Waiting for Summer, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

Richmond Green is a fabulous public park but this time of year it is pretty empty of people. This bench would normally overlook a lovely fountain, but that was drained of all water to prevent it from cracking once the water froze late last fall.
That blue sky holds the promise of spring -- but it will take a few more weeks until it arrives. Until it does, the bench will continue to patiently wait -- for you and me.

Tech: shot in RAW and converted to JPG; isolated hillside with magnetic lasso and adjusted levels for land area only
Resized for posting

Silvio1953, MLINES, pierrefonds, james-r, Cretense, ChrisJ, chrisnet, macondo, FORJP001, jmcl, delic, Davidwh, dragonslayero, gunbud, wishlist has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (203776) 2007-02-26 18:03

Hi Silke, wonderful winter composition with splendid light and colors, great view of lovely park, very well done, ciao Silvio

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MLINES (12516) 2007-02-26 18:17

Hi Silke. This is refreshing to see. Something about both seats such as this and a single dingy floating alone has a strange appeal. The clarity and colours here are very good. I like it as has memories of various mountain walks. TFS. Murray.

pierrefonds (102203) 2007-02-26 18:45

Hi Silke,

A good POV of the bench park and of the trees hoping spring will arrive soon. The photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharingt.

Pierre

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james-r (676) 2007-02-26 23:25

Very well composed shot, Silke...the positioning and angle of the bench works wonderfully well, balancing the scene very nicely. That's some aperture setting you used!

berek (50518) 2007-02-27 4:50

I am waiting for summer too my friend. beautiful winter view. well composition and white control. have a nice day.
Burak
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Cretense (68709) 2007-02-27 5:38

Hi Silke!

Beautiful winter photo! OK, everyone prefers summer, but winter too has its own beauty. And your photo proves it. Congratulations!

Best regards,
Hercules

ChrisJ (158156) 2007-02-27 11:39

Hi Silke

I don't know how Canadians survive such winters! There have been several snowfalls in south Korea this winter, & weeks on end of -11c temperatures. I am so glad it's finally starting to warm up! I like the graphism of the lonely bench at left. Tfs!

chrisnet (23062) 2007-02-27 14:07

Hello Silke,
Nice winter composition, the bench is well placed at the left, I'm waiting summer too.
Best regards
Christian

nwoehnl (122) 2007-02-27 14:58

A nice take with this winter bench, Silke. It provides a good compositional anchor for this pleasant snowy view, and also conveys the idea of waiting for someone to have a seat during the warmer season, as suggested in your title. I think you could slightly play with curves to make the snow a wee bit "whiter". Pleasant shot though.

macondo (20449) 2007-02-27 18:27

Superb composition, Silke. Wintry scene with a touch of light and shade, and some good post processing which you explained well. I like the note very much. I like the angle of the seat in contrast to that of the trees. Perhaps Norbert has a point about the hue of the snow, which is a little blue-ish; in fact I wonder how it would look in b/w.
Regards,
Andrew

kmarscher (2887) 2007-02-27 19:02

Hi Silke,
Very nice look at your wintery scene! There is a clear subject in the bench, diagonal line of the pine tree sentries, and a complementary sky. Too often these beautiful scenes are overlooked. Hope your hands stayed warm.
Kathy

FORJP001 (3819) 2007-02-27 20:10

Sometimes, something simple makes great pictures.

Silke said : «the bench will continue to patiently wait -- for you and me»... Well this bench will be standing alone for a long long time because FORJP001 does'nt plan to visit Richmond Hill in a near future...

Jean-Pierre

jmcl (14535) 2007-02-27 21:20

Hi Silke,

emptiness .. empty snow .. empty trees .. empty benches ..
love the parallel between the two benches .. the form a thoughtful frame of the place.

take care,

John

zeca (19762) 2007-02-27 22:03

Hello Silke!
Nice composition, showing the winter as I would like to live a little bit one day...
Regards,
Zeca

Graal (103040) 2007-02-28 2:48

Hi Silke,
pleasant composition with the winter theme. Nice place, good colours, peaceful atmosphere. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

pat0500 (21561) 2007-02-28 11:56

Hi Silke,
Still a very beautiful picture, very nice point of view..!
Very beautiful scene of winter, good framing.
Here snow is still awaited..:-)
Best regards,
Patrick

delic (6735) 2007-02-28 15:55

Hello Silke,
Nice composition with the bench in the park. Goes well with the note. It looks underexposed by 1/3-1/2 stops. Hard to tell from the monitor.
Best wishes,
Hakan

Davidwh (3662) 2007-03-01 15:36

Hi Silke,
A lovely winter scene.The empty bench inviting or not? I can't seem to decide.A nice composition with the trail leading round and diagonal cut.The sky a contrast to the foreground looking warmer and more inviting.Take care and I join you in your wait.
Regards, david

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-03-06 7:50

Hi Silke
This is an elegant composition with this sitting in the snow. I like the perspective you get.
Beautifull picture
Bertrand

dragonslayero (3592) 2007-03-14 5:44

Hello Silke

The eternal wait... winter really never seems to let go.
An interesting shot, well composised and pleasant to view.
My overall impression is that the photo looks good, but I feel the photo looks somewhat dark. It might just be the monitor I'm using here...
Anyway, the use of colour and selection of WB seems to work as well. The impression from the snow is good. It has some detail, not the most but still not overexposed and that is good.
Thank you for sharing.

Odd Jarle

gunbud (34066) 2007-03-15 19:49

Hi Silke,
Beautiful look at this deserted park with such a lovely blue sky. Thank heavens for the farseighted people that planned spots like this. Wonerful moment caught here in this urban island.
Regards, Tom

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-04-30 7:45

Hi Silke

Nice comp and colors. Great winter scene you have set here. The bench is well placed with a view off into the distance. Well done.
Ben

wishlist (4133) 2007-06-06 7:15

Hi Silke,
nice shot with nice compo and pov. I really like the bench positioned on the diagonal..is a sort of guide line through the pic..
Well done!!
Igor

dilane (861) 2007-06-19 10:00

Hi Silke
Bonne composition avec une bonne perspective. Et le banc est là pour nous donner envie de s'asseoir afin de profiter de la beauté du paysage.
Daniel