Photographer's Note
Ski tracks near the same place and the same day as yesterdays photo on the recently frozen Sδrkijδrvi lake.
I put this under "Decisive Moment" category, because the skier had to decide if the ice is strong enough. The tracks are so dark because the snow was really wet under the skis.
I guess this picture describes both Finnish nature and Finnish mentality. (I cheated with the title. It certainly wasn't me!)
Low winter light got auto white balance of Canon really confused. I had to adjust this quite a lot.
Title My Way by Frank Sinatra, also covered countless times, most unforgettably by Sid Vicious.
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dkeus31
(27739) 2006-01-04 6:56
Hi Kari
Very nice framing.
The path is inviting, and the light on the trees is superb.
Best regards,
Didier
spence
(65) 2006-01-04 6:56
Hi Kari. I like this a lot - the light is so lovely on the trees, which are a superb colour. The ski track is great, being a bit curvy it adds interest and depth to the composition and leads the eye into the shot very nicely. I think you've achieved excellent balance between the different layers. Nice work!
nanauhauer
(761) 2006-01-04 7:01
Good job. The light at trees is amazing but the snow isn't sharp.
Happy 2006!
Nanau
isabela_sor
(47748) 2006-01-04 7:13
Hi Kari
Splendid winter view,unusually but so beautiful this "golden" forest.Excellent light!
Regards
arjen_w
(102) 2006-01-04 7:18
Hi Kari, Splendid photo. The sharpness and colour touch of the trees is indeed very well done, and indeed somehow a pity the white is somewhat blue. But I think you succeeded quite well in your adjustment.
barrufeto_77
(28888) 2006-01-04 7:18
Hi Kari.
Excelent composition with the sky tracks. I'd like to have this views in Barcelona.
Thanks for sharing!
jafadabret
(56501) 2006-01-04 7:31
Beau travail, Kari, la lumiθre dorιe a un trθs bel effet sur les arbres enneigιs. Le premier plan plus sombre appelle l'ιtendue blanche plus claire qui, lui, prιcθde les arbres, vιritable sujet de la photo.
jjcordier
(79299) 2006-01-04 8:51
Hi Kari
Belle composition et superbe lumiθre sur les arbres aux teintes irrιelles. par contre, je m'interroge un peu sur le format carrι choisi
Best regards
JJ
Amandine
(1072) 2006-01-04 9:12
It4s a very good picture I love the contrst between the golden colors of the threes an dthe cold one of earth, it's very sweet, light was very good. I made a WS in order to see if I I can get a better sharpness, which lakes here
Ebbe
(9625) 2006-01-04 15:14
Good use of the last warm light it the angle it fell on the opposite shore was a lucky thing for you. The skitracks makes a fine lead in even though a bit too centered and vertical. I like how they twist around the less godd areas on the ice - that brings a bit of tension. In the foreground you could crop away the branches and the phoneline.
sebautourdumond
(3108) 2006-01-04 15:16
Hi Kari,
Great job, beautiful composition between light and shadows.
Bye
Seb
anesugur
(18789) 2006-01-04 16:35
Hi Kari
A wonderful picture, good colors and compo.
Really well done! Uğur
anavazao
(5592) 2006-01-06 6:09
Hi,
Wonderful capture with a great POV.
Colors are good.
The best!
thanks Ana:)
pierrefonds
(113512) 2006-01-06 8:32
Hi Kari,
Nice photo, the sun is giving a good reflection to the trees.
Pierre
MoloX (30) 2006-01-06 12:11 [Comment]
coco
(30439) 2006-01-08 17:23
Hi Kari.
Very good composition with a nice light and also nice colours.
Simply beatiful.
Regards.
Tracker
(1942) 2006-01-10 4:07
Hi Kari,
Excellent view of the forest in background with the low sun rays and the tracks going there. The only thing I'd crop the shot from bottom to cut the branches. But sharpening is okay for me here ;) Does your note mean Finnish mentality is to rely on a case? Anyway thanks and regards.
Denis.
aralda
(1240) 2006-01-11 9:22
Hello Kari,
The ski tracks together with the light and trees in the back make for a really nice winter scene. I particularly like the quality of the light: bluish over the lake and golden yet still frozen over the trees.
