Frosty Rime

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 18, 2014198 views16 comments

An image from december last year. Since then there was no winter at all here. Right now we already have spring-like temps.
This is a nature reserve between the city of Bienne at the shores of Lake Bienne and Solothurn. It's just a small nature reserve but a good local spot for landcsape photography and for bird-watching.

Nikon D800e,24-700/f2.8 at 59mm, iso100, fff, 0.4sec

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16 comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 18, 2014 at 4:38 PM

The subtlety of your image conveys the specific atmosphere convincingly to me. Great work in my opinion.

Peter

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 18, 2014 at 4:46 PM

I really like the mysterious feel to this shot, Bill. I think I would clone out the misc. dark spots int the fg, particularly the two larger ones in the bottom left.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 18, 2014 at 5:12 PM

Thus has a nice winter's day feel to it. I like the subdued tones and gentle light

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 18, 2014 at 5:55 PM

Bill, This is wonderful. I really like the quiet mood and love the fine details. I always enjoy these type of scenes and this one is really good! I think I'm with Gary on cloning out the two darker spots along the bottom left. Beautiful work as usual from you, Bill.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 18, 2014 at 6:50 PM

This has to be seen large to be fully appreciated I think. I'm especially attracted to the grass but the reaching trees are wonderful too.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 18, 2014 at 7:05 PM

Beautifully moody and misty, Bill. I love the subtle hints of trees in the BG. +1 on recommendation to clone the ice to clean it up

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 18, 2014 at 9:15 PM

I sure like this quiet look at winter. The frosty trees fading into the distance add some nice depth. I'm a firm believer in knowing and enjoying the local spots. Much as I try to limit cloning, some clean up of the sticks on the ice would improve this nicely.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 19, 2014 at 9:05 AM

The tones of this are absolutely gorgeous - the subtle shifts from the whites and greys to the browns really draw in the eye, as do the variations in definition. Beautifully composed with great mood. ( like Gary, I wonder about removing the two small black ?ice chunks - they do disturb the peacefulness of the scene, but that's a very minor issue with this lovely image )

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on February 19, 2014 at 12:47 PM

Simple moody and very nice. Another vote for removing the small FG rocks. Wondering generally if a bit more of a pano crop would work as well…a little off the bottom and top…either way beautifully done!

Registered on September 1, 2011, 35 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 19, 2014 at 2:03 PM

The atmosphere in this winter scene is wonderful, Bill. The large version is a must to really enjoy all of the subtle details in the grasses and trees. I too would clone out or crop some of those dark spots along the bottom edge. Just a suggestion of course. Either way this is lovely.

Ed

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 19, 2014 at 4:04 PM

A tranquil mood, and lovely light. Marvelous work, and I think the effect could be enhanced with the pano crop.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on February 19, 2014 at 4:52 PM

Nice imaging, Bill. Good to see a winter scene, we don't have any thing like that here in southern CA.

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Comment posted by Chris Stenger on February 19, 2014 at 5:00 PM

Great shot....I agree with and cannot add much to all the other comments.

Registered on May 9, 2013, 27 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 19, 2014 at 5:39 PM

Thanks a lot for your feedbacks, comments and suggestions. As always I really appreciate. I was thinking about cloning out the dark spots/sticks at the bottom but then kept it as it was...but now I'm convinced to clone them out. A pano version would also be an option for me. Thanks again!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 20, 2014 at 4:37 AM

Beautifully serene landscape Bill.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on February 20, 2014 at 3:34 PM

Really like the mood and detail in the large version Bill. The grasses and misty trees are just great. Agree with cloning fore ground rocks. Wonderful image.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments