through the hoar frost

Posted by
Franz (Baden, Austria) on 13 January 2012 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

hiking path in baden's "kurpark" (spa park) on a frosty november day - no snow, but plenty of pretty hoar frost!
"brzezowski weg" (b. path) is one of many paths crisscrossing the park that is situated on the slopes of the vienna woods above my hometown, baden.

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Roman from Thiersee, Austria

Franz, das sieht einfach sensationell aus - besser als mit Schnee.

13 Jan 2012 7:25am

@Roman: danke, roman! aber irgendwann sollte er doch kommen, zuminstes ein wenig ...

Sebastien from Geneva, Switzerland

Wow! I love this series!

13 Jan 2012 8:04am

@Sebastien: thanks! and i like your pics from "down under" a lot !!

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

What a lovely shot ........ 5*

13 Jan 2012 8:54am

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

toller Frost..super!

13 Jan 2012 8:54am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

From my heated bunker, I had to go find this Wiki explanation : "air hoar is a deposit of hoar frost on objects above the surface, such as tree branches (but where the ground has still retained heat of the day)". I cannot be the only one who did not know that ! AM3 Rules !

13 Jan 2012 9:17am

@Ronnie 2¢: cheers, ronnie! am3 rules indeed ;-))

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

well done indeed

13 Jan 2012 9:59am

Doug Hickok from Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Truly a hoar frost wonderland! Simply beautiful Franz!

13 Jan 2012 11:52am

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

das sieht ja ganz zauberhaft aus! (oder bepuderzuckert ;D) war bestimmt ein lohnender Spaziergang!

13 Jan 2012 12:07pm

@daniela scharnowski: danke, und danke für die wortneuschöpfung ;-)) das war in der tat ein lohnender spaziergang, wenn man davon absieht, dass ich in hundesch.... getreten bin :-(

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Really a magical pathway you show us here, Franz. Unusual to see the branches clustered with frost but the path clear of snow.

13 Jan 2012 12:56pm

@Stephen: thanks, stephen! i think this is exactly what makes hoar frost so much more attractive than snow - the ground and the undergrowth remain brown or grey, whereas the trees have been turned into this attractive white!

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Of all the frost photos in this series, so far this is the one I like best. The white frost in the trees are a beautiful contrast to the browning leaves on the ground. And the way you framed this to capture the winding road is superb. 5*****stars! Well done franz!

13 Jan 2012 1:13pm

@Don Levesque: thanks, don! it was a very pleasant walk through the woods that day ... ;-))

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Like a walk through a crystal forest! This is breathtakingly beautiful Franz! 5-stars!!! Bravo! ;-)

13 Jan 2012 1:15pm

@Eric Cousineau: thanks, eric, much appreciated!

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Real winter wonderland stuff

13 Jan 2012 1:24pm

@CElliottUK: and to think it wasn't even (astronomical) winter yet, but late november ... (btw, i'm seeing this year's first snow flakes as i look out of my window ... wonder if they will stay ...)

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

super cpatage de ce sous-bois tout givreé quelle ambiance hivernale superbe.

Bravo et amitié

13 Jan 2012 1:48pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Like the composition with the framing branches. Lovely winter scene.

13 Jan 2012 2:15pm

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Wow, this is just extraordinary, Franz! You really struck gold with this incredible frost you had. The path into the the scene is perfectly placed within the frame as well. Really excellent work!

13 Jan 2012 3:19pm

Photographs by M.E. from San Francisco, United States

wow-onderful! what a sight and so beautifully captured, I like the contrast between the white frost and the warm earthy tones! I heart!

13 Jan 2012 3:22pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

As if an angel had passed ... full of frost white feathers ... Beautiful! Best regards. Adela

13 Jan 2012 3:36pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Oh! The combination of warm tones with cold ones is fantastic, Franz. It is a wonderful image to enjoy.

13 Jan 2012 4:16pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent composition! I like this road of forest and these trees covered with hoarfrost!

