So I, as I often do, found one more and I don’t know how I forgot it. This is most likely (how I should always phrase it) the last from New Year’s Day. I did isolate a few sections of the whole backlit sunrise iced trees landscape and this, I think, is my favorite.
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It looks like a forest fire is raging behind those trees. Wow indeed.
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That it does. I mentioned in an earlier post that at other times I would have used “Fire and Ice” as a descriptor but feel that’s rather inappropriate at this time.
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Fabulous! When I first put my eyes on it, I was thinking and fire and ice as well.
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This doesn’t happen too often and I was very fortunate to have chosen this spot to visit. Thank you.
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Incredible picture!
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It was an incredible experience. Thanks, Liz.
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Wow, Steve–this is breathtaking! I can only imagine how wonderful it must have been to be standing there taking in the view in person.
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It was wonderful. It lasted longer than I expected which gave me a couple of opportunities for different compositions. Thanks, Lemony.
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I’ll add to the chorus with the word, astonishing.
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Thanks. Not something one sees every day.
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Definitely not.
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Great texture, light and color!
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Thanks, Denise!
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Wow Steve!!! That is a Great Image! Loved seeing it!
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Thanks, Reed. It was quite a morning.
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Wow – first I thought of the bush fires…glad it wasn’t. Glorious, Steve!
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I am glad it wasn’t too. I mentioned the fires with the first post. And one friend on Facebook saw them in this as she lives in Australia.I didn’t use fire in describing the images because they are so serious and I didn’t want to make light of that. Glad you like the image, Ann-Christine. 🙂
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Yes, the bush fires are in my thoughts every day. The people and the animals. Horrible.
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It’s a true catastrophe as it has affected so many lives, both people and animals, and will be a very difficult recovery that will probably last beyond our lifetimes.
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I guess you are right about the recovery too, Steve. I read how many animals are lost, and some put on the border of extinction because of this.
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Yes, no clicking the like button for that. 😦
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No
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Definitely a ‘WOW!’ moment!
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Thanks, Eliza. What a way to greet the new year.
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This is my absolute favorite of these images. It does bring to mind the contrast between fire and ice, and the suggestion that the two might coexist in some unimaginable world is so unexpected, it only adds to the power of the photograph. For me, this one feels more solid, and easier to enter into. The sky makes a difference, for sure, and the way you’ve let the tops of the branches just touch the line of clouds is perfect.
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The proximity to the clouds was just good fortune as there wasn’t a lot of room for me to move around to change perspective. As this all developed I worked my way through compositions and this was the final view. It’s my favorite also although I am happy with all. There are a couple of others but I haven’t worked them yet and I don’t think any of them approach this. Thanks for the critique, Linda.
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Love how the red is creeping through from behind the big trees – a reminder of how ephemeral the ice on the landscape is. A beautiful moment! 🙂
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Although this did last for several minutes that is still a short duration taken in the whole day. Thanks, Ann.
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