The blue hour

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• freechechnya1 (182)
• [2008-01-05 17:46]

beautiful tracks. beautiful contrast with the red, makes me think of home which i miss so dearly. good job. ths.

Adam

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• mpb001 (4502)
• [2008-01-05 17:53]

Hi Jon,
Very beautiful, peaceful photo. It has a soft character to it with the snow and clouds, but the photo is very sharp and detailed. You also chose a really great viewpoint. Very well done.
Mike

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• Morac (12362)
• [2008-01-05 17:54]

Hi Jon,
Very beautiful, peaceful photo.
Regards
Marc

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• humayun (442)
• [2008-01-05 18:42]
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• gracious (16093)
• [2008-01-05 18:54]

Hello Jon,
Thank you for sharing this wonderful winter scenery well captured from Norway!
perfect pov with superb sharpness, vivid colour and details
doing very well in the exposure and focus
many thanks for sharing
Tony

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• jjcordier (17835)
• [2008-01-06 0:08]

Jon
Très jolie photo hivernale, très bien composée et prise à l'heure bleue....pastel!
Amicalement
JJ

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• meltemi (8920)
• [2008-01-06 0:40]

Hej John,
excellent winter landscape, very well managed shot with the ideal depht of field. You have transcended the ordinary with this work. The light is fantastic. Bravo.
Kind Regards.
Stella

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• kiwi_explorer (12185)
• [2008-01-06 0:49]

Hi Jon,
Lovely winterland scene ... I like the red houses contrasting the white snow. Interesting sunset phenomenon with blue colors rather than the usual warm orange color cast. Well captured and presented. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• Valerka (7548)
• [2008-01-06 1:59]

Hi,Jon,
A very nice shot seen by a keen observing eye and realised with a nice composition.
Very nice!
TFS
Valerka:)

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• sebinho342 (17806)
• [2008-01-06 6:00]

Hi Jon and be welcomed here on TE as i'm just discovering your gallery. This is a very nice shot where i think the POV makes the difference. I would have first thought that little houses where misplaced on the compo cause too centered but no, watching the foreground and the bckground, everything articulates around those houses.
Technically nothing to say.
Excellent shot

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• Vasa (6762)
• [2008-01-06 15:06]

Hi Jon,
I am very happy to discover your gallery. Your work stats very good and I will come back "to Norway" from time to time with big pleasure.
Regards from Belgrade
Branko

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• aral (1125)
• [2008-01-06 15:08]

Hi Jon.

fine compo with three routes leading the eye to the houses. I usually wish that in winter scenes the snow is snow white, but I suppose you wanted to show the pastel colors of the dusk.

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• hay_kes (23016)
• [2008-01-06 23:44]

Hi Jon,
What a great winter view.Excellent perspective.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

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• shevchenko (5582)
• [2008-01-07 0:19]

Hi Jon,
Good pov to show houses spread on the slope, nice to see white snow cover all the land in winter, beutiful withered trees and giant clouds at backgrond create the myterrious feel, good shoot, thanks for sharing.
Ally

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• JanD (8518)
• [2008-01-07 2:18]

Howdy Jon!
Amazing landscape. Wonderful red houses. Excellent lightness. Very original panorama.
Regards!

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• jrleborgne (856)
• [2008-01-07 12:14]

hello Jon,

Beautiful ' Christmas ' atmosphere. I just expected a deer coming out there.
Very nice light and sharpness.
Happy new year, Jon !
Jean-Renaud

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• lasscor (7619)
• [2008-01-07 13:03]

Hi Jon,
Wonderful winter composition.
Lovely snowy landscape.
Lovely red houses.
TFS,
Corinne

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• johnfreeman (1983)
• [2008-01-08 6:31]

Hi Jon,
What really makes this picture for me is the bird's-eye viewpoint which almost gives the feeling of flying. The scenery is magnificent, especially in this light with hints of red and magenta tempering the blue. I particularly like the way the eye can follow the ski tracks from the bottom into the picture, around the huts and off down the hill into the far distance...
Very nice!
John

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• Merline (5857)
• [2008-01-08 9:55]

Hi Jon,
another beautiful pic of yours. What a composition, a treat, the hills, the bushes, the traces in the snow that lead to the cabins, the eyes can wander about and then go further to the woods and the sky. Great blue hour with a touch of warmer tones, very good work...compliments!

TFS
Regards
Michèle

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• batalay (16603)
• [2008-01-08 19:50]

Hello Jon

This is a veritable winter wonderland. The little red cottages stand out dramatically against the snow, itself dark in this northern hinterland on the shortest day of the year. The converse side of this, I've been at the North Cape on June 21 at midnight when it was still light out.

