groundhog would have seen his shadow & disappeared back down the hole to spend the next 6 weeks in his den. Exactly what I've been doing this year. Best, LM

Is this part of the Great Lakes? I love the dramatic foreground ... and, I agree about the interesting tones as well.

Georgian Bay is definitely part of the Great Lakes system. Commonly referred to as the 6th Great Lake (almost as large as Lake Ontario), I think it's actually part of Lake Huron. Check it out on Google Earth. It's the source of the majority of our snow here in Barrie, On. This pile of boulders marks the east end of Northwind

Beach in Craigleith, On. Thanks for taking the time to check this one out and comment. Best, LM.

I like this one more and more after each visit.

I am not sure what exactly keeps me looking at it. Not that I wonder much, anyway! I just enjoy it...

Still, the wide range of tones offered by the rocks nearby is surely appealing as are the level of detail on them and the excellent contrast. Also, let us not forget the snow which I am crazy about! I wonder if a digital camera would perform as nicely...

Your visit is most welcome. As with you I can't put my finger on what originally appealed to me about this scene but it may have had something to do with the low 'end of day' light and the tones of the rocks which are fill lit by the surrounding snow. As for the results from a digital camera, I'm sure that at this size, at least, even a P&S camera would produce as satisfying a result. For web sizes, Ken Rockwell is correct, your camera ( http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm) really doesn't matter. Now, at 30x30 or larger all bets would be off. But really, how many times in the last year or two have you made 30x30 prints? None for me! Best, LM.

The light is doing some very good stuff with the textures in those stones. Sometimes, less is best! And you've done a good job of getting more out of the snow that a blast of brightness. Nice pic!

Thanks for taking the time. A lot of the credit for the detail in the snow as well as the shadows has to go to the relatively low contrast Portra 160NC film. That plus a tad of highlight adjustment in PS. As I said somewhere before, the low late afternoon light had a quality that is hard to beat also. Best, LM.

That is one fine picture. I impressed by the tonal range and outstanding contrast you have going there. Nice and sharp. The arrangement works great for me as well.

Congratulations on such great picture.

Alex

Nice of you to stop by. I thought it was a worthwhile effort when I took it but it took me a couple of years to decide if it was worth posting or not. Now I'm glad I did. Best, LM.

Superb image - great clarity, depth and tonal range. Congrats.

Good to hear from you. I agree, I like the tones & textures here, especially after converting to B&W. Don't be a stranger. Best, LM.

Your opinions\critiques will be gratefully received. How would you have

impoved on this shot either pre or post exposue? Best, LM.

Great B/W. Beautiful and highly definated too.Love the infinity essence too.

Long time, no see. Thanks for your thoughts on this shot. It's most interesting what others see that, at first glance, I did not. The infinity vanishing point is one such aspect. Best, LM.

Great image Len. Even though we know you took this photo around Georgian Bay...this could be somewhere in the arctic! Congratulations and thank you for sharing. Regards Christine

Georgian Bay in Feb.\ arctic............all the same! :-) Thanks for your thoughts. Best, LM.

I like the simplicity of this, the shpaes and textures, and the very nice tonal range... Just posted a reply to your kind comment. Best regards.

Thanks for taking the time to dig this one out for comment. Simple? Yes, so much so that I kept it hidden for over 2 yrs. thinking it unworthy of display. But it kind of grows on you. Best, LM.