Frost and Ice, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

Here’s my second shot breaking the rule about shooting into the sun. I think the grey grad works wonders at bringing detail out of the sky. I was also able to compose the sun behind the branches of the tree on the right. There is a bit of over and under-exposure but I don’t think it detracts from the image too much. To be able to capture the frost it was necessary to shoot this way, as all the frost on the ground with the sun behind me had melted in the sun. The white patch in the foreground is an ice-pool on the edge of the river, and the grass on the hillside is still white with frost. I set the DOF to f22 and the 2 second timer to help with it being hand held; I wanted the foreground ice in focus too.
We had parked the car at Beggar’s Bridge on the outskirts of Glaisdale, a village on the North Yorkshire Moors (more in future posts) A short walk took us to Miller’s Woods, from where we followed the bank of the River Esk, which ends its journey at nearby Whitby. Miller’s Woods is private land, but access is allowed to walkers.

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lukie (0) 2005-11-22 11:43

Hello Kath,

rules... rules are made to break them... Here it is also getting colder, friday it should snow all over our country, in the Ardens probably earlier.

regards,

Luc.

riclopes (35577) 2005-11-22 11:51

Hi Kath,
Nice experience with good results! I love the composition with all the diferent layers caused in it and nice contrasts between them. Wonderful reflection in the water, good DOF. Well done!
TFS,

Best regards,
Ricardo

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-11-22 11:56

hi kasia, not an easy job to shoot into the sun but you did very well, i must say; and i hardly find it a rule not to shoot into the light - it sometimes is the rule in itself, i'd say;
and your example is quite cool (maybe a bit more saturation would do, but you know - it is just my recent love towards intensive saturation and contrast);
best wishes, jerzy

carper (96) 2005-11-22 11:59

Lovely shot Kath,
very nice one, good atmosphere in the shot, fantasatic composition, not an easy one but a very nice one, good job Kath,
gr. jaap

sergio1 (12152) 2005-11-22 12:07

Hola Kath
Bonita escena que nos presentas, la composición en blanco y negro está genial. La iluminación también está genial. Y por ultimo el reflejo en el agua está muy bien. Buen trabajo
Saludos
Sergio

Vicky (1446) 2005-11-22 12:20

Great use of the light Kath, you've manipulated it very well indeed. There are lots of layers to this shot, which are very pleasing to the eye. The frost on the grass shows up well and your f22 has kept everything nicely in focus. Well done...your experiment worked!!
Best wishes, Vicky

alejandroguzman (4684) 2005-11-22 12:24

Great grey mix colors Kath !!! ... u really got a nice shot.

hugs
Alejandro

supereira (9576) 2005-11-22 12:40

Great shot.I like the atmosphere.Good contrasts and light.I like the composition and point of view.I like it!Good job!

Flavia (10352) 2005-11-22 12:50 [Comment]

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t0mmm1 (5442) 2005-11-22 13:28

Hi Kath, this is nice. The rays of the sun and the reflections in the water and then everything seem like a B&W picture but it isn't. It's a nice picture but I think isn't a place to take a bath - or maybee it is, but with wool swiming wear ;))

Graal (103040) 2005-11-22 13:42

Hi Kath,
very nice atmosphere in this photo. I like the delicacy colours. Good note and very good job.
Well done.
Rgs. Aleksander

rosaline (0) 2005-11-22 13:44

Kath
An unusual shot with most colour washed out. The grey graduate filter has given you an unusual effect which has impact. The rays of light are nice to see and the reflection gives good depth.

As a thought, you can also use a neutral density filter which cuts the light down but doesn't affect the colours. So you can get the same effect but with more saturated colours. Polarizers will give you even more bizzare effects again. More things for you to try out!
good work
Aubrey

betogrein (2232) 2005-11-22 14:55

Linda foto, ótimos tons de cores e uma composição muito agradável, gostei muito do reflexo na água. Parabéns...
Beto Grein

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-11-22 15:46

Hi Kath,
Good composition. You created a interesting experience. I like these lighting effects, you obtained a good details in the foreground and nice reflexions. The bright is not excessive.
Greetings,
Leonor

coco (30439) 2005-11-22 18:57

Hi Kath.
Nice composition and also unusual. Anyway, I like the vertical composition and the soft light in the picture.
It looks amazing and I like very much.

You has had a good: we must break the rules.

Regards.

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-11-22 20:03

Another superb shot "breaking all the rules" hahaha....

I really like the effect you've achieved in ther past couple days postings Kath. It's almost like washed- out/ desaturated colors- yet maintaining all the sharpness....

