Thanks for the podium and thanks for stepping up for the judging. I liked the way all the sheep (well almost!) were looking at me. I think they were waiting for someone to rescue them. They didn’t look keen on the snow!
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Weekly Photo Contest Challenge: Winter Time (January 6 - January 14)
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Thanks you stepping up Molly! Congratulations @StrollerEd Can't wait for next weeks challenge.
The wind was 50mph and it was below zero (celsius). I ended of with some frostbite on my cheeks. Stupid amateur.
<blush> I feel over-exposed ... Many thanks for the critique and for the honour granted </blush>
Congrats to @StrollerEd and the other's on the podium . And can't forget thanks to @mollyc for stepping up to judge and provide commentary.
First, congratulations to those selected to the podium and @StrollerEd, look forward to the next topic. A job well done.
Molly, yes, being in a mild winter clime, it does create challenges and my other two possible entries were a snowman created out of beach sand with the surf in the background, or manatee who have a body temperature metabolism and tolerance similar to humans and need the 72 degree water from the springs to survive so they leave the colder river and primary food supply to cuddle up around the springs.
And then there is the other issue, held captive in the warm clime as COVID will not let me get to Switzerland to spoil my 4y/o (5 in March) grandson as Customs will not let us in the country. Thank goodness for Facebook and Facetime/Skype. Seeing him progress from prior year sled to skis, and spending weekends at the other grandparent's home - his father's childhood home. Ironically, the chalet has been in the family since the 1700's and the grandparents, who live on the upper floor, after a problem with a tenant, turned the lower floor over to their son and my daughter who converted it to an AirBnB...which can't be rented at this time anyway, so it becomes a well furnished weekend retreat with the separate living space.
It is difficult to see these, and videos, though as I can't enjoy the winter sports.
Thanks for stepping in @mollyc and congratulations to @StrollerEd. My entry was also an iPhone job so the close focus sort of came out of the box.
Gah! Forgot to finish that up before heading offline for the weekend! Thanks @mollyc for stepping in! Sorry for not posting sooner and making you do the extra work. As a bonus this means everyone who entered this contest gets double the feedback! I always keep my laptop and iPad on “Night Shift” at night, so I don’t think I would have noticed any blueness that was pointed out! Nice to look at, but not great for editing photos...
@Darmok N Jalad Nice shot! I’ve been enjoying watching the flickers that have taken to the tree outside my window recently. The nice thing about winter is you can watch the woodpeckers without the leaves in the way!
@deep diver Ah, the nice winter vacation! Looks warm and probably is warm as well! I’m sure a lot of people this year especially are wishing they could get to Mau.
@cdcastillo That’s a good use of discarded PPE! Saved it from the trash and also made a decoration out of it!
@Clix Pix Looked pretty similar here! Though despite a mild winter it did snow the day of compost pickup so the trees got covered.
@StrollerEd Green grass under snow! The only place you can usually find that is early/late season snow or golf courses! Everywhere else the grass tends to be dead by the time it snows. Certainly looks like nice weather for a walk!
@Apple fanboy That’s a nice winter shot! It always looks so nice in person, then it’s so hard to actually capture the falling snow in a shot while also capturing the background.
@koolmagicguy I like the contrast with the black cows and white snow! And a similar comment as above, I like that you can see the falling snow pretty well even compared to the background.
@OldMacs4Me I’m always a fan of mountains with snow! Unfortunately this year ours have been pretty bare so far, but it seems like that may be changing soon! I like the lighting there too, with just the side of a few peaks getting that last (or first?) bit of sunshine.
@anotherscotsman Now that’s sure got the feeling of winter! The nice look where the vegetation starts to frost but there isn’t quite much snow. Nice macro!
@someoldguy Central Park in the snow! That’s always a nice view from there, especially while it’s still snowy and not yet slushy!
@Laird Knox That’s a nice shot! The church stands out so nicely in the snow, especially with the light. And it looks like the moon is just peaking out from behind the clouds! It’s a bit close to the edge of the frame, but it’s always so hard to balance fitting everything in! And if the moon were further down I think the church wouldn’t look as good, so that’s a good composition!
@tizeye As @mollyc pointed out, it’s always interesting hearing the different winters everywhere. White pelicans here are a summer bird, and have gone south by now. South to you apparently! That’s a nice shot of a bunch of them in the water!
@oblomow That definitely captures winter to me! Snowy, windy, and going for a hike! I think I would have cropped that one in a bit more, but it’s otherwise a pretty nice shot!
@themumu Tahoe I assume? It would certainly be nice if we could get some of that powder this year! On the other hand, all winter camping this year has been on dry ground! Looks pretty peaceful there in that shot! Although I know the feeling of realizing at 2am that the gear you brought isn’t quite sufficient, and that’s never fun...
@Janichsan Even without the snow, the ice always feels like winter! I’m assuming that’s a creek or river? Seems a bit rough to be a lake. It’s always fun when they’re frozen enough walk over, but it doesn’t look like that one is there yet.