Thanks for sharing,
Raluca
dlavoie72
(1243) 2006-01-11 12:06
Beautifull picture with a strange but really nice lights on the tree! The trees are wonderfull, that's why I would prefer to have less snow and road and much trees with a photo taken in landscape direction.
Nice catch!
markpanos
(1977) 2006-01-12 20:12
Kari, this is so beautiful, really.
The colours and the tonea are so charming,so soft and sweet.
Specially the tones of the trees are amazig, I see gold among these trees.
Nice compo and POV.
Very good, Kari
syltty
(274) 2006-01-18 5:42
Kyllδ reitti nδyttδδ aika vaaralliselta... Hiihtδjδ on kiertδnyt heikot jδδt kahdesti. Hienot kontrastit metsδn lδmpimmien ja jδrven kylmien vδrien vδlillδ.
andrewgg
(0) 2006-01-24 6:52
Hi Kari. I really like the emptyness in this photograph. There's a certain starkness about this scenery which is quite haunting.
Well done with your postprocessing here, as you've been able to hold enough detail in all parts of the image. I would personally clone out those little bits of vegetation (or whatever they are) at the bottom.
Yours, Andrew.
king
(4242) 2006-01-25 7:43
Very nice almost graphical picture.
Like the composition and the colours.
Thanks for sharing.
Huub de K.
azuri
(1598) 2006-01-25 7:56
Oh, Kari,
this forest, the sun on the trees, it is wonderful!
but your story with the skier is great! does he alive?:)
natalia
Henryk_Bilor
(20803) 2006-01-30 5:56
Hi Kari
Beautiful capture of beautiful place. I would be afraid of going through this thin ice. Although last saturday I was skiing on big Lebsko lake. But it was well frozen.
Have a nice day.
Alain
(302) 2006-02-04 6:00
The trees are superbs. I like the overall composition as well. In Canada where I live, there are fatalities each year of people drowning with their snowmobile when riding on thin ice.
AiresSantos
(56155) 2006-02-07 15:19
Hi Kari, one of the best that you have in your gallery.
I like the title, the graphism and the frame.
Composition with good colors and shadows.
Thanks for sharing. Best wishes, Aires dos Santos
Clochette
(8076) 2006-02-10 10:13
Well, Kari, that's really amazing. The light and freeze make wonders here. However I think I would have cropped a bit the bottom of the pic, as details of the close foreground are not necessary.
Thank you for sharing this pic with us.
Mistral
(15416) 2006-03-06 12:10
Hi Kari,
I love the warm colours on the higher part of the trees and the sky track (though I'd prefer them a bit more off centred). The lower part of the image can be crop a little more to leave the image more clean. Anyway it's a nice image!
A smile
Luca
Dari
(24) 2006-06-05 8:19
Hello, Kari. Absolutely perfect...."if the only way is wrong way"...ok, subtilized a bit and enough :)
Light on trees is very special..,precious winter shot...must be great to sky there! Very gentle, natural and sharp photo. Probably i would crop a bit more on the bottom (not more then 3 cm)
But still wonderful winter fairy tale
Dari
Leia74
(843) 2006-08-08 5:07
I simply love the light on the trees!
But I would have cropped a bit the bottom.
Ciao :)
Sabrina
pastadog
(13111) 2007-01-25 2:58
Hi Kari - well, now I know that light and location ("Prime Natural Resource") and definitely the tracks make this shot special, in terms of visual impact and message. Regards, Daniel
Photo Information
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Copyright: Kari Tanskanen (ktanska)
(44446)
- Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2005-12-18
- Categories: Φύση, Αποφασιστική στιγμή
- Camera: Canon A95
- Map: view
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Θέμα(τα): Finnish lakes, Top 18 shots, Top 18 Tampere, Photos with Titles of Songs 09, Square format [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-01-04 6:43
- Αγαπημένα: 2 [view]
Discussions
- To Ebbe: Branches (1)
by ktanska, last updated 2006-01-05 01:45 - To Amandine: Sharpening (1)
by ktanska, last updated 2006-01-05 01:51 - To Tracker: Finnish mentality (1)
by ktanska, last updated 2006-01-10 05:47