Winter Wonderland

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 10, 2009181 views11 comments

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200 2.8 @70mm. F/8, 1/125sec, ISO 250.

I had to act quickly because the pond was freezing over. Now I had the ideal combination of layers of water, ice and snow for contrast and composition. The trees in the background also were coated with a layer of paint like snow, making the scene a winter wonderland. Comments appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 10, 2009 at 7:44 PM

I like this Albert. The reflection, gray sky, the bare trees, and ice are nice. Did you get any macro shots of the ice forms? Just as the water starts to freeze there are some amazing shapes.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on December 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM

Very nice. I especially like the reflections of the trees in the water and the layers of ice, snow and water. Like you said, a winter wonderland.

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM

Nice capture. Looks cold.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Fehr on December 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM

I like the line of the ice through the reflection. It is similar to the landscapes around my area and I have a hard time composing this type of scene. This is nicely done, thanks for the inspiring post.

Dan

Registered on September 13, 2009, 17 Posts, 60 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 10, 2009 at 10:24 PM

The partially frozen surface add a very nice texture and shape to the image. The sky in ULC seems a little uninteresting relative to the rest of the scene. A scroll crop from the top still seems to work.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Chris White on December 10, 2009 at 10:36 PM

Albert,

An interesting shot. I'm going to jump on Tony Kuyer's bandwagon and say a more pan-like crop might be stronger here, and I speculate that a B&W conversion might be interesting.

Chris

Registered on February 27, 2007, 61 Posts, 945 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on December 10, 2009 at 10:53 PM

I'll also get onboard Tony's bandwagon.

The reflections of the trees and the form of the partially frozen surface of the pond are the primary and most interesting elements with this composition. I think it is only necessary to include just enough of the bottoms of the trees to give context. Additionally, it seems a little unexpected to me that the reflections of the trees are at a slight angle with respect to the trees themselves.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 229 Posts, 1523 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on December 11, 2009 at 6:02 AM

hi albert,
nice winter scene you got here. nice reflections and ice layers. I like that brighter snow coming from the left over the grey surface. I also find the ulc space a tad uninteresting but the comps still nicely for me. well done.

Registered on May 6, 2009, 132 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 11, 2009 at 6:25 AM

You captured the season very well Albert, exactly what I would expect to see if I were standing there. Very nice exposure, color and comp. Beautifully done.
John & Patty

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 11, 2009 at 8:58 AM

Tough subject, but i think you did pretty well with it. The ice and reflection are great. Im in favor of cropping as much of the sky as possible.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 12, 2009 at 10:20 PM

Little late to the party Albert, I think you have some great features here and this is really cool.
I do agree on the upper lhc being bare but its insignificant. Great capture

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments