Memories of Winter Photo

Photographer’s Note

As we head into March, spring truly seems to be on its way with mild temperatures and warm sunshine. Memories of winter seem distant, or for many of us non-existent for this year. Nevertheless we did get a few cold and snowy days here in Basel and here’s a shot taken in January on one such rare day. This photo was taken from Schartenflue, a dramatic limestone cliff which overlooks the hills of the Jura to the south. The building is a restaurant, closed at this time of year and not in my view very welcoming anyway, but it seemed a nice element to include in the composition together with the tree and the bench.

Thanks for looking.

gabrielpat, john_c, leonorkuhn, cherryripe, IgorDeleze, Photo65Net, gary91, PixelTerror, robiuk, bibiweb, pboehringer has marked this note useful

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rhizomes (15325) 2007-03-04 15:02

Salut Susanna,
Très belle composition, un bon cadrage et des très belles couleurs ! La neige est bien rendue et l'usage du 10-222mm fait merveille !
Christophe

gabrielpat (6553) 2007-03-04 15:19

salut Zuzanna,
tu as reussi un beau paysage sous la neige qui est blanche et non bleutée comme souvent!!!beau cadrage au grand angle sans aucune abération.
j'aime beaucoup l'arbre.

Digital777 (189) 2007-03-04 17:00

Très jolie prise de vue, belle composition le banc à gauche me fait penser à ce que pourrait devenir ce bel arbre qui a si fière allure ;-)

leonorkuhn (14379) 2007-03-04 17:05

Hi Susanna,

Very nice composition with good equilibre between these elements. Excellent colors and textures, perfect light.

Well done
Leonor

Vincelavisse (443) 2007-03-04 17:07

Bonjour Susanna,

Great composition, the choice of the ultra wide angle is right here. The effect is very interesting. Exposure is well done on the snow, wich is not an easy thing to do.

TFS,

Vincent

barni (14569) 2007-03-05 3:55

Bonjour Susanna
Tu fait des merveilles avec ton 10-22mm.
Très beau cadrage.
Bonne journée
Christophe

cherryripe (19237) 2007-03-05 9:24

Hi Susanna
It seems so strange to see snow close up as it's only snowed once in Lausanne this year and we've only been skiing once. Your pov really makes me feel I'm walking in it. There's good triangular balance between the restaurant, tree and bench (I wrote this before reading your note). The sky is nicely polarized and all is well contrasted.
Enjoy your afternoon.
Nikki

john_c (24635) 2007-03-05 10:53

Hi Susanna,
What a superb composition! I love this low angle POV, with the wooden structure providing great graphism and leading the eye into the frame to the lovely building. Yet it is the character tree that makes the scene soar. Everything is in complete balance here, and the exposure level is perfect without any undue glare from the snow. A first rate capture....later.
John

IgorDeleze (9247) 2007-03-05 12:23

Hello Susanna,
Beautiful picture.
Excellent framing and nice wide angle effect.
The lighting is beautiful.
Greetings.
Igor

Photo65Net (43106) 2007-03-05 12:58

Bonsoir Susanna,
Wow, these colors are wonderful !
The contrast between very white snow and dark blue sky is magnificent.
Your POV is nice, adding perspective to the super wide angle landscape.
Nice job,
Regards,
JB.

gary91 (15321) 2007-03-05 23:58

Hello Susanna,
What a pure and quiet landscape. I especially love the wide angle usage, giving contrast to the materiels on the foreground. The overall composition is very good and the colors and lighting great. A nice winter image !
Best regards, Christian

PixelTerror (87195) 2007-03-06 6:09

Salut toi,
memories memories fais attention toi je vais te coller un smiley jaune, je dois reserver ma semaine de ski ces jours ;-)
Belle image bien cadree ou la blancheur de la neige fait ressortir toute la magie de l'HIVER, et avec ce superbe ciel bleu au dessus c'est encore mieux.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

eza1701 (3343) 2007-03-06 8:14

Hi Susanna,

This is another nicely composed shot and the use of portrait style suits the subject.

Best regards,
Paul.

robiuk (10763) 2007-03-07 17:56

Hi Susanna,
this is a very carefully composed shot with
great colour palette and beautiful contrast.
I'm trying hard to guess what kind of tree
this is, but just can't figure it out - so
I'm giving up!
LOL
Thanks for sharing,
Robi

bibiweb (8) 2007-03-09 1:23

Hi Susanna,
Sad title... as I'm part of the people who are still waiting for winter to start! I like your low POV and the use of the weide angle has created an interesting perspective with that huge looking tree. The polarizer has created nice contrasts thought the upper left angle of the sky is perhaps a bit too dark. I wish you a nice week-end. I'm probably going skiing! :o)))
Bibi

jrj (34779) 2007-03-09 6:36

You use well the few detils here Susanna. The low pov is essential for the result not least by having the tree exposed very effectful in the compo. A well disposed, interesting winter setting.

jemaflor (39871) 2007-03-09 6:48

Salut Susanna,
Belle perspective, très belle lumière sur ce paysage enneeigé qui évoque le printemps et la fonte de la neige, belle silhouette avec cet arbre dont le contour est accentué par la présence de la neige.

danyy (69929) 2007-03-13 6:46

Bonjour Susanna,
où j'habite, et tout de même 400 km au nord de cette photo, nous n'aurons pas vu la neige cet hiver, cela nous arrive encore fréquemment.
J'ai pu admirer avec plus de délectations, les photos de Suisse et ces neiges bien blanches.
Un tout bon boulot du polarisant ici, le ciel est bien bleu, la neige, pure.
Expo nickel.
Merci pour le partage.
Daniel.

pboehringer (770) 2007-03-17 12:05

Hoi Susanna, you're very right. That restaurant is really not welcoming at all. I often climbed through the Schartenflue and at the end my hunger and thirst prevailed to have some small snack there, but I never got excited about it. Anyway, it gives you a good backdrop for this wonderfull winter scenery.
TFS, Peter

Photo Information

Copyright: Susanna Leon (sleon) (9352)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-28
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF-S 10 - 22 mm F3.5 - F4.5, Hoya circular polariser
Exposure: f/11, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-04 14:57