Great stuff Kath- keep up the awesome work!
- Dan

cam (9043) 2005-11-22 20:12

Hello Kath
Nice work or should i say deconstruction work seeing how you are breaking the rules with good result.
The exposure goes from one extreme to the other and over,and it creates a moody,almost B&W creation.
The foreground being the part with about the right exposure.
Good work Kath
Charles

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-11-22 21:47

Very cool colors in your image,Kath.I like the composition with it´s different layers from fore,-to background.Very good use of the grad grey filter here.
Greetings,
Hermann

singuanti (15250) 2005-11-22 22:31

Hi Kath. Wow, so dramatic! As long as you don't get lens flare I say go for it. The light and reflections are some of the best aspects of the shots. It does look a little on the cold side though. Very nice one Kath!

Galmeida (12559) 2005-11-23 4:57

Hi Kath,
You break the rules very well. Excelent atmosphere and lightning soft contrast. Splendid enquadrement of this beautiful place in a vertical format. Fine sharpness and a capture with so many nice details.

Very very good work and a good use of the filter breaking the rules.

Congratulations.
Fernando

efigesta (12188) 2005-11-23 5:01

Hi Kath, wow and wow from your composition, i think ti´s a difficult composition and you take this so well, tks and tks to sharing

Manuel

PixelTerror (0) 2005-11-23 6:09

Hi Kath,
Interesting to see how colorless this view is, and how you preserved well the details with these shooting parameters, I should try this too although I think with the 350D the starting position is less favorable because it overexposes while the D70 underexposes.
I like too here the succession of plans and the frosty mood is just what we see and feel these days.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

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hdl (7035) 2005-11-23 7:46

A GREAT shot, Kath! Good pov, good depth but especially the toning is great. Well done!

weswang (18247) 2005-11-23 10:44

Hi Kath, It looks that it is getting cold in your neck of woods in November. We don't feel the season change that much in Los Angeles.
You have done a good job to this facing the sun picture. You have well managed to capture the contrast in the difficult angle. Nice view and reflections. Well done.

Emile (20352) 2005-11-23 11:28

Hola kath.
I think the most difficult pictures to get are the pictures taken against the sunlight but you got an excellent one here, very well captured with great effect and mist, very good composition, good reflection on the water and good DOF.
Well done.

DLM (6479) 2005-11-23 13:21

Great image Kath,right out of the top drawer.
Simply beautiful.
Well done.
Dave.

Tue (91692) 2005-11-23 17:12

Hej Kath,
Yeah the winter is really approaching. A great winter-scenery with a very nice light, that gives a good mood. I like the colours too, well done!
Hilsner,
Lars

dsidwell (9783) 2005-11-23 18:06

Hi Kath! This image shows an effective use of levels as one "steps" up throug the photo. Again, I love the mood here, and you chose well to overexpose the sky a tad to capture the subtle rays of the sun. Nice exposure of the darker areas, too. I don't find the foreground as attractive as the rest of the photo, but this is a really marvelous image!

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-11-23 21:45

Hi Kath
The place seem to be veruy cool and the winter atmosphere is well done
Nice composition and frame
Well done
Bertrand

Paolo (41258) 2005-11-24 6:33

Hi Kath, wonderful shot.
very, very cold!!!
great light and wodnerful foggy light.
thanks, ciao

sarju (5324) 2005-11-24 12:03

I will just say that you have captured a nice mood in this one. Good use of the filter as it renders a rather frosty look to the whole photo
Just for a comparion I would have liked to see what was on the sunny side in the WS.
tfs ... cheers ... sarju

Didi (61589) 2005-11-24 12:29

That's great Kath !
Very good winter composition with a very nice contrast.
Well done.

alvaraalto (42804) 2005-11-24 17:07

Hi Kath,
I like this image with all that stacked layed of water, reflections and landstrokes. The light and little frost completes this beautiful almost abstract picture.
groet Rob

sleon (9402) 2005-11-26 15:03

Hi Kath
A wonderful seasonal image, and I see another TE member joining the 121 filter club! I like the layers in the scene, which you have emphasised by using a vertical format, giving real depth and plenty for the eye to view. The fineness of the details is great, and you have really captured a wonderful effect of the light over the frost.
Susanna

Dis_Account (0) 2006-01-25 5:35

Kath,

This is an excellent shot, I like the latered composition with layers going from front to back. It is almost a monochrome. I see that pink tinge you mentioned previously on the sky, caused by the NDgrad filter I guess. The lighting is just right to highlight the contours of the landscape without making it too dark.

...tim

plimrn (21344) 2007-03-07 1:50

Hi Kath,
I really like the way you captured the light of a misty, cold winter day. I think shooting into the light helped you show the frost better. HLJ, Pat