Winter's Grip

Bill, very nice scene well captured... One tiny point bothers me a bit though, the blade of grass cutting down the lower edge - I would prefer if it stopped a little before the edge. But I am just a novice, so could well be out of my depth.

Love the light, the textures and the composition Bill. Perfect subject ground separation. Also an excellent sense of depth. Reminds me of one of Richard Ditch's common bird uncommon images. They pretty much always make me stop and really consider the subject. For lack of any better way of describing the quality of the subject in these kinds of images I say they have presence. I guess you can tell I like this.

Pat

Frost almost always looks nice, Bill, but you have to find it on something interesting, with nice lines, and compose it well to come up with more than nice, and you sure did that. I also like that the background retains enough detail to show the beauty of the habitat, mimicking the lines of the subject, but enough blur to isolate the subject.

Hi Bill! I think the lines and the frost works well. I sort of wish that the bottom blade was not there - the one along the bottom of the frame - but otherwise I think it works well and that there is plenty of interesting elements.

Nathan

Really like the frost, light, and bokeh in this one. I ditto on the blade of grass at the bottom, but very nice nonetheless.

The larger image is outstanding. Sorry about the cold spell you are having. I was out this am with snowflakes from Lake Erie (we get them from Eric and Ontario depending on the conditions and wind) and the temp has dropped from 27 this am to 21 now and will be in the teens for tomorrow. (Time for a hot cup of Earl Grey) Wonderful series with the tulips. (Wonderful orange crush)

I like your comp here very much. Frost, one of my favorite subjects.

Excellent details and overall composition. Until now I was thinking that Houston is a freeze free place. My lat visit to Houston was in January (many years ago) and the weather was very mild (warm and sunny). Well done Bill.

Lovely composition, Bill, and a great thing to have spotted. I love the streaks of leaves in the bg and the light falling directly on the frosted top of the turned over leaf.

Bill, this is very pretty. I like the cluster of flowers (seed heads?) the best and the way they are placed in the frame. The graceful arching grass blade is sensational. The bg gives the suggestion of more of the same without distracting from the subject. Love the frosty look. The one element that looks heavy and out of place is the blade at the bottom; but consider it a small nit in an otherwise creative, interesting view of winter.