Moments in Time Photography
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I had the pleasure of a few days in the mountains recently and – lucky me – the weather cooperated very nicely with my efforts to capture the grand landscape.
It was a beautiful, sunny day, except for a short while when dark clouds banded together and it looked like a storm was brewing. However, a few minutes later, the clouds passed and the day continued to be sunny.
Mountain Snowscape under a Stormy Sky.
Storm clouds rising over a winter field, lightly covered in snow. For a few minutes the low afternoon sun bathed the landscape in soft golden light while blue and purple clouds boiled above.
Winter Storm
Winter has arrived here in Germany and it is getting cold and snowy. On an outing I found a frozen pond with crisp, fresh snow on the frozen surface which an animal, probably a dog, had explored.
Tracks in the Snow
I like the way the sunlight plays on the white surface with the shadows appearing blue, not black, because of the ice.
While in the mountains last weekend, I could not help but notice the white contrails of airplanes in the crystal clear blue sky.
Mountains and Contrails
Snow had recently fallen in the mountains, probably no more than two days ago. On the north side, just below the summit, no sunlight had yet reached the freshly fallen snow, so no melting had occurred yet.
Close to the ground the snow crystals on the pines created a wonderfully sculpted landscape.
Snow Crystals V
The blue tinge is caused by ice filtering light as it passes through or is reflected. I decided not to correct it because I quite like the effect.
