Winter Wonderland

[Heather Koch]

So these two spots (a Mill and a Camp) are right in my backyard, every year we ride the trails, walk the paths, swim/kayak the river, but when it snows the paths are just as gorgeous!

I just love the way the bare trees look in the winter, especially when there is snow!

That bird (hawk?) image is by far not quality I'd like to share, but its the first time I had my camera to capture a real live BIG bird! So I was excited it didn't fly away from the time I ran (drove) home to get my 18-200mm lens. Yes I should probably be more prepared next time...

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These last two were just fun, I did some processing on the log fence photo, thoughts??
And these boots are my dads, size 12 and I wear a women's 7.5... Needless to say I didn't have shoes worthy of my adventure, so I borrowed his and LOVE how they look. They are probably from the 80's or early 90's. Older than me, thats all I know... VINTAGE lol!

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[JustJazzie]

Number two here works really well for me. At first glance I thought "oh, trees" Then I LOOKED and I just loved the spider web like lines that show up. I have to wonder how it would work as a black and white with a little contrast.

 

[waday]

I personally like #4 the best. I would have tried to get the top of the tree in there, if possible.

On #9, please tell me you were standing on the bank and not on the ice.

 

[Heather Koch]

Number two here works really well for me. At first glance I thought "oh, trees" Then I LOOKED and I just loved the spider web like lines that show up. I have to wonder how it would work as a black and white with a little contrast.

Thats what I love as well! That is what I was referring to when I mentioned the bare trees. Just so neat. I'll see what I can do for the black and white and see how it turns out.

 

[Heather Koch]

I personally like #4 the best. I would have tried to get the top of the tree in there, if possible.

On #9, please tell me you were standing on the bank and not on the ice.

Yes, I see that now, would have made it that much better... :/

Yes, I was standing on the bank... Oh Lord I never trust ice, especially rivers haha

 

[Heather Koch]

Actually, upon looking through my RAW's, I found one that had the top of the tree!

DSC_2998 by heather.koch43, on Flickr

As well as the black & white requested above...

DSC_3030-2 by heather.koch43, on Flickr

 

[Forkie]

#12!

The vignette in #12 really brings out the cold blueness of that sky and the warmer tones of the wood, which are near perfect complimentary colours. That's the winner for me!

 

[Heather Koch]

#12!

The vignette in #12 really brings out the cold blueness of that sky and the warmer tones of the wood, which are near perfect complimentary colours. That's the winner for me!

I am so glad you mentioned that image. Of the bunch it is my favorite as well. I wasn't sure how people would react on here to it, because it is "processed" but I LOVE it. For the exact reason you mentioned above, the contrast between the warm and cool tones.

 

[Forkie]

#12!

The vignette in #12 really brings out the cold blueness of that sky and the warmer tones of the wood, which are near perfect complimentary colours. That's the winner for me!

I am so glad you mentioned that image. Of the bunch it is my favorite as well. I wasn't sure how people would react on here to it, because it is "processed" but I LOVE it. For the exact reason you mentioned above, the contrast between the warm and cool tones.

Don't ever hold back on processing because of how you think people will react on here. If a photo needs processing, no matter how little or how much and that's the vision you have for your photograph, just do it, show it off and be proud of it!

 

[Heather Koch]

#12!

The vignette in #12 really brings out the cold blueness of that sky and the warmer tones of the wood, which are near perfect complimentary colours. That's the winner for me!

I am so glad you mentioned that image. Of the bunch it is my favorite as well. I wasn't sure how people would react on here to it, because it is "processed" but I LOVE it. For the exact reason you mentioned above, the contrast between the warm and cool tones.

Don't ever hold back on processing because of how you think people will react on here. If a photo needs processing, no matter how little or how much and that's the vision you have for your photograph, just do it, show it off and be proud of it!

Very well said, thank you! I appreciate that.

 

[Heather Koch]

Also, does the log fence in #12 have a purpose? Is it called something special? I have been wondering this ever since I saw it, it was just built during the fall and its in a quite random spot, where people don't usually go...

 

[Forkie]

Also, does the log fence in #12 have a purpose? Is it called something special? I have been wondering this ever since I saw it, it was just built during the fall and its in a quite random spot, where people don't usually go...

It's probably just a useful and ecologically friendly way to use the wood that's lying around. It's good for the wildlife. The insects that will thrive in and on the rotting wood will be in their millions.

In the UK, you often see hedgerows whose branches have been weaved together to make borders for fields. It's a much more nature friendly, environmentally sound way of bordering a field than cutting the hedge down and putting up an actual fence. It also lasts much longer because the hedge just continues to grow in the weave. It's much better for the birds and insects that live in the hedges.

 

[Heather Koch]

Also, does the log fence in #12 have a purpose? Is it called something special? I have been wondering this ever since I saw it, it was just built during the fall and its in a quite random spot, where people don't usually go...

It's probably just a useful and ecologically friendly way to use the wood that's lying around. It's good for the wildlife. The insects that will thrive in and on the rotting wood will be in their millions.

In the UK, you often see hedgerows whose branches have been weaved together to make borders for fields. It's a much more nature friendly, environmentally sound way of bordering a field than cutting the hedge down and putting up an actual fence. It also lasts much longer because the hedge just continues to grow in the weave. It's much better for the birds and insects that live in the hedges.

Yeah, I don't know what more it can be. That makes a lot of sense, though. They did cut down a lot of trees to make a path, so very creative in a way to keep the wood on the property.