It's snow again!!! :-(

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It's snow again!!! :-(
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Copyright: Ena Simic (Ena) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 360 W: 60 N: 569] (2319)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-29
Categories: Trees
Exposure: f/4, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-07 3:20
Viewed: 461
Points: 40
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Here comes the snow again.....!

I took this photo 2 months ago, but I didn't post it 'till now!
The weather was great a the spring was coming, so I thought I would not post it, untill 2 days ago when the snow came down for 2 days straight! :-((

Hope you'll like it!

Silver Fir or European Silver Fir (Abies alba) is a fir native to the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees north to Normandy, east to the Alps and the Carpathians, and south to southern Italy and northern Serbia, where it intergrades with the closely related Bulgarian Fir. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 40-50 m (exceptionally 60 m) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m. The largest measured tree was 68 m tall and had a trunk diameter of 3.8 m. It occurs at altitudes of 300-1,700 m (mainly over 500 m), on mountains with a rainfall of over 1,000 mm.

The leaves are needle-like, flattened, 1.8-3 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, and with two greenish-white bands of stomata below. The tip of the leaf is usually slightly notched at the tip. The cones are 9-17 cm long and 3-4 cm broad, with about 150-200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged seeds; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.

Silver Fir is an important component species in the Dinaric calcareous Silver Fir forest in the western Balkan Peninsula. It is closely related to Bulgarian Fir (Abies borisiiregis) further to the southeast in the Balkan Peninsula, and Sicilian Fir (A. nebrodensis) in Sicily, differing from these and other related Euro-Mediterranean firs in the sparser foliage, with the leaves spread either side of the shoot, leaving the shoot readily visible from above. Some botanists treat Bulgarian Fir and Sicilian Fir as varieties of Silver Fir, as A. alba var. acutifolia and A. alba var. nebrodensis respectively.

Silver Fir is the species first used as a Christmas tree, but has been largely replaced by Nordmann Fir (which has denser, more attractive foliage), Norway Spruce (which is much cheaper to grow), and other species. The wood is moderately soft and white, used for general construction and paper manufacture.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species: A. alba

Source: Wikipedia
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Ciao Ena,una bella foto che ci ricorda il periodo natallizio....almeno ci fai vedere un po' di neve,da noi quest'anno nemmeno un fiocco..heheh..ciao,Luciano

Bonjour,
Belle ambiance, on arrive en fin d'hiver !
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2008-03-07 6:01]

Hi Ena.
We have last snowfall in November : ))) and only two times in a year. Nice shot of Silver Fir branch decorated by snow. I like excellent detail and sharpness of the needles, natural winter colours and nice exposure. My spring greetings and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2008-03-07 6:12]

Hi Ena,
Wonderful shot of this Silver Fir branch covered with snow. Very neat and sharp image with lovely colours and details. You have managed the harsh lighting pretty well and the exposure is perfect. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hi Ena,
Sorry about the snow.:( Hope by now weather might have improved. i can very well understand ur disappointment. Sometimes back I also experienced a similar situation where I was praying for the Monsoon to get over.
The picture is very good. The snowtopped branch and leaves look like topped with castor sugar.:) Good POV, DOF and exposure. nice colours and contrasts.
TFS,
Smitha.

Hi Ena,
a fine picture of the silver Fir.
Nice colours and lighting and
details and exposure are good.
Well done.

Hello Ena,
A fantastic shot of this beautiful branches and spinose leafs of the nice fir tree. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Ena,
Nicely captured on the fir with snow!
the exposure and focus is good with excellent sharpness, natural colour and details
well done
regards
Tony

hello Ena,
very nice scene of fir branhes under snow. Nicely composed and sharp focus. You are right spring is coming. Today, I saw some signals of spring on tree branches and birds.
Trees slowly come into leaf.
Winter will be in memory several days later.
TFS, well done
Ahmet

Something interesting about this photograph is that it is indistinguishable from pictures of Douglas Fir taken in the snowy mountains of the Pacific Northwest of the USA during winter in North America.

Bellissima immagine, ottima composizione che mette in risalto i cristalli di neve e gli aghi di abete, ottimi colori. Complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Ciao Ena, neve anche da noi ieri, oggi sta riuscendo il sole, ma anche con la neve si possono fare foto splendide come la tua, ottimo dettaglio di questa bella conifera e tanta neve, brava, ciao Silvio

Hi Ena,

Nice photo and interesting note.

Thanks,
John

Wonderful composition, Ena! Great colour and details, nicely framed. TFS!
Deniz

Hello Ena. Sorry about the delayed anticipated springs. Nice capture though under good light and the frosty leaves looks good here. Well done. Jusni

Bonjour Ena, Jolie photo, très beau détails et contrastes de la neige sur ce sapin. Ici nous en sommes à notre 458 ième cm de neige tombé depuis le début de l'hiver, on est un peu à bout de souffle mais c'est toujours aussi beau...
La note est super!!!
merci
Ghislain

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1266 W: 103 N: 4311] (19463)
  • [2008-03-15 9:35]

Very nice composition Ena! Great details, very good exposure and great composition, well done, thanks!

Mario

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 54 N: 476] (2048)
  • [2008-03-27 1:35]

jedna fina zimska slicica :)
lijep prizor, posljednji dani zime :)
Ciao

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  • gondox Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 229 W: 57 N: 185] (1011)
  • [2008-03-30 18:53]

Hi Ena!

Haven't seen your gallery for a while so this was the time to check it. Very good details in this one a fine composition too. Plus I can't resist pine+snow combination, I find it so wonderful! This was a usual view when taking a walk around my grandparents' village when a child. TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 441 W: 0 N: 68] (472)
  • [2008-04-05 12:00]

Hi Ena,
Nice colours and lighting and
details and exposure are good.
Well done.

ena - i think this is nice - i love the ice/snow crystals are on the pine needles. really nice

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