Winter Knocks [Contest Finalists December 2008]
Uploaded: December 01, 2008 03:11:48
As Autumn wraps up for yet another year sure signs that Winter is approaching starts to come into focus. (Westlake Texas)
Exif: F Number: 4.2, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1651 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, FocalLength: 11.00 mm, Model: E995
Brett Dolsen December 01, 2008
Great black and white tones,details and composition Jeff!!A sure sign of winter as we have our first day of summer!!Brett #1044153Douglas Pignet December 01, 2008
Very nice B&W here Jeff,,,Yes winter is coming...ugh,Doug #6833084Deb Koskovich December 01, 2008
Great mood in this, Jeff. We got dumped on big time last night...winter is definitely here1 #6833097Mary L. Graham December 01, 2008
Excellent B&W Jeff!! =) #6833132Michelle Alton December 01, 2008
Beautiful...let it NOT knock our doors down! #6833135Tammy M. Anderson December 01, 2008
Lovely scene here, Jeff. Nicely done in B&W. #6833172Mary Timman December 01, 2008
So crisp and clean Jeff. Wonderful B&W, but sad to see the summer and all the colors go, huh! #6833192MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 01, 2008
Morning Jeff!Carolyn M. Fletcher December 01, 2008
Gorgeous scene!! It's all cold and windy around here today, too. #6833259Janet McNeil December 01, 2008
Beautiful tones and comp!! Lovely scene!! #6833262Karen E. Michaels December 01, 2008
The title tells the dramatic story of your photograph. Peace, karen #6833333Carol Sawyer December 01, 2008
Beautiful B&W capture, Jeff!! #6833335Bill Wyatt December 01, 2008
Dramatic skys and beautiful skeletal trees with excellent composition and B&W conversion! Terrific work Jeff! #6833352Alan L. Borror December 01, 2008
Wonderful seasonal transition image, jeff! Very dramatic! #6833373Claudia Kuhn December 01, 2008
Beautiful dark tones, really gives that gloomy winter feeling. At least in NY we have a lot of gray skies... first snow on the ground yesterday, but gone today. #6833375Margaret R. Barry December 01, 2008
Beautiful capture, Jeff. Great composition, tones and details! #6833416Linda D. Lester December 01, 2008
Love this in BW!!! Great eye!!! #6833422Wally Orlowsky December 01, 2008
Marvelous moody harbinger of winter, Jeff! #6833442Tiia Vissak December 01, 2008
a beautiful image! #6833506Agnes Fegan December 01, 2008
I love the black and white! #6833545Ken Smith December 01, 2008
Definitely a winter's scene, Jeff. Excellent effects! #6833591Eugenio Diaz December 01, 2008
AWESOME image and great tones, well done and so well presented...WTG! #6833753Rhonda Burger December 01, 2008
This is cool in so many ways Jeff. I love how the trees look like decaying leaves when only the bones are left...LOL. The B&W helps emphasize that mood. Very cool. Rhonda #6833806Charlene Taylor December 01, 2008
Hi Jeff,Robert R. Goodman December 01, 2008
That is a awesome capture,Jeff.I like the clouds!!!!!! #6834100William C. Raco December 01, 2008
Excellent detail, light, scene and exposureRay Clarke December 01, 2008
Great tones and composition Jeff.!!!(R) #6834289Mike Clime December 01, 2008
Nice compostion, tones and mood, Jeff! #6834539Melissa G. Meiselman December 01, 2008
Jeff, this black and white scene certainly captures that cold and bleak mood of winter!!! Great job on this!! #6834723Stephen Zacker December 01, 2008
Super B & W. Like that dramatic sky. We had our 1st real tatse of winter here in Co yesterday #6834938Jessica Jenney December 01, 2008
Beautiful b&w tones, detail, and composition, Jeff! I love the contrast of the trees against the soft clouds! #6834993Anita Hogue December 01, 2008
Excellent tones and composition, Jeff! #6835005Rajeev 270293 Kashyap December 01, 2008
