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Published: 2009-03-04 05:18:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 2775; Favourites: 185; Downloads: 0
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Description A combination of fog and frost.
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Comments: 96

pmaeck [2009-10-12 11:49:22 +0000 UTC]

It's been too long since I checked in at your gallery. This image in particular caught my attention today. The drooping, frozen beauty is palpable. I can live in this picture, not just look at it.

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islandtime In reply to pmaeck [2010-03-04 19:02:08 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for this - so sorry it's such a late reply

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Cherrybilly [2009-08-06 10:04:05 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful...

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islandtime In reply to Cherrybilly [2009-08-12 04:25:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much

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SProxo [2009-03-17 10:31:03 +0000 UTC]

fog and frost? looks quite clear to me

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islandtime In reply to SProxo [2009-03-24 18:13:12 +0000 UTC]

the fog has taken out the background. You can normally see hills and farming landscape right behind.

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SProxo In reply to islandtime [2009-03-24 20:44:37 +0000 UTC]

ow.. i just thought because i could see the ..grass pretty clear

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islandtime In reply to SProxo [2009-03-28 07:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Well you'd normally see a whole lot more!!

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Lurkily [2009-03-13 19:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Great perspective on this one! I have to agree with the earlier poster, the vignette really does help the perspective in this one.

Most might take it as a dreary scene, but plants can be remarkably hardy through a winter, and most of these are still standing tough, even if they've seen prettier days; I think I prefer to take this one as an image of flowers being starved, frozen, and kicked around, but still standing strong and ugly knowing they'll have their day in the sun again.

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islandtime In reply to Lurkily [2009-03-24 18:05:25 +0000 UTC]

Glad you think the vignette works. They are pretty ugly looking things but I find their ugliness rather beautiful.

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Lurkily In reply to islandtime [2009-03-25 22:31:30 +0000 UTC]

The ugliness and their apparent deadness is what gives this shot its 'feel'. It wouldn't be the same taking a shot of a sunny field of sunflowers. That's just a bunch of flowers. To me, this is more like a single page out of a story.

A lot happened to bring them into this state, and they're pretty beat up and ugly now, but you know they'll be beautiful again, you just don't know what fills in the spaces in between.

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islandtime In reply to Lurkily [2009-03-28 07:05:40 +0000 UTC]

You write so well! Your talent is wasted - you need to be writing books and articles.

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Lurkily In reply to islandtime [2009-04-04 16:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Between grinding out material for an upcoming skills update on a game I play, toying with my artsy image work, working, and then actually having time to myself to goof off, I don't have time to dig into places to go and things to write. Besides, not everything is as easy to comment on. A pretty picture is a pretty picture, but somehow your stuff always seems to capture an extra thousand words, too.

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islandtime In reply to Lurkily [2009-06-17 04:20:32 +0000 UTC]

sounds like you're a busy guy so it makes me appreciate your time even more

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splinterofamindseye [2009-03-10 21:45:11 +0000 UTC]

I see you've been at the vignetting tool again!

Nice combination of subjects, and a nice composition as always.

I see the vignetting has given the optical illusion that the picture bulges at the sides.

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islandtime In reply to splinterofamindseye [2009-03-11 05:47:33 +0000 UTC]

I like a bit of vignetting from time-to-time!

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splinterofamindseye In reply to islandtime [2009-03-11 22:45:29 +0000 UTC]

One has to do something daring every now and then

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KarinZeller [2009-03-10 09:01:55 +0000 UTC]

Winter sunflowers! Very poetic.

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islandtime In reply to KarinZeller [2009-03-11 05:46:23 +0000 UTC]

glad you like it - thanks

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calimer00 [2009-03-07 10:52:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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islandtime In reply to calimer00 [2009-03-07 16:53:45 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much

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250981 [2009-03-06 20:11:33 +0000 UTC]

wow! where did you find such a huge field of forgotten sunflowers???!! Amazing!

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islandtime In reply to 250981 [2009-03-07 05:00:19 +0000 UTC]

It's actually not that big a place but the fog suggests that it could be endless. Just off the main road in my town.

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Ellygator [2009-03-06 14:18:11 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful textures!

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islandtime In reply to Ellygator [2009-03-06 18:33:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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blacktiger98756 [2009-03-05 22:43:41 +0000 UTC]

it reminds me of the movie Mulan when Mushu said " they popped out of the snow! like daisies!"

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islandtime In reply to blacktiger98756 [2009-03-06 18:33:41 +0000 UTC]

I don't know that movie but thank you - sounds interesting

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EvaMcDermott [2009-03-05 12:02:52 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful light and color Viktoria!

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islandtime In reply to EvaMcDermott [2009-03-06 18:33:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much Eva

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dischart [2009-03-05 11:14:05 +0000 UTC]

great perspective shot.
simple, basic, effective.

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islandtime In reply to dischart [2009-03-06 18:33:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much

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bedraggleden [2009-03-05 02:25:09 +0000 UTC]

amazing..

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islandtime In reply to bedraggleden [2009-03-06 18:32:59 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much

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centaurius [2009-03-04 23:17:01 +0000 UTC]

And a cold morning it seems

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islandtime In reply to centaurius [2009-03-06 18:32:50 +0000 UTC]

it certainly was!!

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bamako [2009-03-04 22:51:18 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful image.

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islandtime In reply to bamako [2009-03-06 18:32:40 +0000 UTC]

thank you Gill

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bamako In reply to islandtime [2009-03-08 21:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Always a pleasure Viktoria.

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danUK86 [2009-03-04 21:31:37 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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islandtime In reply to danUK86 [2009-03-06 18:32:34 +0000 UTC]

thanks my friend

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danUK86 In reply to islandtime [2009-03-06 19:28:18 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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AShGloom [2009-03-04 18:54:25 +0000 UTC]

great graphics and perspective!

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islandtime In reply to AShGloom [2009-03-06 18:32:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Earth-Hart [2009-03-04 18:20:44 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful shot m'deer

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islandtime In reply to Earth-Hart [2009-03-06 18:32:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot Will

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Earth-Hart In reply to islandtime [2009-03-06 22:48:11 +0000 UTC]

Anytime m'deer, anytime

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AndyMumford [2009-03-04 17:20:38 +0000 UTC]

Wonderfully composed Viktoria

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islandtime In reply to AndyMumford [2009-03-06 18:32:11 +0000 UTC]

Cheers Andy

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ancoben [2009-03-04 16:22:52 +0000 UTC]

Nice one almost surreal
Anne

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islandtime In reply to ancoben [2009-03-06 18:32:04 +0000 UTC]

thank you Anne

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