JPG Magazine: Photos: "fresh snow, fresh tracks" by Julie Stiefel

fresh snow, fresh tracks

By Julie Stiefel

On 10 February 2008

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Come on now, who could have resisted this empty parking lot and the fresh coat of powdery snow ? ! ?

This photo has ONLY had a bit of "contrast" added via PhotoShop. The colors are all there. The wet snow darkened the pavement so it looks b&w.

55 Responses

On 10 February 2008 Paul Stiefel said:
You know, you get dizzy going around in circles. The effect worked however.
On 10 February 2008 redge tanjuatco said:
i hope you weren't standing on the road when these tracks were made.
On 11 February 2008 Steven Heipel said:
Donuts anyone! :)
Nice shot.
On 11 February 2008 Jonathon said:
Cool shot. I probably would have cropped out the edge of the road to present a slightly more abstract composition.
On 11 February 2008 Julie Stiefel gave props:
Jonathon, I was contemplating cropping out the edge of the road but decided to leave it in as it gives the shot a bit of a "foundation". It already looks rather abstract ! But thanks for the critque !
On 11 February 2008 *Peggy Sue* Harrington gave props:
Cool Julie!
On 11 February 2008 Mark Gilliland gave props:
Very nice!
On 12 February 2008 Victoria Ekeh gave props:
Cool picture
On 12 February 2008 Caitlin Stiefel said:
reminds me of my shot of the bike tracks in amsterdam. nice.
On 13 February 2008 Stephan Sachs gave props:
fits the theme - beautiful lines ;o)
On 13 February 2008 cristina jucan gave props:
lovely effective minimalism :)
On 13 February 2008 Martha Albuquerque said:
very cool shot! i like the composition the way it is :)
On 13 February 2008 adam said:
yup--you got yourself a good one here
On 14 February 2008 marieancolie gave props:
love the perfect curves and lines
On 14 February 2008 Chris Stenvold said:
this picture kinda reminds me of all the ribons for our troops and breast cancer .... very good picture it can have alot of meaning if you look at it in right way
On 14 February 2008 Tom Hall said:
Great capture, a different kind of symmetry. And about the cropping, I was thinking a bit of cropping (even, shhhh some cloning would make the image picture purrrrfect
On 15 February 2008 Christopher Dack said:
Terrific image -- be honest now, did you make these just so you could photograph them or was photographing them an excuse to make them?
On 15 February 2008 Julie Stiefel said:
Christopher, I have a tendency to drive in circles ( crazy eights) whenever I have my family in the car...I LOVE to hear them GRROOAAAANNNN !! But, this time I, ah, well...kinda both of what you said !!
On 16 February 2008 James Hanlon said:
This is a wonderful perspective of repetitive lines, curves and shapes!
On 20 February 2008 arko datto said:
play of geometry along the intertwining tracks of life!!!!!!!!!great work!!!!!
On 20 February 2008 maria tizon gave props:
Yes. A perfect entry. And of a type I don't think I've seen yet. Nice going Julie.
On 21 February 2008 John Oram said:
Nice shot, the tracks make a great pattern
On 22 February 2008 Maurizio Giglio said:
Really Fresh!!!
On 23 February 2008 jaka gave props:
awww,,,, amazing....
On 23 February 2008 Martha Fort said:
the urge to crop out the top to get rid of the parking lot edges. The piece would then be truly positive/negative black and white patterns.
On 23 February 2008 Michelle W said:
Very cool. Best understood by those living in cold weather climates. Good luck!
On 1 March 2008 Biljana Vujicic said:
voted!nice shot!
On 1 March 2008 Julie Stiefel gave props:
Thanks Everyone !! All the comments and votes are VERY much appreciated !!!
On 4 March 2008 Chris Davies said:
very nice i like the simple yet effective idea and i love snow ! cool work ! Julie and thanks for your kind email !
On 4 March 2008 Mike Cranfield said:
My son will be pissed that you photographed him parking.....!! ;)
On 5 March 2008 Arndt said:
I like this photo. And I like how it's created some thinking in our brains!
On 6 March 2008 Robin Jerstad said:
I love it! Perfect for the theme!
On 6 March 2008 Keith Douglas said:
Great stuff
On 6 March 2008 Callie Gschwind gave props:
i love how weird this is. its so unique, wonderful picture.
On 7 March 2008 .José Magalhães. said:
Great shot! I love it ! Is simple and perfect for the theme!
On 8 March 2008 Dan Petty gave props:
Very Nice! And looks like some fun too!
On 8 March 2008 Marta Grande said:
so cool
On 8 March 2008 Brian Hammersley said:
reminds me a being a kid up north, seeing the snow fall, and wondering if it would be enough to close school !. If school was closed, out came the sled !!!.
On 9 March 2008 Januar Kanuruan said:
Cooll... Julie!!
i like that picture combination color black and white... :) keep rollin.
On 10 March 2008 Alexander Valhouli said:
Nice work, Julie.
On 11 March 2008 Sharyn Jones gave props:
Mmm, lovely.
On 15 March 2008 Lisa Slifko said:
This is great Julie. Gives me a fresh prespective on photography, yet again.....
On 17 March 2008 Edward Davis said:
Nice one Julie
On 26 March 2008 Todd Chonody gave props:
Very cool shot Julie!
On 26 March 2008 Lee Rees gave props:
cool shot, love the geometry aspect of this.
On 27 March 2008 Emily Peak gave props:
Very nice!
On 29 March 2008 Mrs. Soderberg gave props:
got my vote! beautiful!
On 29 March 2008 Thad Zajdowicz said:
Got my vote!
On 30 March 2008 Aldo Perez said:
Chilly!! Cool!!
On 31 March 2008 Kathy Mashburn gave props:
Julie, I bet this was terrific fun! I voted... good luck!
On 31 March 2008 erin lane said:
great b&w values! got my vote!
On 31 March 2008 Diana Bryndis said:
Nice pattern you've got there :)
On 1 April 2008 Alan Drew said:
Plain and to the point freash tracks fresh snow, keep up the good work Julie.
On 2 April 2008 Lori Smaltz said:
Very fresh indeed! So fresh it exactly reminds me why I moved to Savannah from Ohio LOL Yeah its fresh!!
On 15 April 2008 Iral Mario said:
good composition