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 by leek on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:14 am
In a futile attempt to find some snow for Birddog, we ventured into the Welsh Mountains today and encountered temperatures of -4.5°C....
Mrs. Leek and mini-Leek wisely stayed inside the nice warm car while I ventured outside to capture these images:
<table width=600><tr><td width=60%>  </td><td width=40%> #1 A small waterfall near Penmachno (note the icicles top-left)</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>  </td><td width=40%> #2 A frosty landscape from the other side of the road</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>  </td><td width=40%> #3 Icicles</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>  </td><td width=40%> #4 Frost on a piece of grass
(there was a bit of a breeze, so it was difficult to obtain absolute sharpness)</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>  </td><td width=40%> #5 frost on grass seeds</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>  </td><td width=40%> #6 Another Frosty Landscape</td></tr></table>
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by stubbsy on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:43 am
John 1,2 and 6 seem to have the WB out - the "white" is quite blue on my screen.
The whole group really convey a feeling of coldness, but #4 and #5 really stand out. The choice of a single foreground element with the OOF background really makes these images jump out at you.
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by MCWB on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:45 am
#6 is superb John, love it! The warm foreground contrasts well with the cooler background, and the winding road leads you in. Top stuff! 1 and 2 have strange colours, almost a cyan cast in the 2nd one maybe? The water in 1 looks unnaturally blue. The second scene looks almost alien, but that may have been what it looked like! 3, 4 and 5 convey the cold, but don't do much for me. Sharper and more macro 4 and 5 would have worked I think (but as you say, may not have been possible).
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by marcotrov on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:53 am
Great images John. I can really feel the temperature in 1 and 2 perhaps a little too blue. #4 and #5 with that glorious complementary OOF background 
cheers
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by sirhc55 on Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:10 pm
They certainly convey the feeling of isolation and bitter cold John. Maybe the heavy snow in Kent will work its way across to you soon  Chris
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by Oneputt on Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:11 pm
Keep them coming John I am loving them. Not missing the cold one little bit though
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by Alex on Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:05 pm
Great images, John. I particularly enjoyed the first two and the last one. Very very nice.
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by leek on Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:40 pm
Thanks for your comments... I agree about the WB... I'm doing my PP on an el-cheapo LCD at the moment and when I uploaded it to a PC with a CRT the PP did look a little overdone... The frost tends to desaturate all the colours, so maybe I overcompensated... #2 is pretty close to how it looked though...
I can see that I'll have to do a lot of PP again when I get home...
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by mic on Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:57 pm
Leek,
Talk about freeeeeze ya Vegies off 
I had a shiver sitting here in a nice 25 degree room.
Have a great hol mate.
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by Slider on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:09 pm
Great shots John. 
I agree that 1 and 2 seem a little blue but given the surroundings that is entirely appropriate.
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</td><td width=40%>#1 A small waterfall near Penmachno (note the icicles top-left)</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>
</td><td width=40%>#2 A frosty landscape from the other side of the road</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>
</td><td width=40%>#3 Icicles</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>
</td><td width=40%>#4 Frost on a piece of grass
</td><td width=40%>#5 frost on grass seeds</td></tr><tr><td width=60%>
</td><td width=40%>#6 Another Frosty Landscape</td></tr></table>
