Winter's Bones

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 27, 2012235 views15 comments

Here's another from my recent trips over to the shores of Lake Champlain. This one's a little more on the quiet side, about 40 minutes after the sun had set, the "blue hour." I'm always amazed at how much color you can suck out of the sky with a long exposure at this time of day/night. As always, thanks for taking a peek and leaving a comment.

5DII, 24-70L

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15 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on March 27, 2012 at 7:07 PM

I really like the blue tones in this image and the bare tree gives a nice moody feeling. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on March 27, 2012 at 7:28 PM

Love the mood here and the spiderweb effect of the tree. I wonder what this would look like with a soft blue light painting the tree just a pinch to add some depth. It might lose that spiderweb gnarly feel, but I'm curious. Nice shot all the same.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 27, 2012 at 8:06 PM

Wonderful mood captured here!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 27, 2012 at 8:34 PM

Great graphic lines and colors, Kurt!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 27, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Very rich darkness and color Kurt. The silhouetted fractal shapes of the tree limbs are simply beautiful against that backdrop.

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Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on March 27, 2012 at 11:06 PM

I love the blue colors here! The starkness of the tree contrasts nicely with the varied blue hues.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 27, 2012 at 11:10 PM

The rich color of the blues is outstanding, Kurt. Reminds me of a Maxfield Parrish painting who captured twilight skies so well. The tree branches and limbs and the detail you pulled out are another great element of this image. Enjoyed seeing your photos and the story about you in the current issue of OP. Great work. I'm always happy to see images of New England. Makes me home sick.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on March 28, 2012 at 12:09 AM

Love the blues and the tree-limb silhouttes. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on March 28, 2012 at 12:31 AM

Ver nice composition and blue tones

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 28, 2012 at 2:55 AM

Well captured silhouette of the tree against blue BG. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 28, 2012 at 1:01 PM

Kurt, the thumbnail reminded me of one of those strong paintings where the artist needs to add some extra graphic interest to beautiful sky colors. Opening the image reveal something much better. The intricacy of the branches makes those paintings look crude. Super comp and great color. (I often ask myself the same thing with night shots -- "Where did all that blue come from?" Glad it's there, even if our eyes aren't good enough to see it in person.)

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 28, 2012 at 6:19 PM

Nice haunting, moody image. Works well.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 29, 2012 at 9:40 AM

I like this Kurt, especially the deep rich colour of the sky.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 29, 2012 at 11:24 AM

I really like this. Great subject for the idea.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 30, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Perfect title, perfect comp and light. I like what you've done here.

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