Anyway, here’s a bonus pic from the weekend’s adventure:
Snow in places, but mostly dry. By January there should definitely be more snow though! On the other hand, our snowiest months aren’t until February and March, so it could still be coming
@Darmok N Jalad Nice shot! I’ve been enjoying watching the flickers that have taken to the tree outside my window recently. The nice thing about winter is you can watch the woodpeckers without the leaves in the way!
@deep diver Ah, the nice winter vacation! Looks warm and probably is warm as well! I’m sure a lot of people this year especially are wishing they could get to Mau.
@cdcastillo That’s a good use of discarded PPE! Saved it from the trash and also made a decoration out of it!
@Clix Pix Looked pretty similar here! Though despite a mild winter it did snow the day of compost pickup so the trees got covered.
@StrollerEd Green grass under snow! The only place you can usually find that is early/late season snow or golf courses! Everywhere else the grass tends to be dead by the time it snows. Certainly looks like nice weather for a walk!
@Apple fanboy That’s a nice winter shot! It always looks so nice in person, then it’s so hard to actually capture the falling snow in a shot while also capturing the background.
@koolmagicguy I like the contrast with the black cows and white snow! And a similar comment as above, I like that you can see the falling snow pretty well even compared to the background.
@OldMacs4Me I’m always a fan of mountains with snow! Unfortunately this year ours have been pretty bare so far, but it seems like that may be changing soon! I like the lighting there too, with just the side of a few peaks getting that last (or first?) bit of sunshine.
@anotherscotsman Now that’s sure got the feeling of winter! The nice look where the vegetation starts to frost but there isn’t quite much snow. Nice macro!
@someoldguy Central Park in the snow! That’s always a nice view from there, especially while it’s still snowy and not yet slushy!
@Laird Knox That’s a nice shot! The church stands out so nicely in the snow, especially with the light. And it looks like the moon is just peaking out from behind the clouds! It’s a bit close to the edge of the frame, but it’s always so hard to balance fitting everything in! And if the moon were further down I think the church wouldn’t look as good, so that’s a good composition!
@tizeye As @mollyc pointed out, it’s always interesting hearing the different winters everywhere. White pelicans here are a summer bird, and have gone south by now. South to you apparently! That’s a nice shot of a bunch of them in the water!
@oblomow That definitely captures winter to me! Snowy, windy, and going for a hike! I think I would have cropped that one in a bit more, but it’s otherwise a pretty nice shot!
@themumu Tahoe I assume? It would certainly be nice if we could get some of that powder this year! On the other hand, all winter camping this year has been on dry ground! Looks pretty peaceful there in that shot! Although I know the feeling of realizing at 2am that the gear you brought isn’t quite sufficient, and that’s never fun...
@Janichsan Even without the snow, the ice always feels like winter! I’m assuming that’s a creek or river? Seems a bit rough to be a lake. It’s always fun when they’re frozen enough walk over, but it doesn’t look like that one is there yet.
Anyway, here’s a bonus pic from the weekend’s adventure:
Snow in places, but mostly dry. By January there should definitely be more snow though! On the other hand, our snowiest months aren’t until February and March, so it could still be coming
Thanks for the feedback @mollyc I'm not a winter lover either and I don't do cold, despite the fact that I once went to Iceland for 15 months! 
I live in one of the dryer parts of the UK so winters here don't tend to see snow, and only a few frosty nights, everything just gets rather grey.
I live in one of the dryer parts of the UK so winters here don't tend to see snow, and only a few frosty nights, everything just gets rather grey.Thanks for stepping up. There was a rare snow in Las Vegas so I drove up to Mt Charleston to play with some long exposures in the falling snow. When we got to the location there wasn't a cloud in the sky. About 20 minutes later the clouds filled in.
It it weren't for the clouds the moon would have been blown out. It was just the right amount of coverage to give that nice exposure. I was shooting with a tungsten white balance and that's why the sky is so blue. Across the street there is a lodge with a lot of incandescent lighting and that is what is lighting up the foreground in the picture.
As for the foreground I brought the image right up to the edge of the roadway. Any lower and it would have been ugly brown slush. I probably could have dropped the tripod down a foot or two to exaggerate the foreground but I didn't think of that at the time as I was standing in a snowbank on the other side of the road.
For a quick, unplanned run up the mountain I'm happy with it but agree with your critique. The more we talk about those things the more they get stuck in our mental checklist while shooting.
Thanks! The steeple is a bit blown out. As I recall this was a quick edit when I got home that night. I did more work on it later before printing. If it weren't for the moon I would have likely shot the church in landscape orientation. Now that I look at it I might go back and try cropping it in landscape. It is a 32 MP image so there is room to play.
Thanks for the feedback.
It is indeed on a golf course, one of several in our area with lots of rough upon which to walk whilst them with sticks were elsewhere
Close. It's the canal habour in my hometown. The ice was already melting that day.
I revisited the same tree late morning today, at about the same time but with a very different sky.
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Also makes a good B&W.
BTW Original was maybe 15 minutes shy of being a sunset.
Yes and morning or evening lighting exaggerates the colour shift between shade and sunshine as does altitude, though we are really not all that high here in Southern Alberta. A couple of different workings, shifted everything to the red to make it look more like a sunset, then reduced saturation level in the shaded area.
Also makes a good B&W.
BTW Original was maybe 15 minutes shy of being a sunset.