Take a drive on a country road in the dead of winter. Look past the trees, over the hills and around the bend. Discover new things, new creatures and new scenes. Forget that you know where you are and pretend you’ve never been there before. Let go of your worries and imagine them floating away in the wind. Find your way home and step into your yard. Close your eyes and hear the world around you. Listen closely at the sounds that float into your head. Open your eyes and believe that you’ve entered a new world. Look around, under and near. Focus on the small and uncover the hidden. Notice the shapes of the earth and hone in on the lines of the sun. Do this every morning and you will never be the same.
Very well seen and done.
Thanks!
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Love black and white photography.Very inspiring!
Thanks Natalia.
I love the ice trim picture. Is Hidden Beauty a b&w with a little color added or did it naturally look like that?
It’s B&W with the reds still in it. But, the plant is all white so it doesn’t look much different than the original.
It’s a nice touch. Keeping my streak alive, I nominated you for the Sunshine Award. 🙂
http://legendsofwindemere.com/2013/02/26/sunshine-award/
This is such a great post. I actually do that sometimes – pretend it’s all new! And the black+white is so perfect for that idea. Thanks!
Thank you!
Birdobatics! Good word!
Thanks Barbara.
Nice photos too!
an Oscar ; )
I would like to thank… 😉
Seth, You have a very well developed way of “seeing”. It is an art. Beautiful images!
Thanks Jane.
Ohhh the last one is my fav! almost didnt see the birdies there. great catch!
Thanks Tasha. Hope all is well.
AWESOME closeups. Seth.. You never fail to impress
Thanks :P)
Beautiful photos! And nifty words too … “listen closely to the sounds that float into your head.” Hmmmm. But as I live in a metropolitan area, I probably won’t be able to drive into the country EVERY morning. Once in awhile, though. Definitely once in awhile. In the interim, I’ll be popping the cork on a good (but inexpensive) bottle of wine instead.
Well I lived in NYC for a bit and there were always interesting sounds. You don’t have to drive to the country. Wine works too. 🙂
Pretty pictures !
Thanks Sonu.
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Gorgeous pictures!
Thanks Kathy.
Nice set. The first photo looks like snow-covered antlers on a deer.
Thanks David.. you are right it does.
Smashing images Seth!
Thanks Chillbrook.
Beautifully done, Seth!
Thank you Victoria.
Thanks for the like!
Fantastic blog, everything here is just stunning.
“Focus on the small and uncover the hidden.
Notice the shapes of the earth and hone in on the lines of the sun.”
Poetry!
Thanks so much. :)..
Your photos are stunning as usual…the first and the lst are my favorites. I also love what you’ve written today. Its such good advice. Dropping our assumptions and getting curious is a fabulous way to live creatively 🙂
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Just love the last one, of the birds. Wonderful!!
Thanks so much. 🙂 Crazy birds.
You have some serious winter – mine is just cold and very windy. Hate it. Give me the softness and beauty back. Wonderful gallery again – and my choice will the top one.
Thanks Viveka.
Always beautiful thanks
Thanks Toni.
My favorite is “Notice Me.” The slight hint of a color does just that, pulls me into the barn’s place within the whole.
Thanks. I had never noticed that barn before. 🙂
You are definitely talented! These pics are awesome!
Thanks for your kind words.
Thanks for the like! I absolutely love winterscapes!
Thanks. :)..
Excellent work!!!
Thanks so much Ippo.
Love the way you see our world. 😀
Thanks Sandi.
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Wonderful winter shots.
Thanks Elena.
I like “Applaud”. Subtle but very fitting title. All of them are great pictures, but that one and Birdobatics caught my attention the most.
Thanks. That bird looks funny. 😉
Hi Seth, you gave me permission once before to use the old cross cemetery photo on my blog…I have used the same photo again for today’s post ‘Spirits Seeking Justice:From Beyond the Grave. Please let me know if this is okay with you…otherwise I can use another photo. Thanks!
It’s fine. Thanks!
Seth, beautiful photography and sensitive use of the resources of digital editing. Your name of ‘Seth’ btw I would have chosen for my younger son had it been my pick so I love it. Still, let’s look to the greats for inspiration for our creative energy and see it like it irrationally seems. ‘Wot’s in a name she sez…An’ then she sighs, An’ clasps ‘er little ‘ands, an’ rolls ‘er eyes. “A rose,” she sez, “be any other name would smell the same.’ (The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis). Thank you. Kind wishes and greetings from Australia, Seth. Christina.
Well I can see you have great taste because you like my name! 🙂 Thanks Christina.
Hi Seth,
Very refreshing trip.
You are in fact center yourself by pausing like this. We each learn to re-center.
Peace to you.
Thanks Barb.
I have nominated you for the ‘Very Inspiring Blogger Award’! http://jackiewriting.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/266/
Thanks Jackie. That’s very kind of you.
that top photograph reminds me of antlers! I love them all, and its a funny thing, we don’t get much frost here (in my part of Australia) but I had just made a wishlist of things I’d like to capture this year, frost was on it, and I searched flickr and google for some inspiring shots…. these were what I was looking for all along. Thanks for always inspiring me
Thanks. I am glad you found what you were looking for. 🙂 I bet you don’t get much frost at all. In fact, do you ever get it?
very occasionally, more often when we take a weekend down south in winter – sometimes the windscreen of the car is frosted over. When I was growing up we had to sometimes cover some of the plants at night when it was going to be cold, but I think our winter’s are warmer now and I don’t do it.
Awesome photos and very inspiring invitation to start the day! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks Anneke.
Great post, Seth!
Thanks K.
excellent use of depth of field
Thanks gellipower.
hmm, gonna have to wait for retirement to follow this one Mr.Snap, though I do walk my hood at the weekends, I especially like the fence.
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I love your pics ;-)))
Thanks Cristina.
Being a nature love, I thought this was really amazing. We live on wooded property (in the suburbs) and see wildlife almost daily.
That sounds awesome. 🙂
Lovely, simply lovely! Thanks so much for sharing your trip.
Thanks! Glad you like these.
{{{Clapping}}} Beautiful simplicity! Thank you for the trip 🙂
All of them are precious, however the last picture with the little bird fluttering to the right of the fence is stunning!
Thanks, he was a nice old bird. 😉
You use selective color more effectively than anybody around, Seth. When you apply it, the image looks as if the color really should be there. Not intrusive at all. Superb! 🙂
Thanks George.