Winter Tales #2

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 15, 2013171 views10 comments

Many thanks for your thoughtful and honest comments on my last post.

This one is the second part of my series, again from a trip to the Vienna Woods in Lower Austria. The foggy atmosphere together with the hoar frost made for some interesting patterns to me.

Please feel free to take a look at the larger version.

Comments and critique are appreciated.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 15, 2013 at 11:33 AM

cool textures that you framed very nicely. my eye is immediately drawn to the warmer colored bark? on the left. if i were to nitpick, I would want that shape to be a little more prominent and evident of what it is. I really like this shot regardless. very nice work, Peter!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 15, 2013 at 2:39 PM

This is nice work Peter! There is some wonderful detail in here with all those fine branches and I love the feel this has. I really enjoy the way you see these scenes and capture them with so much mood. I think most people walk right by these (including me) and you make art out of them.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 15, 2013 at 4:43 PM

I love the mood in this winter landscape, Peter. As you already mentioned the fog and the hoar froast make for a great combination. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on February 15, 2013 at 7:45 PM

This is a strong image with the incredible detail delineated by the frost. The solid dark shapes of the trees help organize the detail and lead one into the photo. I like it, Peter. Well done!!!!! Chet

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 15, 2013 at 7:47 PM

I love what the hoarfrost has done here. Wonderful image and wonderfully framed.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Genny K. on February 16, 2013 at 3:24 AM

There's an awful lot going on in this; I think what holds it together are the strong, bold tree trunks in the background. Otherwise, I think I'd get lost in all those tiny twigs and branches. Those big, dark tree trunks show through, and that makes a big difference. it ends up being a nice feeling for me.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 16, 2013 at 3:30 AM

You captured a lot of details in this shot. The hoarfrost is a great an important element in this shot and made the comp work well. I like this one more than your previous post

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on February 16, 2013 at 7:42 AM

Very nice indeed, love the detail and mood, this really holds my attention, and that is always a good thing. Beautifully seen and presented Peter.
John

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 16, 2013 at 10:31 AM

I like how you filled the frame with the trees here. Two things I find a little jarring...the 2 red areas in the trees and how the far left trunk bows to the left with a sudden lack of branches. I prefer your last post...and think if you did the same thing as here by eliminating the sky & the ground that would be even better!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 16, 2013 at 5:14 PM

I like the lace effect the frozen branches have in this. Nice.

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