Last frost (I hope). I'm not very good at closeups, but the patterns and shapes in the frost, and the sweet morning light, persuaded me to try a series.
The blueberries didn't sustain as much damage as I suspected they would.
Mustards are hardy.
The dewberries seem to have taken a hit.
Turnips are tough to kill, just shake the frost off.
The peaches did OK because we covered them, except for this one branch, and it's pretty much done.
Very nice use of grazing and transmitted light to catch the shimmering, sparkling beauty of the frost and the delicate color of the subjects. It's a shame that photographic beauty might indicate harm and destruction.
Rich
Kiyomizu - Dera
A suggestion. 1 and 2 show the cobblestones. I don't know about everyone else but the idea of racing on cobblestones terrifies me. Therefore, for photographic impact. select one of these. For the next shot make the crop quite different by doing something like isolating the faces? My crop needs a bit more on the left.
Beautifully positioned. The bright little trickle of water in the foreground takes out eye and we follow it up to the church and continue up the spire. Along the way there is plenty of detail to appreciate without being distracted on the journey.
Agreed. I'd suggest the top red flower should be positioned more into the top left corner so I'd be looking for some off the top and some off the left then a little more space under the bottom red flower.
Scheldeprijs (2025)
From yesterday’s race:
two quick screengrabs from short slow-motion videos that I made with my phone
(obviously VERY low resolution, just intended to give an impresson):
Frost is rare for me and I find these engrossing, especially when I look at them large. You are close enough for the crystals to show their shapes and transparency. I like the build up on the edges and the colour behind where the crystals are on the surfaces. You calculated the angle of the sun to bring out the crystal structures and still show what is behind the transparent forms.
Why is the frost structure on the turnip so different?
Gdansk
I really love this city. I was there twice and ne'er I did I witness even a single ray of sunlight. T'was cold and wet and I froze to my bones. 'Tis a testiment to the city that I adored it anyhow.
Your images show cold-looking, brooding, dark buildings and bald, white skies. But something was more welcoming that what your images show.
What was it that made you “adore” the city?
Rich
Yesterday we experienced Warsaw in the Spring…
…then shortly afterwards in the Winter!
Time to find a cosy place to warm up and feed.
Hard to pin down. It's a gorgeous place with many decorative historical buildings, but I just love places built close to the water. Gdansk is a port city on the coast of the baltic sea. It shows signs of both historical oppulence and austere industry and that's a combination I really enjoy. That's the same reason I love Hamburg so much. Gdansk is a very wet city, frequently blanketed in dreary fog, and the humidity sucks the warmth straight out of your bone marrow, but when you're there, it somehow manages to feel welcoming anyway. At this point it's part of the ambiance, I think.
Interesting presentation. All appear to me to be the same shot, cropped closer, giving the impression of the racers coming nearer to us. The first is about the race itself, but by the third, it is about the racers, as we see their individual expressions and the exertion on their faces and in their legs more clearly. The choice of monochrome simplifies the race and helps us focus on the individuals. Great capture.
Interesting image, with a different kind of leading line - a burgeoning and meandering one with twists and turns that resemble a map of North America in shape. I quite like the peaceful feeling of it - no rushing dramatic water, just a patient calm little marsh not unlike the swamps I favor in my own area, in gentle colors. I personally prefer portrait orientation for landscapes, so this composition appeals to me on that front as well.
Lovely little spring discoveries. Good capture with nice color and detail. I would crop some from the top and left of the first and some from the bottom of the second. The strong light prevented you from getting a smoother background from these pretties, so I'd try to crop some more to eliminate as many of the black shadow-spots as I could. Bright sunny days don't do many favors for flowers but like you I still shoot whatever I find whenever I find it. I've been wrestling a set of flower shots with this exact same problem. My yard is a riot of azaleas and violets this week, but I have to get out very early or late, or under shade, to fight off the black shadow spots. I have used an umbrella to make my own shade.
Excellent image, the ultimate urban leading line/vanishing point image, with a sinuous twist. The complement of blue and orange is always successful and here it enhances the impact. The placement of the lines is perfect.
Wonderful old building. Good architectural shots. I especially like angle of the last one. These would be quite nice in monochrome as well.
Wonderful. The worn-out pavement explains the message. It tells a story that reminds me of the world we find ourselves in today.
I imagine it paired with JonasB's recent traffic direction image for print display.
