A River Trent sunset by vikdaddy

A River Trent sunset

Bring on the summer; I've had enough of this cold weather. It's taken a turn for the worse again, just as I thought it was starting to get a little warmer. I suppose it's naive of me to assume the temperature was going to start rising this early in 2011, as mild weather is the exception to the norm at this time of year. It just that it seems to have been so cold for so long!

There is one benefit of the temperature being in single digits, and that's nice sunsets when the skies are clear. I left work a little earlier today and drove to the River Trent again, this time taking photos from the other end of the bridge that I photographed on Wednesday.

The bridge was just behind me when I took this shot. I took some shots with the bridge too, but it's not the prettiest and I felt it detracted from the sunset. There was another shot I quite liked that I posted on my Flickr page ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikdaddy/5396031711/).

I entered a shot in to a website's photo challenge, and it was selected! I wondered why there was a spike in traffic to my Flickr account, and it's because last Friday's photo from the Peak District was selected as one of a few images to represent the theme 'weathered'. It's the first photo on the page too, so thank you 'The Photo Argus' ( http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/20-superb-photographs-from-the-showcase-challenge-weathered/)!

Canon 7D, f/8, 1/15, ISO-100
Abz
Beautiful shot! :)
January 28th, 2011  
Congrats on your pic being selected!! :-)
Nice photo here, and I agree, the only good thing about the cold is the wicked colours at that time of night.
January 28th, 2011  
Great! Very beautiful!
January 28th, 2011  
Have I told you how much I love your photos?? I so do! Beautiful!!!
January 28th, 2011  
Beautiful! I love the lines that bring us through the picture to really appreciate the juxtaposition of the cement and the shiny, reflective water... all leading to the faint hint of the sunset. Beautiful.
January 28th, 2011  
nice lines. I also thought it was going to stay warm too, I am freezing the past few days! Congrats on getting a shot selected in that contest Vik.
January 28th, 2011  
congrats on the picture competition! it was a great shot! this is superb too, love the colours and composition. it was cold today, i agree, but it does have it's pictoral benefits!!
January 28th, 2011  
Beautiful shot - love the leading lines and the contrast between the gritty concrete stairs and clear sky. It's gorgeous. :)
January 28th, 2011  
I hear that! I was done with the snow and the cold before the 12" we got on Wednesday. 50"+ so far in Boston this winter. I like the composition here. You put the bend in the river in the perfect spot, drawing your eye across the image.
January 28th, 2011  
wow, amazing, beautiful, perfect
January 28th, 2011  
love the shot, love the processing..
January 28th, 2011  
Stunning pic, and congrats on being selected for the photo comp too!
January 28th, 2011  
wow great shot!
January 28th, 2011  
just lovely.
January 28th, 2011  
Lovely color, pic!
January 28th, 2011  
I like the leading lines in this, very nice!
January 29th, 2011  
This is a beauty, the path of the river makes it a superb composition.
January 29th, 2011  
I love the reflection of trees on water, but add in a sunset & WOW!
January 29th, 2011  
Great lines in the image and love the detail in the horizon.
January 29th, 2011  
fantastic!
January 29th, 2011  
Sue
Love the lines and the depth of this one.
January 29th, 2011  
Vik I always enjoy looking at your beautiful pieces of art and this one is no exception =) Love the depth, colours lines the whole photo is just beautiful
January 29th, 2011  
Gratz on the win. Lots of road/pavement photos of late. I love the sense of distance in this one.
January 29th, 2011  
Beautiful ! Love the curve in the river and the colors. And congrats :)
January 30th, 2011  
Congrats on having your photo selected. This one is very beautiful. Your photos are always amazing, though.
January 30th, 2011  
This is just remarkable! And congrats!
January 30th, 2011  
A lovely shot :)
January 30th, 2011  
great shot - im sick of the cold weather too, bring on the sunshine :)
January 31st, 2011  
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