Out the Door L
Walking the Wind
Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 15 January 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
yeah i am FIRST today! BW makes it look even much more colder!BRRRRRR!Please keep warm babe.I am still waiting for you here at 24 deg c and instant coffee:)LOL
15 Jan 2009 5:17am
@tyan: The GLOW of you would be enough, 'sides I hate instant coffee lol Thanks so much sweetie ;)
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
definately too cold, loved that you bought extra blankets especially that you got one for the cats. Keep warm
15 Jan 2009 5:45am
@jamesy: Thanks a lot Debbie, don't want my babies cold ;)
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Hope you had your woolly socks on for taking this one mate....brrrrrr!!!!! Peeking through the trees again...wonderful :-)
15 Jan 2009 5:58am
@Linerberry: I am never without my socks for at Least January, thanks so much! ;)
Paco Díaz from Spain
The b/w gives here the hard feeling of the cold, without jokes :)
But I think I prefer this to the hot of my today's pic ;))
15 Jan 2009 6:34am
@Paco Díaz: Are you kiddin me Paco, I love your photos lol and thanks very much!
Jean-François from LES ISSAMBRES, France
une si douce et froide atmosphère ................. j'aime ....................... !!!!!!!!
15 Jan 2009 6:39am
@Jean-François: Merci beaucoup JF ;)
standley from Carquefou, France
Brrr il doit faire un froid de canard. J'aime beaucoup les ombres chinoises!
15 Jan 2009 6:42am
@standley: Il fait tres tres froid, mes visiteurs m'apportent toujours beaucoup de chaleur!
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Hmmm, pretty cool here today also, we did not quite get to 80 degrees. Disappointing :)
If you were trying to convey cold, you succeeded! Well done!
15 Jan 2009 7:42am
@MontereyJohn: That's really comforting John, thanks ;) lol thank you very much!
@DaveB: It's Wicked Cold Dave, and not lovely like the word 'wicked' it's my second favourite word after 'Stuff'
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
This image doesn't show joy. Rather I can feel a certain tiredness due to the long lasting hard winter. As it is a good image, it enhances that feeling.
15 Jan 2009 11:39am
@António Pires: Thanks a lot Antonio, I appreciate that very much :)
@Hans: 'You have the View' the Free Internet Translation says, so I'm thinking, you more than likely, said : You Have the Eye....Thanks for the beautiful compliment Hans :)
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
There you are again, peering through the trees! :D
Well composed and framed, Lorraine!
15 Jan 2009 12:18pm
@Judy: Now that is strange, as I know for a fact that I've answered the comments before yours and yet they don't show...must be that darned codl, thanks so much for your very warming comment pretty Judy :)
Janice Thomson from Canada
This bleak B&W really is effective in depicting the coldness there Lorraine - I'd find it tough to leave the house...excellent capture.
15 Jan 2009 12:34pm
@Janice Thomson: I was going to whine, but I decided instead to say bless your heart ;)
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
COLD is definitively the word. The strong contrast between the trees and the snow enhances this feeling. The BW makes it more dramatic. Excellent Lorraine.
Please try to keep warm.
15 Jan 2009 12:35pm
@Rui: Ah you're so sweet Rui, I have tons of blankets, warm socks, 3 cats, lots of coffee and warm soup, and such caring heartwarming messages from my visitors, I am indeed warm and very lucky...thanks al ot!
Cheryl from Texas, United States
this portrays lonliness to me, very dramatic. nice capture....stay warm
15 Jan 2009 12:47pm
@Cheryl: I'm glad you enjoyed, I really appreciate it ;)
marianne from Toulouse, from France, France
c'est curieux, je n'ai pas une impression de joie sur cette photo ...
pourtant toutes tes photos d'hiver sous la neige sont si ensoleillées, même par - 20°.......
on dirait que cette personne a beaucoup de mal à avancer, autant sur le sol que dans sa vie ...
les branches , bien que très loin, semblent se refermer sur elle comme pour l'emprisonner ...
mais la photo est magnifique ...
thanks, Mr Winter ...
where the wind comes from, wher the wind goes ...
gros bisous, ma Lorraine !
15 Jan 2009 2:22pm
@marianne: Je te nomme Canadienne honoraire parce que tu es 'too much' lol et tu me rechauffes ;)
@Rags: I'm glad you did, thanks very much Rags :)
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, Wales., United Kingdom
Bleak and desolate,everybody indoors in the warm...Except "You"...No sense,no feeling spring to mind.;>))
15 Jan 2009 3:31pm
@Jeff: It's a freakin' cold job, but someone's gotta do it! 'sides everybody else is gone to work lol thanks a lot Jeff ;)
MaryBeth from Stanwood, United States
Oh Brrrr. I got cold just looking at the pic.
