fine work.Reminds me of a drawing in pencil.great lighting in this.

The secret to a good landscape is a focal point, and you've nailed it! This draws me in, points me in a direction, and engages my imagination. VERY nicely done!

Lovely winter scene. The B&W emphasizes the structure of the trees.

Lovely winter scene. The B&W emphasizes the structure of the trees.

Love the depth in this image. You can almost walk into it. Great work.

Very beautiful Kate.

Really nice! I agree with Tara...once you have a good focal point, you have a good landscape photo. I love the hint of vanishing perspective you have: my eye just moves INTO the photo rather than skims across the surface as it would with any "flat" picture. I'm really amazed at the real depth this has...the trees in the background have their own depth and sense of place, but the foreground tree on the right really plops another dimension right down in this--and its off to the side, which really makes me enjoy a sense of asymmetry. You've got an instinctive feel for composition, and it shows here. I love the fact that this is in black and white; there's a starkness to black and white that I enjoy: it heightens any emotion the image conveys, without all of those colors trying to steal center stage, all yelling: "Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!" This picture allows you to look at your own pace. This is really great! Yeah, I like it a lot. I'm weird in that I look for obscure things, and I notice that you have two "V" shapes in this picture...the point of one such "V" is the foreground tree...and that V-thing moves into the picture, widening as it goes back...your second V-thing seems to mark a path, and it starts at the tree-line in the background and widens into and behind those trees, rather like you're defining TWO visual paths for somebody to stroll along. I really like that, and whenever I see photographs (or make them) I'm always looking for weird things like that to play with...it's not like such things HAVE to be there, but it's always good to see them. I think you've really got a feel for stuff like this, even if you never stop and think about it, because your shots all have something going on in them that is never obvious to the "casual" viewer. Yeah, I like this picture a lot. Really good work.

juste beautiful done Kate!

not easy to follow a chip comment (there's the desire to say "ditto" and get outa Dodge, lol). But he said great things. I have to tell you, you're one of these artists who gets a gallery, posts maybe 10 shots (you're at 10 now) and quietly sneaks all your mastery into people's view. This is a terrific shot. There are a number of "V"s, as chip says (well he's into the 2 heavies, but I like some of the offsprings too), and an invitation back into the forest. And yes, b&w is very expressive here. (Actually it's really many grays, which I know chip knows---I'm not correcting anyone, just pointing out that b&w is usually a wonderful array of many shades, which you use very expressively.) (Here, here's a photo that has stark blacks by comparison: It has beautiful grays in the background, but Feininger knew how to use blacks as very powerful statements by themselves. here. Be sure to double click the image to see it full size! I could give links for days, but it's amazing how much variety there is in b&w---and yet it's all b&w!) Nice light-hued highlights, nice 'morass' as the branches almost blend into each other atop, and beautiful lighting on the ground. You know, you'd be a natural in the darkroom (if you've never used one): It's expensive, messy, and takes lots of time, but you have darkroom sensibilities. Don't know if I can explain that, it's just a feeling even though I've only worked in darkrooms in limited capacity & years back. You have a film feel in some of your shots. Anyway, beautiful work, Kate. And the sign of a good eye is that while this is winter, it could almost be summer too, because the light play is multifaceted: Ie, it's about light as much as it is about snow. You're building a fine gallery here!

nice winter scenery

This is lovely. I like it a lot. It's wonderfully seen and realized and I agree with everything Chip and Mark say. I would also like to add a word of my own: haunting. This is great and definately a favorite. Nice work!

Fantastic shot and the isolation is chilling. Dana

fantastic photo!!!!!

A brilliant composition, and I feel both compelled to explore and yet a bit nervous about what might be in there!