A Touch of Winter

[MonikaC]

I didn't get anything as exciting as Jim Fox did in the Snowy Range, but I was really just there to car camp with the dog (in 2" of snow) and go for a hike. Just in case, I brought my camera along and got a shot looking south along the line with Medicine Bow Peak. Hiking was much easier than in August with the intense UV & higher temps. A bit icy here & there - slid once & got hit in the back of my head with the knob on my ball head, so I rearranged my pack with the ball head down & rubber feet up so any future bonks wouldn't hurt as much. Fortunately, I didn't test that hypothesis!

For those familiar with the band Queen's song 'Bohemian Rhapsody": No moose sightings there (the twisted lyrics of "ne pas des moose, ne pas des moose, will you do the fandango?" keep going through my head, but after getting home, our evening walk was aborted by a cow moose browsing the foliage by the community garden and again this morning on a different hike, a bull moose was across the creek & sauntered off when he caught wind of me, changing the lyrics to "scare a moose, scare a moose, will you do the fandango?"

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful view. Interesting to compare the images when so little of the scene contains color information but I do like the color with the higher contrasts of the mountains and the sky. The distant skyline contains more blue from the haze that adds more of a sense of depth to the view at least for my feeble eyes.

 

[MonikaC]

Beautiful view. Interesting to compare the images when so little of the scene contains color information but I do like the color with the higher contrasts of the mountains and the sky. The distant skyline contains more blue from the haze that adds more of a sense of depth to the view at least for my feeble eyes.

I actually didn't mind the cloudless sky because the sky and lake color was such a nice contrast to the snowy peaks.

 

[Michael13]

Beautiful clear view. And I bet you had it all to yourselves too, icing on the cake!

I often play music in my head when hiking also, it just seems right to do so.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Color for me as well. Gorgeous image and would be happy with either one of them.

 

[MonikaC]

Beautiful clear view. And I bet you had it all to yourselves too, icing on the cake!

I often play music in my head when hiking also, it just seems right to do so.

I saw 3 other people on the hike -- a crowd!

 

[MonikaC]

Color for me as well. Gorgeous image and would be happy with either one of them.

Thanks, Jameel!

 

[JimFox]

Great job Monika!

Clear skies while some don't like it, I like the contrast that it can bring. While clouds can enhance a scene, they also can be a distraction. In this case I like the clear sky.

As to the B&W or Color, I think they are both winners. They both work, so I don't think I can choose one over the other.

 

[MonikaC]

Great job Monika!

Clear skies while some don't like it, I like the contrast that it can bring. While clouds can enhance a scene, they also can be a distraction. In this case I like the clear sky.

As to the B&W or Color, I think they are both winners. They both work, so I don't think I can choose one over the other.

Thanks, Jim!

 

[Jeffrey]

The BW is quite well done. Very nice!

 

[Peter Michal]

Beautiful view, Monika, sharp winter colors.. and I also like the black and white processing.. very nice.

 

[BlackRockArt]

I didn't get anything as exciting as Jim Fox did in the Snowy Range, but I was really just there to car camp with the dog (in 2" of snow) and go for a hike. Just in case, I brought my camera along and got a shot looking south along the line with Medicine Bow Peak. Hiking was much easier than in August with the intense UV & higher temps. A bit icy here & there - slid once & got hit in the back of my head with the knob on my ball head, so I rearranged my pack with the ball head down & rubber feet up so any future bonks wouldn't hurt as much. Fortunately, I didn't test that hypothesis!

For those familiar with the band Queen's song 'Bohemian Rhapsody": No moose sightings there (the twisted lyrics of "ne pas des moose, ne pas des moose, will you do the fandango?" keep going through my head, but after getting home, our evening walk was aborted by a cow moose browsing the foliage by the community garden and again this morning on a different hike, a bull moose was across the creek & sauntered off when he caught wind of me, changing the lyrics to "scare a moose, scare a moose, will you do the fandango?"

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Sublime shots, I like the Black & White version.

Oliver