Out the Door L
The Clean Up
Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 28 December 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
;)))))) j'adore la scène et le cadrage ........ c'est ça qu'on appelle "balayer devant sa porte ???" !!!!! cool ......... ;))
28 Dec 2008 5:42am
@Jean-François: C'est exact JF lol merci beaucoup :)
kerfendal from Paris, France
c'est vrai ce que dit François, la composition est trés réussie, sage précaution pour le pas sortir la tête la première !
28 Dec 2008 6:10am
@kerfendal: LOL ok tu m'as fait bien rire quoique effectivement, ca ne serait pas trop drole ;) Merci Max!
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Une magnifiqe scène domestique invernale, très proche, très sympa et très frissonante aussi avec ce froid que l'on sent d'ici :)
28 Dec 2008 8:04am
@Paco Díaz: Paco, on a des drole de temperature dernierement, qui sait quelle saison va nous acceuillir le lendemainlol Merci beaucoup!
@yiannis krikis: Thanks a lot Yiannis :)
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Le cadrage est particulièrement réussi.
28 Dec 2008 9:25am
@Calusarus: Merci beaucoup Frederic :)
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
i like her coat,makes her look like a duchess or sth:)
28 Dec 2008 9:53am
@tyan: Duchesses in Canada get to sweep their own stairs ;) lol thanks a lot Tyan!
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I suppose you have to pay for all that beauty sometime! Would much rather be doing the exercise shown in yesterday's shot, though lol :)
28 Dec 2008 10:25am
@dobbino: I don't know Rob it think cleaning the stairs is easier on the back ;) thanks a lot!
k@ from France
Madame, il faut mettre une écharpe - les décolletés sont dangereux in freezing Gatineau !
28 Dec 2008 10:41am
@k@: On est habitue a ces froids impossibles, mais une echarpe est une tres bonne idee ;)
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Great capture, Lorraine! Watch your step on that slippery snow! Where are her hat and gloves?
28 Dec 2008 12:11pm
@Betty: In the car? possibly lol You'd think we'd be wiser by now ;) Thanks a lot Betty!
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
It must be warming up a bit, as she's wearing no turtle neck or scarf!
28 Dec 2008 12:19pm
@Judy: Yesterday, I kid you not, it went up to 10 Celcius, what a meltdown :) thanks a lot Judy!
Kathy from Indianapolis, United States
I love her coat, too! And the red broom handle with the evergreens gives it a holiday feel.
Hope you are having a wonderful Yule, my friend!
28 Dec 2008 12:40pm
@Kathy: thanks so much Kathy, we're having a warm wonderful Yule lol
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
What a wonderful composition. The downward line of the stair rail goes so well with the sweeping action of the subject. At the same time, it's a nice little image of every day life. Hope the holiday season is great for you, Lorraine!
28 Dec 2008 12:53pm
@Andrew Gould: thanks for the lovely compliment Andrew and the goos wishes, I wish yours is great ;)
Janice Thomson from Canada
A nicely captured moment of winter - the whole country is getting a break for a day or two - I can actually see the steps and the driveway :)
28 Dec 2008 1:23pm
@Janice Thomson: Hi Janice, who can tell what season will peek-a-boo us, it's always a wonder to me lol thanks my dear!
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
Beautiful composition.. a cold and clear morning, snowy and slippery stairs... really a very good capture of a typical winter scene!
28 Dec 2008 1:44pm
@Nina: Thanks very much Nina, I always appreciate your visit :)
JJ from Jersey City, United States
it must be a bit warmer no gloves or hat, this is why I say snow may look good on postcards but I dont want to see it out my window means you have to get out and do this
28 Dec 2008 1:45pm
@JJ: Life is so beautiful in photos isn't it JJ where you can live whatever you want to, without the inconveniences...A Life through Photos, I can dig ;)
@Daryl: One has to get to work...thanks Daryl :)
Cheryl from Texas, United States
if she can sweep it away, that's good! I love her coat!!
28 Dec 2008 2:36pm
@Cheryl: Hey Cheryl, oh yes it won't last, thanks a lot :)
Barbara from Florida, United States
I like that she seems unsuspecting of your presence while you captured and documented daily life after the snow fall.
