Cold Creek

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 5, 2010248 views9 comments

Last week I was up north with my family skiing. Really cold and the temperature was never higher than -15 degrees Celsius for the entire week. No wind though, so it was OK doing both downhill and cross-country skiing. This shot was taken one morning as i followed the trail arround "Kalven", a track about 12 kilometers long. The temp. was -22 so I was a bit afraid that my Nikon would let me down in these conditions. But, it worked perfectly all week. On this shot I used my Nikkor 60mm 2,8.

f/11, 1/80s, 60mm, ISO200 and CPL filter

Wish all of You on NPN a Happy New Year.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mark Capurso on January 5, 2010 at 11:25 AM

Very nicely done, Christer. The sun-lit pines really jump out at me!

Mark Capurso
Phx, AZ

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 5, 2010 at 11:54 AM

Certainly looks like some great conditions for cross-country skiing. A small nit of mine is that I wished you would have used a different aperture to get that foreground tree on the right to be perfectly sharp. Nevertheless, you handled the dynamic range quite well and really captured that crisp winter feeling, so good job.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 5, 2010 at 12:09 PM

Beautiful, intimate, winter scene. You handled the contrast well.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 5, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Love those snow draped trees. A great winter image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 5, 2010 at 10:34 PM

I like the framing with the foreground tree and the strong contrast. This might work as monochrome too.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 6, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Beautiful light and great depth. A really nice winter image. Like how you managed the contrast.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 6, 2010 at 1:13 AM

Hi Christer,

Aesthetically speaking - this is one of the most appealing winter images I've seen all year. It puts you right there in the scene. The contrast between the lights and darks, the shapes and lines all come together and flow beautifully. Definitely a winner. Thanks for sharing. Michael

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 6, 2010 at 5:37 PM

Christer,

You handled the light expertly. A monochrome would be a nice variation.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 6, 2010 at 6:52 PM

Really nice comp and mix of light. Very well done.

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