Wrapping up my series of colour drained shots today, I come back to where I started, at Nepean Point, downhill from the Champlain statue. Parliament Hill looms over the frozen Ottawa River in this photo from last December. This is another shot I'm considering for a winter header image.
Think th esecond one is better, I kept thinking you had snow there
ReplyDeleteI think this one would make a better header too. Possibly crop out some of the sky and foreground? It looks fairy-tale like.
ReplyDeleteThis picture is wonderful, very good.
ReplyDeleteTomás.
That looks magical.
ReplyDeleteSeems perfectly appropriate for the weather we're having, although when last I looked yesterday our local stream was still running. :-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice image.
ReplyDeleteit really is gorgeous with all the white stuff. but hey, if i recall correctly ...you were one of the folks who was wishing for some white stuff. right? enjoy it big time. have you been making snow angels, wearing snow shoes, snow balls and snow ice cream? all the other snows? snow castles? ( :
ReplyDeletePretty photo !
ReplyDeleteThis would also be a fine header!
ReplyDeleteThis could also be a very fine header, possibly make what Mike says...
ReplyDeleteThis is like a painting. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great winter header, I think, specially the middle part is very nice.
ReplyDelete@Bill: we do, just not this much yet.
ReplyDelete@Mike: I might crop things a bit, but having the sky like that will likely allow me to contain the title without blocking out the tower.
@Tomas: thanks!
@Stuart: thank you.
@Revrunner: and we haven't got ice yet on the rivers.
@Marianne: thanks!
@Beth: I haven't, but I've seen snowmen in parks already.
@Country Gal: thanks!
@VP: I'll see what more people think as the day goes on. It might end up being an eenie meanie meinie mo sort of thing.
@Karl: the foreground might be cropped, I'll see.
@Marleen: thanks!
@Jan: it's such a good view from there.
You have certainly captured the feel and sense of winter. The cold emanates from this photo!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful as well.
ReplyDeletevery neat! like a medieval castle!
ReplyDeleteIt looks very cold to me.
ReplyDeleteThis would make a perfect header for your blog this winter.
ReplyDelete@Lowell: on winter days when the wind's blowing hard off the river, that area's very unfriendly.
ReplyDelete@Luis: thanks!
@Tex: that's the Gothic influences.
@Sharon: it was!
@Judy: I'll see what I decide. I might use both. One for half the winter, the other for the second half.
We have such a beautiful capital. You do well by it with your photography.
ReplyDeleteI get chills just looking at it!
ReplyDeleteThis one is especially beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFabulous fantasy land!
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I'm sort of expecting to see a couple of red hats... :-)
ReplyDeleteYour photo is freezing me !
ReplyDelete@Hilary: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Norma: I love the chill.
@RedPat: thanks!
@Cloudia: thank you!
@Ciel: no sign of them!
@Anna: it matches today here... very cold!
It has an eerie quality as though it is a scene from centuries ago seen through a filter.
ReplyDeleteOooh! This one is an even better candidate than yesterday's shot - I think it says "Ottawa" even better. And, like others, it makes me feel very chilly!
ReplyDeleteoh that is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteThat is one spectacular black and white photo. Very ominous.
ReplyDeleteI REALLY like this shot
ReplyDeleteSuper image William.. you might find it hard to choose a new header shot, you have too many to pick from :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a shot. Love it.
ReplyDeleteBoth are great images and I agree, you should use both.
ReplyDeleteColour drained means you shot in colour, isn't it? At least on my screen, I spy some colour. :-)
@Mari: that's quite the description!
ReplyDelete@Kay: chilly indeed!
@Tanya: thanks!
@Randy: thank you.
@Linda: it wasn't easy going weather that day!
@Jen: thanks!
@Grace: I think I'll go with both!
@Whisk: thanks!
@Merisi: yes, I shot in colour- the Canadian flag for instance can be seen in colour- but the weather pretty much drained the shot of regular colour.
It looks soooooooooo cold.
ReplyDeleteIt looks cold but magnificent!
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent one!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely this one!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful like Dracula's castle.
ReplyDelete@Jack: I'm wondering how long it'll take for the ice to form up this year on the river.
ReplyDelete@Peter: definitely.
@Jennifer: thanks!
@Jackie: thank you.
@Shelly: indeed.