My first thought was, hey I'll just throw my mink coat on and go out to sweep away the snow.
28 Dec 2008 2:40pm
@Barbara: LOL Love your comment Barb, that's so cute, thanks a lot :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Nice capture. People who have never lived where it is very, very cold and snows don't necessarily realize some snows can be swept away because they are more powdery than wet. When we lived in Iowa, this was a wonder to me - I'd only seen wet snow before (and rarely that). Cool shot.
28 Dec 2008 3:44pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks a lot Vf, sometimes we get soft snow, sometimes fluffy, or very gooey and wet, makes great snowballs lol
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Oh yes, there seems to be a lot of this going around our country these days! Great shot Lorraine!
28 Dec 2008 3:58pm
@bluechameleon: thanks a lot Blue, thank God for Photography, or else what good would snow be ;)
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
I guess it is time that I got out and did a little shovelling.
28 Dec 2008 4:48pm
@Michael Rawluk: Not if you don't have to leave the house...;) thanks a lot Michael
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Your camera is like a window open over the Canadian daily life, winter life in this time of year.
28 Dec 2008 5:21pm
@António Pires: That's a wonderful thing to say, thank you Antonio :)
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Hey, I thought that was my job!
28 Dec 2008 6:22pm
@Stephen Phillips: Really? Good boy lol
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Stylish coat for just sweeping the snow off the steps.
28 Dec 2008 7:49pm
@JoeB: Here's what I'm thinking Joe, she's on her way to work...thanks a lot ;)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
For me this is a view we rarely see, no one ever gets to shovel snow over here any more. I hope some can be swept our way.
28 Dec 2008 8:45pm
@Richard_Irwin: I will gladly send some your way Richard, plus this year the world is a little wacko about weather, so really be careful what you wish for...and just in case, get warm hats, mittens and socks/boots, the extremities must be kept warm.
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
I was going to say exactly what JoeB said -- that's an awfully nice coat to wear for a sweeping job. I love your little slice-of-life photos, Rainy!
28 Dec 2008 9:35pm
@Bookfool: Hey Booky, well as I told Joe, I'm betting she's on her way to work, or a show-off, 'cause she's seen me with my camera (NOT ;) thanks sweetie
Pixim from Nice, France
Et voilà l'envers du décor, il faut bien que quelqu'un s'y colle pour que tes photos soit parfaites, tout bien rangé, une neige bien ordonnée... C'est cela aussi, on s'extasie devant ce bien de la nature, mais tu connais bien les enfants, tant qu'il s'agit de s'amuser, pas de problèmes. Une belle photo qui nous permet de tout connaître sur la neige Merci ;)
28 Dec 2008 9:46pm
@Pixim: Merci Eric, pour tes gentils commentaires, jamais je ne quitte la maison sans ma caméra, parce qu'on ne sait jamais :)
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Great shot Lorraine, it's nice to see somebody working.
28 Dec 2008 11:35pm
@Observing: Yeah really Mikey, I feel quite decadent :) thanks al ways
marianne from Toulouse, from France, France
ah j'ai photographié des escaliers aujourd'hui moi aussi !!!!!!!
m'dame, quand vous aurez terminé, il y a les feuilles mortes ici, à la pelle .. et tous les jours !!!!
très jolie scène de vie !!!!
(dis, j'espère que c'est de la fausse fourrure !!! sinon, fais le brûler le manteau stp !!! lol)
29 Dec 2008 1:32am
@marianne: J'ai vu et j'ai adoré, personnellement je n'aime pas porter des animaux, mais je sais très bien que le froid intense parfois exige l'achat de fourrure et je comprends...Merci chère rousse consciencieuse ;)
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Snow does pose hard work. This is a nice crisp image with excellent light, Lorraine.
29 Dec 2008 2:37am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks a lot Michael, I am very blessed as I have the most wonderful neighbour in the world who with his snow remover, ensures that my parking space, sidewalks are clear of snow...How lucky am I?
standley from Carquefou, France
Voilà quelque chose que l'on ne sait pas faire ici. Belle image Lorraine!
29 Dec 2008 12:04pm
Fujifilm FinePix S5200
1/350 second
F/6.4
ISO 400
22 mm