Welcome to the last day of our Winterfest Photofest. I know you’ll enjoy this last set of pictures that all have a quiet, contemplative quality.
First, more delicious photos by Dan Cates, who was introduced to us yesterday. I think Dan’s photos have a lovely, tranquil feel to them, and this grouping is no exception.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
©Don Cates, all rights reserved.
Next, two evocative and moody photos from the camera of Marcus Ranum (Stderr)
Fall ice in the yard ©Marcus Ranum, all rights reserved.
Ice on the pond ©Marcus Ranum, all rights reserved
Finally, a serene and perfectly titled photo from JacqueG.
Ice Candles©JacqueG, all rights reserved.
I’d like to thank everyone who submitted photos and made Winterfest such a success. I’d also like to thank everyone who made donations to our Winterfest fundraising campaign. If you haven’t done that yet and would like to contribute, you can do so here.
I’d also like to remind everyone that Affinity loves getting photo submissions any time of the year, so if you have any photos you’d like to share, please feel free to send them in. Our address is always in the left sidebar, underneath the colourful percolating head.
I am not a photographer. So I was wondering if the corona effect seen in Don Cates’ first two photos here is caused by the lens of the camera or if it can be seen naturally.
@johnson catman: see the circular reflections above? That is the reflection of one lens element off another.
@johnson catman: The blue dots vertically above the sun and the “star” effects immediately around the sun are lens artifacts. The rest is as is. In particular, that ‘inverted rainbow above the sun in the first picture is really there and I’ve only seen that a couple of times. i have a couple of similar shots with a tree blocking most of the sun with much fewer artifacts if anyone is interested.
Looks like some of these:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)
I love all the pics and now I want some snow.
I’m pretty sure those first two pictures are sun dogs. I’ve only seen one once in my life, possibly, and even then nowhere near as dramatic as those.