The composition here is simple, but elegant. You've chosen an excellent vantage point to get this perspective; and you have exposed it masterfully.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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• Tibo (1770)
• [2008-01-08 21:18]

Hi Jon. Very fine norvegian composition like I love... small red houses, snow and nature motion throughout mist and land. Well done. Tibo

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• gunbud (21092)
• [2008-01-09 17:47]

Hi Jon,
Georgeous scene capture here with the lovely little red cabins giving warmth to this stunning winter landscape. The rugged hills with the dorment shrubbs covered in snow, the primitive fence and the lovely grey sky giving way to a pale blue are marvelous elements to this perfect image.
Regards, Tom

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• Sam_CH (2765)
• [2008-01-11 16:22]
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Hei Norte!
You have posted some beautiful pictures in your galley, in particular this one. Lovely place. I like the forground with these trees, the fence and the path in a spot of light. Maybe, I'll have tried not to put the houses in the middle, but it's already nice like this.
Mvh Samuel

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• gary91 (14953)
• [2008-01-12 4:04]
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Hello Jon,
Just discovered your gallery and was impressed by the overall quality. For me, this image is really outstanding with a lovely composition and a superb light giving superb soft colors. Great work indeed !
Have a nice week-end.
Best regards, Christian

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• Anna-- (5899)
• [2008-01-12 4:57]

Ciao Jon,
lovely landscape under the snow, beautiful light and framing.
The touch of red is really special.
Anna

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• Buin (28269)
• [2008-01-12 4:59]
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Hallo Jon!
You nearly can't compress more winter into one photo - a gorgeous one. This scenery truly is beautiful and somehow cosy. Your point of view shows these cabins with its surroundings very well. It'S a bit like a painting ...
Greetings from springlike Germany - and have a nice weekend!
Frank

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• smarcell (9751)
• [2008-01-13 8:01]

The atmosphere is magic in this picture. Then the red houses give the perfect touch of color.
Stefano

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• Jakab (2412)
• [2008-01-13 13:01]
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Hello Jon,
I find it a lovely landscape with many fine shades of blue. Also the composition is perfect with the hill producing a diagonal structure and the small gate - though I do not see its purpose.
Best whishes
Laszlo

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• Moyano (163)
• [2008-01-23 5:45]

Could be a toy village :) These houses look cute 'n charming. Beautiful winterscape.

Greetz,

Natalia

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• pablominto (32871)
• [2008-01-27 2:50]
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Hei Jon,
The light is beautiful!
Just enough so we can see the details in the snow...
Good point of view to show this cluster of red cabins, a fine composition with great winter atmosphere!
But I still wonder what those tracks are...
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• lilimih33 (9844)
• [2008-01-29 14:46]

Hello Jon!
Wonderful winter atmosphere in your picture and great colours, light, detail and clarity!
Lovely point of view!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

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• Wind (39)
• [2008-02-02 11:21]

Beautiful Picure with excellent light effects. Perfect Title.
Andreas

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• ocskaymarci (2214)
• [2008-02-02 12:41]
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Hello Jon,
Perfect composition for a perfect photo! The POV is fantastic like the sharpness. The most I like is the small gate on the right.
I wondered whether it would have been better in B&W, but I realized that the brown colour of the houses are very important here.
TFS!
Best wishes,
Marci

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• CatherineD (4351)
• [2008-02-03 11:42]

A lovely landscape Jon, with all the elements well placed. The light is excellent too.
Best regards,
Catherine

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• jean11-3 (2574)
• [2008-02-05 11:26]
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Hello Jon, this is so beautiful.I love the trees and shrubs all covered in snow, giving a lovely texture to the ground as we see it.There are beautiful details in the fence and the little houses.
The light is very special,you say that it is after sunset?
Tfs, regards Jean.

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• wojteczek (340)
• [2008-02-20 2:35]

Life in this place is wonderful...

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• molla (5855)
• [2008-02-20 8:53]

Hej på dej Jon!
Since last time you have posted some remarkable pictures, and this is sure one of them. I would love to spend a christmas in one of those Cabins no electricity, no television no computers just some great company and some old fashion games.
I like this kind of Ambient light you have captured here. the low clouds and the spruce forest in the valley behind.
Ha de
Anders

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• johannes68 (1907)
• [2008-02-23 6:48]

Hi Jon,
this is a really outstanding photo. The light is so gentle with the snow, it feels like really being there. Simply breathtaking!
Regards, Johannes

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• sleon (9019)
• [2008-04-01 12:02]

Hi Jon
I just spotted this shot on the front page of TE and it immediately caught my eye. The red houses add a pretty touch of colour amid the white landscape and look like toy houses! The dusk light gives a still and magical feel. A wonderful piece of work.
Regards, Susanna