A cold day in a country park by vikdaddy

A cold day in a country park

Jesus today was cold! It's the beginning of a brisk winter snap here in the UK; in fact, snow is expected in Nottingham this weekend. I thought the weather would be ideal for a sunset shot, but when I got to the local country park the clouds became abundant and the sunset was largely blocked. I got a few shots anyway, despite my hands being so stiff from the cold that I could hardly press the shutter button.

The sunset was to the left of this photo, but I chose this shot for today because I like the foreground interest. The next time I go out for a shoot outdoors I will not forget my gloves!

It's the worst time for my boiler to stop working. I think it's because there's no water pressure, but despite Googling how to fix the problem I can't seem to find the solution. I think it's something to do with a 'filling loop' but I'm not 100%. Any tips would be useful!

Canon EOS 450D, f/3.5, 1/30, ISO-100
This is beautiful :) definately worth freezing :P
November 25th, 2010  
Ace composition Vik! I hear you... I think the best option are gloves that only have half of the fingers and the mitten to put on top of it... it's easier to manage the buttons on the camera ;-) I hear you on the boiler front... ours stopped working earlier this week. Unfortunately my approach is rather unscientific pushing all sorts of buttons until it starts working again...
November 25th, 2010  
Nice lake, interesting composition. I can't offer any advice on boiler though. Sorry.
November 25th, 2010  
Call a plumber?
November 25th, 2010  
@wormentude Why call a plumber when it's a heating engineer I need? And if I can fix it myself...
November 25th, 2010  
Nice shot but can't help with the heating sorry... As it is, my storage heaters packed up a couple of weeks ago - Am waiting on a circuit board - early Dec I'm told!!! Brrrr....
November 25th, 2010  
Great landscape!
November 25th, 2010  
Aren't most plumbers corgi registed (or whatever it's called now) so they can do heating? And I think in this weather I'd be getting it fixed asap, unless it's easy.
November 25th, 2010  
Wow fabulous sky!
November 25th, 2010  
AMAZING SKIES!!! lovely capture, vik...
November 26th, 2010  
Fantastic shot!
November 26th, 2010  
Sorry cant help you with the boiler :) but I do like the shot.
November 26th, 2010  
Exceptional shot!
November 26th, 2010  
Great shot Vik! Sorry I dont have any boiler experiance. The snow hit Aachen this morning.

I thought of you when I just read this article on street photography. It was pretty good in my opinion. http://www.digital-photography-school.com/getting-close-and-personal-11-tips-for-close-up-candid-street-photography
November 26th, 2010  
Wicked shot Vik!
November 26th, 2010  
I can see why this is your fave. Its very pretty. Love the line of the fence.
November 26th, 2010  
Gorgeous x
November 26th, 2010  
what a beautiful shot.
November 26th, 2010  
Gorgeous! A fave for me!
November 26th, 2010  
This shot is stunning. :) I love the depth of the colours and how you composed it.
November 26th, 2010  
Love it!
November 27th, 2010  
Great leading lines! I totally get why you'd choose this shot!
November 27th, 2010  
beautiful, love the colors
November 28th, 2010  
This is fabulous! Perfect!
November 30th, 2010  
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