Golden Blizzard

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 18, 2011322 views23 comments

A shot from high up in the mountains on a cold and windy afternoon. The light was terrific and i love how the wind threw the snow all over the mountain.

Also fascinating to see the wind blowing the snow in snakelike patterns down the mountainside...view large to investigate.

Have a great week!

-Arild-

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Mat Malone on January 18, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Oh wow, that is sweet, Arild. The diagonal line going across the frame with contrasting cool and warm colors on each side is amazing. Then the snow being blown off really gives off a sense of motion and the power of the wind. One of my favorites of yours!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 18, 2011 at 2:49 PM

Nice comp and the tones and windblown softness make this almost an abstract. Nice!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Great light and shadow detail Arild, I think you've captured the conditions very well.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on January 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Dramatic scene, very well photographed Arild.
Even though, this is a simple composition, liked the way the light segments the frame beautifully.
Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on January 18, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Awesome conditions Arild. You have a great way of putting the viewer into the picture. The composition looks simple but it is beautifully done. Great photo. Cheers

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 18, 2011 at 4:13 PM

feeling cold

the light just amazing

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 18, 2011 at 4:40 PM

Amazing light and conditions, Arild! A great image for sure.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 18, 2011 at 5:09 PM

Fantastic light and motion Arild!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 18, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Really nice, Arild. The light and that wind blown snow is wonderful. Great comp.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 18, 2011 at 8:08 PM

I like how this gives me no true sense of horizon, and depending on how I look at it, it can almost create a sense of vertigo, as if sliding down an immense slope!

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on January 18, 2011 at 8:26 PM

Stunning image, Arild. The light and conditions here work together wonderfully.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 18, 2011 at 8:45 PM

This must look awesome in a print. Beautiful light and comp.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 18, 2011 at 9:52 PM

Very nice almost inviting light. I know though that is still a harsh and unforgiving environment.

Chris

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 18, 2011 at 11:00 PM

How do you come up with these compositions, Arlid? This takes the snowscape to a whole new level. What a good eye for the light.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 18, 2011 at 11:44 PM

Spectacular Arild! The light is fantastic not to mention the dynamic conditions.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 19, 2011 at 12:19 AM

simple and effective - that light is wonderful!

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 19, 2011 at 2:13 AM

Thx for the response good folks! This one has always struck me as a photo that other landscapephotographers would appreciate, but the general public would probably find too artistic...

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 19, 2011 at 2:25 AM

Beautiful light and love the wisps of snow. Outstanding. The large image is really amazing.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 19, 2011 at 5:13 AM

Terrific light
absolutely cold

Thanks

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on January 19, 2011 at 7:17 AM

Excellent atmospheric picture, Arild.
It gives a nice sense of the place and the conditions out there in the cold.

gio

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Comment posted by Tristan Campbell on January 20, 2011 at 8:47 AM

Very atmospheric image, works absolutely perfectly for me. Tristan

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Comment posted by Eric Good on January 20, 2011 at 8:00 PM

What a wall of light! Love the sense of emptiness yet grandeur captured here.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM

Arild, this is a delightful picture, I appreciate the delicate details in the foreground aa well as the dynamic you show us! Colors and light fit in perfectly with the scene, a very consistent composition.

Peter

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