Winter Canvas

"What a severe yet master artist old Winter is.... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel." ~John Burroughs

From this weekend at my favorite park..before the snow melted yesterday!

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

Nice shot. I wonder if it would translate to B&W well.

[Catherine Pace]

a super scene - you have a good eye for the composition of these shots

[Hope D Jennings]

@steampowered I tried it and I did not like what it did to the water..I am not adept enough at Photoshop :( @gozoinklings thank you for that nice compliment,Catherine.It is because of your B shots theme that I am now more confident in landscapes.:

[Catherine Pace]

yeah! it's been nice getting responses to shots i wasnt sure of too :o) i like the soft browsn in this

[Claire]

Nice capture!

[Joey]

Stunning shot

[Marloes]

Like the brown tones in this capture. Lovely comp. Looks like a place were you can 'come to yourself'.

[Sally Ings]

Beautifully simple!

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Very apt quote, lovely and simple shot. Bet this is a lovely spot in the summer.

[dh (delena)]

Beautiful. I like the subtle colouring here.

[Paula W]

Love your composition here Hope and the limited colour palette.

[Pam Knowler]

How lovely!!

[Sue Wilde]

This is so lovely. I love the tones

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful, delicate capture. Fav!

[m9f9l]

This is beautiful!

[Julie Duncan]

Great capture!
Couldn't agree more with John Burroughs! As photographers, we're rather forced to use the marble and chisel as well! Another opportunity to learn something new! ;)

[m9f9l]

Hi Hope! I've decided to do something similar to your challenge to me, but my challenge for you is a shot of something that tells us something new about you.

[Hope D Jennings]

@m9f9l I love that! :)

[Jo]

A super shot, really pretty.

[Milanie]

Really a nice composition, Hope. Gives the feeling of winter nicely.

[Gail]

What a beautiful shot...would make a stunning canvas print on a wall. Fav

[bruni]

The white of the snow and the brown tones of the grasses go well together. love the lonely bench in this picture. nicely composed.

[Kay Hodges]

Beautiful comp and lovely tones!

[kali]

this is already monotone, doesn't need to be greyscale, nice

[Jacqui Paterson]

Simply beautiful. Fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very pretty! I can't believe how quickly the snow melted! I guess 60 degree days in December can do that to snow!

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely ...

[Gayanne Campbell]

Fav, love the pristine snow and the lonely bench. Very tranquil. Merry Christmas!

[April]

This is lovely. I like the slender vertical lines of the grass set against the snow.

[Vijay]

just plain lovely ... very beautiful ... Fav!!

[Lisa Stein]

So beautiful! Just love this snow scene. Great composition. FAV

[Shepherdman's Wife]

This is a very pretty scene Hope. Happy Christmas. Fave!

[Nicole]

very pretty!!

[Taffy]

What a gorgeous shot, Hope! Happy holidays to you!

[belinda]

Something quite appealing about this.

[tingliu]

圣诞快乐Merry Christmas.

[Bill Fenske]

Great composition.

[Cheri]

Lovely - fav for me. Merry Christmas!

[Gena Pegg]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Instant FAV! Spectacular image!! Merry Christmas Eve!

[Katie]

Beautiful scene and looks great in the limited colors - cool quote!

[Adam]

The scene is void of life. Amazing winter despair shot. Very well composed and processed.

[alia_801]

Pretty capture - very atmospheric.

[Linda]

Beautiful scene - well done!

[Nada A.]

Beautiful especially against the black background.

Happy holidays Hope!

[☠northy]

looks rather cold and bleakly beautiful... Merry Christmas!

[Lisa]

fave! Merry Christmas!

[jerry plume]

This is fantastic! Hope your having a great Christmas, Hope! Fav!

[Mike Gifford]

Merry Christmas Hope! Great capture here!

[Nicole Campbell]

Such a very pretty scene

[Photochick]

beautiful image

[Dawn Moder]

Beautiful! so simple! Great shot though!

[Kazzy]

Gorgeous image :)

[Ingrid Budge]

I don't know how I missed this, it's gorgeous. fav

[Arefin]

love this! amazing composition and atmosphere! fav!

[Alexander]

Gorgeous view through the rushes to the bench like that and the way the white envelopes everywhere is perfect! :-)