Gorgeous tone and Comp. Jeff! #6835054Marijana Fajgl December 01, 2008
Fantastic black and white capture, Jeff! Wonderful mood! #6835215Marcel J. Fernandez December 01, 2008
Excellent work Jeff, like this one very much. #6835363Karen Slagle December 01, 2008
Gorgeous black and white, Jeff. Love the bare trees. #6835415Jim Huffield December 01, 2008
Wonderful work, Jeff. Jim #6835531Janet Daniel December 01, 2008
Outstanding b/w image, Jeff! #6835682Chastity Abbott December 01, 2008
perfect horizon! wonderful details & contrasts from the trees...awesome work! #6835805Bill Knaps December 01, 2008
Jeff this is such a beautiful B & W. Wow......Bill #6835959David Phalen December 01, 2008
Spectacular contrast, tones and clarity!! Perfect capture of the season in B&W!! #6836008Vladan D. Djordjevic December 01, 2008
Beautiful trees, lovely tones, pov and lighting. Great shot, Jeff! #6836625Sam Britt December 01, 2008
Wonderful tones & composition, Jeff. #6836668Deborah Lewinson December 01, 2008
Awesome image, Jeff, love the design, simplicity, and mood!Debby #6836672
Summer A. Kozisek December 01, 2008
Love your choice of B&W in this one Jeff, and the textures are fantastic! #6836684Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 01, 2008
I love this, fantastic capture and bw! #6836688Renee Doyle December 01, 2008
Very striking in b&w Jeff!!! #6836832Ellen Hodges December 01, 2008
Very moody and beautiful image, Jeff! #6836843Murry Grigsby December 01, 2008
Great use of B&W Jeff! I like Rhonda's observation that the bare trees look like hugh transparent leaves :0) Old man winter is even testing us down here with a possible light freeze tonight. Any way you sure make winter look beautiful!! #6836902Susan Fox December 01, 2008
I was going to post the same thing :-) The trees do look like transparent leaves. It makes the image wonderfully unique. Love it! Great B&W :-) #6837060Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 02, 2008
Absolutely terrific image to illustrate the coming season, Jeff. #6837909Mary K. Robison December 02, 2008
Stunning b&w image, Jeff!Stefania Barbier December 02, 2008
beautiful tones and capture Jeff!!! #6837942Derek D. Dafoe December 02, 2008
Yup!! Brett's laughing at us all now, as he is getting summer, the rest of us are grabbing for our shovels !!! Nice shot Jeff!! #6838149Jeff Robinson December 02, 2008
Thank You All Very Much!! Jeff #6838359Jeana Clark December 02, 2008
~J~ #6838841
Janice Mezzacappa December 02, 2008
I love the faint trees with the designs they create against such dramatic clouds, awesome Jeff!! #6838944Luigi Di Serio December 02, 2008
Very good seasonal entry!Jennifer L. Alder December 02, 2008
I love this in black and white! Terrific work, Jeff :) #6841456Jeff Robinson December 02, 2008
Thank You!! Jeff #6841572Debra R. Harder December 02, 2008
This is great in black and white, Jeff! The trees are fantastic against the stormy clouds. Wonderful details and composition too! Deb #6841607Larry L. Redmon December 02, 2008
Well done, Jeff! Love the sky. #6841659Terry L. Ellis December 02, 2008
Dramatic simplicity, Jeff! Beautiful work! #6841956Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 02, 2008
BURRRRRUTIFUL, Jeff!!!!! :-) ♫ k #6842027Jeff Robinson December 03, 2008
Thank You Very Much! Jeff #6843153Mitch Spence December 03, 2008
Great "chilly" feel here, Jeff, and I love the almost lacy effect of the bare trees. #6845223Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 03, 2008
Beautiful winter image Jeff!,Jeff Robinson December 03, 2008
Thank You Mitch and Amalia! Jeff #6846303ALLEN O. HOWARD December 03, 2008
Awesome shot with a Coolpix, Jeff. Very nice details and a beauty in B&W!!! #6847360Jeff Robinson December 04, 2008