13 Jan 2012 4:27pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

This is pure magic, franz. I would be so pleased if there in person, with camera at hand, drinking in the fairy tale view and snapping away. I love this frosty series!

13 Jan 2012 4:46pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

that beautiful, I see your pictures and I can not believer out that this exists. is a very beautiful landscape. and I find it incredible that my friend Franz walk by there and then Able with me. I think this wonderful technology. a big kiss and you send some of my summer. Alejandra

13 Jan 2012 4:47pm

Marie LC from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Really beautiful winter scene

13 Jan 2012 4:49pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Fantastic capture, almost like a fairytale

13 Jan 2012 4:56pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

beautiful Winter scene. nice mood. really great captured.

13 Jan 2012 5:31pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

What an opportunity you had to take advantage of the hoar frost! I love the color that is still present in the fall foliage on the ground....it contrasts nicely with the white frost.

13 Jan 2012 6:35pm

Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands

A magical frost image Franz!
Really nice and beautiful, great atmosphere in this image.
Well done!

13 Jan 2012 6:47pm

Tomek from PoznaƄ, Poland

Excellent work. Amazing contrast between leaves and branches.

13 Jan 2012 7:15pm

angel from Iran

nice

13 Jan 2012 7:43pm

Albert from Sweden, living in Hamburg, Germany

Wow, what a fairy tale path. Mystic and cold. I want to walk it.

13 Jan 2012 8:10pm

Reinald Van De Walle from Spain

It seems a combination of color and B&W photo made by you. Very nice.

13 Jan 2012 8:21pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

nicely done Franz...has an air of mystery and suspense.

13 Jan 2012 8:35pm

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Very well done, nature can provide some beautiful subject matter

13 Jan 2012 9:00pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice!

13 Jan 2012 9:39pm

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Fantastic, totally inviting.

13 Jan 2012 9:43pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

wonderful

13 Jan 2012 9:58pm

Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada

beautiful . when snow is coming ? it is warmer with snow falling :) ( except in canada :)

13 Jan 2012 10:43pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Amazing frosty scene and autumn leaves...beautiful capture!

13 Jan 2012 11:30pm

karla from Omaha, United States

Superb scene, Franz. The frost (I read Ronnie's explanation of the "air hoar" -- I had no idea this would happen. I am enjoying the series of views in your area and your explanations!

14 Jan 2012 2:25am

Phil David Morris 2011 from Saskatoon, New York, Canada

I swear this is the path Hansel and Gretel took. Magnificent !~

14 Jan 2012 7:33am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

This is something new for me...Wow!!

14 Jan 2012 7:38am

tataray from france, France

Une balade agréable au creux du chemin ))

14 Jan 2012 8:35am

Jim Wilson from Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Excellent work. Keeping the sign in the frame adds something.

14 Jan 2012 1:59pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

This is a wonderful place. It seems you could find an Ice Queen just down that path.

15 Jan 2012 4:33am

klausz from kufstein, Austria

... geb roman absolut recht, mit schnee, wäre dies bei weitem nicht so faszinierend! super!

16 Jan 2012 3:58pm

marie-france from Mesves sur Loire, France

magnifique photo, j'adore le givre sur les arbres

16 Jan 2012 8:53pm

Maria from California, United States

mmmm....beautiful and very inviting!

17 Jan 2012 4:58am

Reinald Van De Walle from Spain

Meine schwester auch ein bild mit schnee und bäume aber in Portland, USA
http://hildemorin.aminus3.com/image/2012-01-18.html

22 Jan 2012 8:27pm

Hilde Morin from Portland, Oregon, United States

TOLL!

13 Feb 2012 6:25pm

@Hilde Morin: vielen dank!

asphaltfee from vienna, Austria

ein bild wie eine einladung in den märchenwald!

28 Mar 2012 7:56am

@asphaltfee: danke !! der badener kurpark ist zu allen jahreszeiten schön ... ;-))

PENTAX K-x
1/80 second
F/4.0
ISO 200
34 mm (35mm equiv.)

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