First Frost by Meowgli
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Description
Our first frost of the year back in late October as the rising sun creeps over the horizon to the right, illuminating the peaking autumn colours in the background. The stately home in the distance is Stonor Manor in case you were wondering.
This is a favourite local spot of mine to explore in autumn, the colours can be wonderful. Some clouds would have been nice but with frosty/snowy shots I don't think they're strictly necessary. I reckon the cool hues of the blue sky can actually complement the frost quite well... thoughts?
Comments (31)
GARAGELAND
A well presented and thought out image. Excellent job!! 11+
dcclxxvii
A wonderful photo. I like the effect.
GiMi53
Wonderful picture... I can almost feel the cold atmosphere ! :~)
mdilorenzo
Cool title for a great picture (it is an HDR?)
Meowgli
it is not an HDR in the Photomatix/tonemapped sense of the word... I never use automated HDR algorithms for my landscape/nature work as I find the effect too grungy and unrealistic, and it often introduces unwanted noise and colour casts which can be difficult to remove.... far better in my opinion is to manually blend exposures yourself inside photoshop using layer masks - you have full control over the output, the resulting file is much cleaner (resulting in better prints) and the overall result far more natural :)
flora-crassella
gorgeous picture!!!!!!!!
Meisiekind
Wonderful Adam! I love the splash of warmth contrasting with the overall cold colors and tones! Excellent compo too!
lior
A so wonderful landscape!
Faemike55
Wonderful capture Looks great
ragouc
Very good shot.
FaeMoon
Exquisite capture!
MOSKETON
Preciosa imagen.
jarmila
Wonderful mood! nice world :-) ciao,happy holidays
auntietk
First of all ... gorgeous image! Wonderful composition and interest, and the angle of your shot (looking sideways across the hillside) highlights the frost in a most pleasing way. As far as clouds vs blue sky and frost goes: Clouds cause what heat there is in the atmosphere to stay there, and of course frost won't form if it's too warm. It's those clear, cloudless nights when all the heat bleeds off into the atmosphere that creates conditions for beautiful frost like this. I'd be pretty surprised to see heavy frost AND clouds together that early in the year.
sharky_
Outstanding work... Aloha
sandra46
EXCELLENT! GREAT IMAGE!
alanwilliams
superb from back to front and everywhere in between.
npauling
I love how the sunlight really lights up this very frosty scene and turns it into a vibrant autumn capture.
0rest4wicked
Spectacular comp. and color!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.Perfect composition my friend. The cut of tree here placed in the front of the capture gives a feeling of depth. The blue colors in the sky is wonderful. Outstanding work my friend.
bmac62
That stump seems to say, come and sit awhile. Glad you included it in the foreground. Extremely well composed (as always)!
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture !
wysiwig
A wonderful study in contrasts. The cloudless blue sky and the sun just touching the tops of the distant trees verses the frost in the middle distance. And of course there is the beautiful, healthy looking green tree in direct line of sight to the stump. I really must learn how to use layer masks.
Myel
It's so beautifuuul! Wonderful point of view, composition and colors! The feeling of freeze is well captured!
emmecielle
Magnificent shot! :)
pauldeleu
Beautiful colours.
jayfar
A beautiful well composed image.
tommorules
Beautiful shot & colours with great light & leading-lines.
X-PaX
Wonderful clear shot. Well done.
EllieA
Just love these colors! Reminds me of 4 seasons in one picture. Very beautiful.