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Boulongerskogen


Boulongerskogen
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3387 W: 343 N: 9480] (30807)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-05
Categories: Trees
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 17-85 USM IS, Digital RAW 100
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Winter Landscapes [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-02-05 11:40
Viewed: 2057
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is a view from Gävle city park, Boulongerskogen, build 1885 and named after
Bois de Boulogne. My town Gävle got town status 1464.
The Park is the place where I spend many times in the winter and most of my winter pictures
are taken from the park. Boulongerskogen is one of Sweden’s larges city parks.
It’s a lot of birds here in the spring and summer and the get used to people and are not very shy.
The small river is Gavleån and you can fish salmon and salmon trout here and the fishing is free. The river will never be totally frozen, the middle of the stream is always open even if it is be very cold. That’s one reason why the crazy mallards stay here instead to use their wings and fly south to any warmer place. It was –17C today and last night -20C so the winter has return. It was a very nice winter day with blue sky and sunshine and the sunbeam reach the ground now, for a week ago they only reach the treetops.
Next week it will warmer again, over 0C , it’s a very strange winter this year.
This is a view of downstream and the WS is a view of upstream, the pictures are taken from a bridge.

Canon 17-85/4.0-5,6 IS USM
ISO 100, Raw-format, manual exposure,, One-shot focus
Convert, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen on the B/W channel in lab-colours. I used Adobe Photoshop CS2 for PP.

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  • livia Silver Star Critiquer [C: 22 W: 2 N: 9] (32)
  • [2006-02-05 11:44]

Hi Gert ;-)

Beautiful landscape. Perfect composition and colors. Well done ;-)

regards

Livia

Beautiful winter landscape, nice work.

Greg

Hi Gert, it's a beautiful place to make a sunday's walk. I wonder that there are no dugs swimming. Realy a wonderful view, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

If photography sometimes transcends the stigma of being dubbed the handmaid of technology, it happens at moments such as this one.
This photograph is not just the recapture of a moment in time; it is THE MOMENT when the soul of man in expression of art reveals itself in its fullest glory.
The park is desolate, empty and silent. But it is not dead. I can hear the birds' cries and children's laughter still echoing amid those benches and bridges.
It will be back soon -- same but still not the same. Another moment in time.
Salutations to you, Gert!
Ram

Gert, I have done what you asked for in your comments, more insects... looking at this one I would ask you to post more landscapes from time to time too.
Very nice scenary to look at, great colours and natural details. It is impossible to see this here, so thanks for sharing.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-02-05 12:43]

Gert, a beautiful moment.

Excellent sharpness, exposure, composition and pov. Lovely colors and saturation.

P.S.: I guess we have something like +35C now. :-)

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-02-05 13:10]

hallo Gert , prachtig park lijkt me heel mooi om in te wandelen hele mooie kleuren en reflectie , gr Teunie .

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-02-05 13:16]

very nice clrar wintershot gert,
good point of view, nice depth creating, good quality very good photo.
gr. Jaap

Beautiful landscape picture. good composition and pov.
Ton

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-02-05 13:51]

Nice scenery, beautiful composition.The light sets a very nice mood. Great shot thanks for sharing.
SkyF

Hi Gert, a very beautiful picture on a cold winter day in the park, very nice colours and light, and excellent exposed.

Regards, Anders.

Well composed scene Gert, excellent. I like the WS very much also. With the global warming pattern we are in, I think the winters are milder for the most part everywhere..I've noticed it has disrupted the normal migration of birds here this year.
Very well done mf.

Hi Gert!
Very beautiful composition. Beautiful light and ideal frames. Well done and TFS ;-)
best regards
Dorota

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-02-05 14:54]

Hi Gert,
Beautiful winter landscape very well captured,
excellent perspective and depth,
perfect exposure and nice warm light.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-02-05 15:25]

Gert, this is great seeing your 'winter playground' and there are only 2 ducks(?) to be seen. But I can see many more in your WS, which is as attractive a scene as this one is.
It is a onderful composition of this pretty place. Very good POV and great colours and lighting. And I am happy knowing that you are standing on a bridge.
Thank you
Janice
9.23am +21C, I can see children swimming in the water shining with the sun's reflections.

tres joli paysage bravo pour ces couleurs

Hello Gert,
What a nice landscape!
TFS
Mehmet Hamurkaroglu

Hi Gert,
A beautiful winter scene! Very nice soft filtered sunlight has given great tonal range to your colors. Great detail, DOF, and clarity.
Looks like a great place. No wonder you get so many great shots.
Scott

Hello Gert,

Sorry, it has been a busy weekend, not enough time for a proper comment, however, wanted to drop in and give a deserved ;-)

A perfectly wonderful winter day at the park!

TFS.

Its damn cold Gert! I dont know how you guys cope! I am slowly adapting to this climate and when I see pictures like yours I see why I am enjoying it here at the moment although suffering from lack of 25+ temps.

Went Diving yesterday in Vagnharad, it was Cooooolddddd!!! -15 with water temp 4+ it was warmer to stay in the water than to be out. The worse was when i did have to get out all the equipment froze almost instantly. With yet a second dive to do, the only option was to go back in the water to see if I could free up the regulator and other bits and bobs, thank god it worked.

Its so funnt you have taken a shot like this with no animal subjects, as yesterday I done the same, think i will post it later on.

Chill.....

Demetrio

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-02-06 2:35]

Hello,

This is an unusual shot for you, but I like to see where you take a lot of your magnificent pictures. This looks like a beautiful park. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Stunning winter scene Gert. Post card perfect! Thanks.

Hello Gert,
you show us a beautiful landscape. Excellent sharpness, colours and lighting. Great POV and note too. Thank you.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-02-06 8:16]

Hello Gert!
Excellent winter landscape.Exposure is spot on.
I liked POV,lighting,colors,framing,details and
composition a lot.TFS...:-)

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-02-06 15:22]

So this is THE place.
It is very interesting to see both views of the place my friend took so beautifull photos.
Now I understand why some of them have those reflections in the water: so many trees around.
Your parc is nicier than mine.
Thank you Brother Gert.

dear Gert ,
great composition and beautiful colours.
nice sharpness.
lovely shot.
Reagrds
Saeed

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