Thanks very much Allen! Jeff #6848315Susie Peek-Swint December 04, 2008
Terrific capture in b&w Jeff ~ winter has definitely arrived here! #6851700Jeff Robinson December 05, 2008
Thank You Susie! Jeff #6853460Marisol Pastor December 05, 2008
Beautiful tones and composition Jeff. Love the clouds ... and the trees, they look like lace against the sky. #6856303Corinne M. Thompson December 06, 2008
Fabulous Jeff! #6860534Jeff Robinson December 07, 2008
Thank You Marisol and Corinne! Jeff #6862006Lois Adomite December 10, 2008
Great black and white, each tree looks like individual skeletonized leaves. Lois #6877616Jeff Robinson December 11, 2008
Thanks very much Lois! Jeff #6881120Tammy Espino January 21, 2009
Congrats on your finalist!! #7062639Tammy Espino January 21, 2009
Congrats on a beautiful finalist Jeff!! #7062646Linda D. Lester January 21, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist.....good luck in the next round! :) #7062649Ken Smith January 21, 2009
Outstanding, Jeff. Congrats!! #7063286Michelle Alton January 21, 2009
Another beauty, Jeff! Big Congratulations! #7063472Gail Vitikacs January 21, 2009
Best of luck on the next round Jeff! #7064308Terry L. Ellis January 21, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff! A terrific finalist! #7064537Usman M. Bajwa January 21, 2009
WTG, Congrats. on this stunning Finalist.UB. #7064712
Jennifer L. Alder January 21, 2009
Congrats!! :) #7064718Janet Daniel January 21, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff! Best Wishes! #7065161mark grandoni January 21, 2009
Beautiful Work Jeff. #7065774Erin Appelbaum January 22, 2009
Awesome finalist Jeff. Peter #7066815ALLEN O. HOWARD January 22, 2009
BINGO!!! Congratulations, Jeff! An Excellent image! #7068248Leland N. Saunders January 22, 2009
Marvelous shot, Jeff ... congratulations on this well-deserved Finalist ... !!Lee #7068483
Agnes Fegan January 22, 2009
Congratulations Jeff! #7068563Stefania Barbier January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN JEFF! #7069208Tiia Vissak January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7069424Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 22, 2009
Margaret R. Barry January 22, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Jeff! #7070056Patricia Ronan January 22, 2009
Congratulations Jeff:) #7070191Renee Doyle January 22, 2009
Big congratulations on this wonderful finalist Jeff! #7070220Debra R. Harder January 23, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff, on your OUTSTANDING black/white finalist!! Gorgeous work!! Deb #7073110Marijana Fajgl January 23, 2009
Big congratulations, Jeff on your fantastic finalist! #7073461Eivor Kuchta January 23, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #7073656Karen E. Michaels January 23, 2009
Beautiful and WELL deserved Jeff! Peace, karen #7074206Deborah Lewinson January 23, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff, on this beautiful and striking finalist!Debby #7074719
Eugenio Diaz January 24, 2009
SUPERB!! Huge congratulations on your GORGEOUS finalist!Jeana Clark January 24, 2009
~J~ #7082143
Jeff Robinson January 25, 2009
Thank You All Very Much!! Jeff #7083413Marisol Pastor January 25, 2009
Congratulations Jeff! #7083888Mary Beth Aiello January 25, 2009
Jeff -- This is absolutely outstanding. Huge congrats on this beautiful finalist. #7084742Jeff Robinson January 25, 2009
Thank You Marisol and Mary Beth! Jeff #7086086Colleen Farrell January 27, 2009
Truly stunning, Jeff! Each tree looks like a leaf skeleton--how cool! Big congratulations on a most well-deserved finalist! #7096547Jeff Robinson January 28, 2009
Thank You Colleen! Jeff #7097142Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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