It seems strange to be looking at winter as we are currently at the start of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Winter is also a very hard subject to photograph when you live in a country that pretty much looks the same in summer and winter.
For this one I really had to think and the only way that you can tell it is winter is usually with fog. Though it is summer now and there was fog the other day, so it doesn’t really mean anything. However, I do get that most people do think of winter when it comes to fog.
Our challenge this week was sent by John from Journeys with Johnbo and I encourage you to go and take a look at his post. You really should do that too because I have a tendency not to read the instructions very well.
I have put together a gallery and there are some snowy shots there, but they were taken on one of the very few times I’ve seen snow in Australia. I think I have said before that I was almost 30 years old when I saw snow for the first time and it was in Denmark. I was looking it up recently and I think I have it right that less than one percent of the land in Australia actually gets snow. I thought it was more, but not more than 5, so when I saw that I was really surprised.
The snow photos were taken about 2 hours away from where I live and up a mountain. You do have travel a distance to see snow here.
Here are my winter photos.
Thank you for being our host this week John, you set a hard one for me. I hope you think I did okay with it.
Please do go and take a look at his post about the challenge, the link is at the start of this post.
If you would like to participate in this great challenge then go to the following link to find out how to join the Lens-Artists Challenge, click here for more info. Don’t forget to put a link in your post back to the host.
Beautiful shots , whatever the theme! Have been out of touch for a while. Busy life! But nice to slow down and enjoy these pictures.
Thank you Geoff, the theme was winter, which was hard for me. I know what you mean about being busy, I think it is the time of the year.
Oh, these are just lovely winter pictures, Leanne – and despite no snow in it, the first one speaks to me the most. The mystery of forests is enigmatic.
Thank you Ann-Christine, that’s good to hear, it is a hard one for here.
Beautiful winter scenes!!
Thank you Nora.
Looks great, interesting post!
Thank you.
Your welcome😊
Incredible beautiful photos!! Wow
Thank you.
We’re having freezing fog here today, possibly the best for photos but nothing else. I can see how this challenge was a real challenge for you but you’ve done brilliantly. Your photos evoke winter like any snowy photo would.
I don’t know about freezing fog. I remember a few years ago have to ask what an ice storm was, never heard of it before or seen one. Thank you Sofia, it was hard.
Gorgeously bleak images.
Thank you Margaret.
Loved you mountain views and the light in the images is lovely, soft-
Thank you so much Ritva.
I’m sure John will agree with me that you did much better than ‘OK’! Your photos are very atmospheric and although some are snowy you’ve shown you don’t need to snow to create a wintery image 🙂
Thank you Sarah, photographing winter here is hard. That’s nice of you to say.
Gorgeous set, with all the fog and mist and snow.
Thank you IJ, the best I can do.
Great photos Leanne. I love the backlit forests.
One time when shooting into the sun can be good, thank you John.
Nice shots! I especially like the shot with trees and their reflections in the water.
Thank you Sharon, that’s great to hear.
Thanks for taking our summer into winter. Love your take on the topic. I also had a hard time thinking of winter while I am wearing shorts and singlet haha
YOu’re welcome Teresa, yeah, it is hard challenge I think for us. Just as well it isn’t one where you have to take the photos for it. lol. Thank you Teresa.
Absolutely gorgeous. I love fog. Your compositions are excellent.
Thank you Sherry, do you get much fog in New York?
I love these moody photos. They reflect the beauty of winter so well.
Thank you Egidio, glad you think so.
As always, your work is beautiful, Leanne! No apologies are needed for not including many snowy photos. Your winters are your winters, however they may be, hot or cold! Before the snows in North Dakota, our winters also often start with fog, and often freezing rain… >brrrrr<
Thank you John, though they are about the only snowy photos I have. Ours are cold, but not as cold as yours that’s for sure. We get some fog and frosts, that’s it.
Wonderful images as always Leanne. Interesting we don’t think of fog here as part of winter. Loved your foggy images as well as your very rare snow
Thank you Tina, that’s interesting about the fog. Even most of our trees keep their leaves, so it very hard to tell when it is winter here from photos.
As I said previously, so interesting to see how different things are in Australia. You also seem to have mostly trees that keep their leaves. As I was travelling to London on Wednesday, what was most distinctive alongside the railway line was the outline of the now bare trees showing their fractal nature.
We do mostly have evergreen trees, even where it snows. There are very few native deciduous trees and most of the ones you find here are introduced. We do have some of that, but not a lot, you have to go looking for trees with no leaves. Thank you RJ.
Leanne, I love fog and your images are beautiful. I’m glad you got to experience some snow. I don’t mind living where it doesn’t snow, especially when I can travel a short distance to it. We don’t get dense fog any more and I do miss the drama it creates.
Thank you so much Anne. I have to say growing up I was always disappointed it didn’t snow, but after seeing lots of YouTube videos of people living in it, I’m so glad it doesn’t snow here as well. I must say we still get the dense fog, but no where near as often.
I love the foggy look at winter
Yeah, I quite like it too, though we don’t get as much as we used to. Thanks Beth.