Winter's Pure Embrace
by jagar

Comment by Neat:
Ha, never picked this as yours, I was sure it would be on the front page, but then again, you are already on the front page, lol!

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by colorcarnival:
The Best of the Best. There's so much magic in this shot. Congratulations!

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by Neat:


Well what do you know, you won the 'best of' not a surprise at all, AWESOME! Your best shot of the year by a mile!

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by beatabg:
I love it. Reminds me of Jagar's work.

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by posthumous:
I've seen this, but yes, a remarkable photo

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by jomari:
Just wonderful - the more I look the more I love it. 10. Fave.

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by mariuca:
John, that's the woman and the snow flakes! A beauty!
bump, of course

Cat Among The Pigeons
by jagar

Comment by Giles:
jagar loved it first time i saw it and still do second behind paul's nude for me in the best of.

Winter's Pure Embrace
by jagar

Comment by Paul:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Ha, how the snow is on the branches almost make this look like infrared - the added glow helps to accentuate this effect.

2. The highlights on the tree should look blown but somehow (careful histogram monitoring?) you've managed to avoid such a look.

3. The overall framing is perfect, giving just enough space for the tree and its shadow.

4. The deeply dark sky offers great contrast to the snow - red filter in software?

Overall, a very well executed and effective image.

Hot Dogs
by jagar

Comment by pixelpig:
and he has such small, neat, feet!