BTW How is Janice? MB
15 Jan 2009 3:40pm
@MaryBeth: Hey MBeth, it is bloody cold...Janice is doing what she does best...then she'll share lol ;)
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
Wonderful contrast, snow between dark trees.. it really looks pretty cold out there... and is beautifully captured, Lorraine! :)
15 Jan 2009 4:32pm
@Nina: Thanks very much Nina, I appreciate your kind comment :)
@Eleftheria: It is El, very cold...thanks very much :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Bleak can hardly describe the look of this photo. But you have really caught the heart of winter in all its bleak reality. Showing it in BW really emphasizes that cold, cold heart. Stay warm, m'lady. Bella sends tail wags.
15 Jan 2009 5:00pm
@Viewfinder: Well then I'm all warm now, nothin' like a Bella wag lol ;)
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
J'aime bien cet enchevêtrement de branches au milieu de toute cette neige...
...Je frissonne (de froid) pas de peur... à chaque fois que je vois tes photos... chez nous le radoucissement est revenu, donc l'humidité... mauvais pour les rhumatismes... j'ai dû racheter une boîte pour "mamie" Greta...
15 Jan 2009 5:08pm
@Francesc B.: La pauvre petite, je lui envoie une tonne de bise...et merci beaucoup
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
Oooh it looks so cold in your part of the World!!! A lovely image L - as always. So nice to be back and see all of your gorgeous images again!!! :) Thanks for stopping by my blog in my absence....I promise to be around more often from now on!!!
15 Jan 2009 6:03pm
@Mandy Provan: It's so cold, unbelievable lol although it will warm up eventually I need your sunshiny photos ;)
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
A lovely Ghostly effect on this shot and as my little bro says,"Lots of snow" !! :-)
15 Jan 2009 6:46pm
@Anthony Lambert: Alun and Anthony, thanks bros ;)
Shrig from Washington, D.C., United States
Stop sending DC cold air! ;)
Great shot, as always. Stay warm.
15 Jan 2009 7:34pm
@Shrig: No more cold air for Shrig ;)
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
You bought a blanket for the cats? That is so cool! We think we're freezing, here, but I can see how ridiculous it is to think that way, every time I visit your blog. However, it is cold for us. I accidentally killed my mother's tropical plant by leaving it out. Oh, dear.
15 Jan 2009 7:38pm
@Bookfool: Of course, it'sok the plant is gone to plant heaven, don't you knwo, and they're they have th eperfect weather :)
@Ana Lúcia: thanks alot Ana :)
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, CA, United States
OK, you've just made me feel cold...brrr.
15 Jan 2009 8:59pm
@Suzanne: sorry about that, it's going to et worse...lol kiddin, no reallynot kiddin sigh
Jasp from Plymouth, United Kingdom
I am getting an image of you crouching behind the tree deep in the snow snapping this ;-) the trials of the committed photographer !
15 Jan 2009 9:16pm
@Jasp: I tell you, hummph lol ;)
@JJ: thanks a lot JJ :)
alex centrella from California, United States
wow, so much to look at...love the bnw effect..great work my friend !
15 Jan 2009 11:52pm
@alex centrella: Thanks Alex, you're a sweetie ;)
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
wow.. why would anyone want to walk in the snow and wind......? That looks a real winter scene Lorr, and I see you're in the bushes again..LOL :)
16 Jan 2009 2:06am
@Observing: Says WHo? I was in the car lol ;) HOpe your'e feeling better !
@Daryl: That's a nice compliment, thanks Daryl :)
@Jean Jacques: Merci beaucoup JJ
@amy: I don't remember Amy, sometimes I add shadows and then light and then somethin else, it gets confused and da da...you get this ;)
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow Lorraine! I just love this black and white...wonderful detail and frame :)
16 Jan 2009 2:09pm
@bluechameleon: you are so sweet thanks very much Blue ;)
Barbara from Florida, United States
Great composition. I love the silhouette of the branches, perfect B&W.
17 Jan 2009 4:22am
Pixim from Nice, France
C'est vrai que ce N&B est magnifique de dramaturgie, l'adjonction du personnage crée l'histoire, ta composition la décrit. Come On, après la dureté du chemin, un havre de paix est promis Bravo ;)
18 Jan 2009 8:16am
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
1/200 second
F/3.5
ISO 125
12 mm