Corvallis Christmas (2008 Style)

Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 26 December 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The Second Day of Christmas
"Lead me from death to life,
from falsehood to truth.
Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust.
Lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our hearts,
our world, our universe.
Peace, peace, peace."

- Satish Kumar

Nikon D300 1/125 second F/8.0 ISO 220 72 mm (35mm equiv.)

Comments (27)

k@ from France

Just beautiful !

26 Dec 2008 7:57am

EYES WIDE SHUT from A corner of Utopia, United Kingdom

Utterly enchanting. A photograph of depth and immense beauty

26 Dec 2008 9:04am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Beautiful!

26 Dec 2008 9:07am

Alivia from France

Une image calme, toute figée par l'hiver et la neige, le sépia donne beaucoup de douceur, mais les branches sombres créent une atmosphère fantastique, on s'attend à voir sortir les fées ..
Bonne journée John.

26 Dec 2008 9:17am

Jean-François from Les Issambres, France

GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ................................. as a legend ..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

26 Dec 2008 9:41am

Marie from France

Absolutely splendid for me. Great shot.

26 Dec 2008 10:02am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Elegant image.

26 Dec 2008 12:07pm

marianne from Toulouse, from France, France

c'est tout simplement sublime, juste lever les yeux pour voir la lumière ... un très beau message !

26 Dec 2008 12:23pm

zOOm from Paris, France

Splendid ! Those trees are wearing wonderful snow laces...

26 Dec 2008 3:02pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Light is really fantastic and i like the delicate drawing of snow on branches, it looks like lace, i agree with Zoom.

26 Dec 2008 3:07pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

wonderful shot - the subdued color and misty look really makes this magical and dreamy.....
beautiful......

26 Dec 2008 4:10pm

Polydactyle from Montréal, Canada

EXCELLENT!!! We can feel the atmosphere (good or bad, I don't no). A great shot for me!
Merry Christmas!

26 Dec 2008 4:44pm

Nacho from Salem, OR, United States

Jack, I love trees, and shoot a lot of them, and this is a fabulous shot and conversion. I love the vertical composition, the greenish tonal tint, and the light. Thanks!

26 Dec 2008 4:53pm

@Nacho: Nacho, Thanks for your kind words. Actually there was no conversion. All I did in post-processing was increase the exposure very slightly and the clarity a bit; both were done in Lightroom 2.2.

ninni from Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Nice! It looks as a photo from a tale.

26 Dec 2008 5:35pm

kerfendal from Paris, France

gorgeous picture quite similar as the masterpiece painting of the 19th century, first class

26 Dec 2008 6:00pm

Yellowbear from Droitwich, United Kingdom

This is stunning Jack

26 Dec 2008 6:44pm

Steve Rice from United States

Cool image.

26 Dec 2008 11:57pm

@Steve Rice: Steve - literally (yes it was) or metaphorically?? Thanks for taking a look.

Pradeep from Chennai, India

This is awesome, love the tones here. The composition is lovely :)

27 Dec 2008 4:34am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

I absolutely love this! The tones, light and composition are amazing! It reminds me of a scene from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

29 Dec 2008 6:08am

Suzanne from Huntington Bch, United States

This is absolutely exquisite. The tonality is perfect for the subject. I like it a lot.

30 Dec 2008 5:02am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Quelle magnfique photo! J'aime beaucoup!!!

30 Dec 2008 4:53pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

amazing light and tonalities! superb!

4 Jan 2009 1:05am

Random Eyesight from sc, Canada

Now that is a beautiful image. I'm hoping that one made it to print!

4 Jan 2009 10:39pm

Will from Gainesville, United States

awesome tones!

5 Jan 2009 2:14am

Mobius Faith from Akron, Ohio,, United States

Wonderful shot.

12 Jan 2009 3:57pm

Avinash from New Haven, United States

wonderful composition... great image.. as if standing still before shaking off all that snow off them...

14 Jan 2009 2:20am

Denise from Perry, United States

One of your best, so soft and thoughtful a photo it is....

10 Feb 2009 1:00am