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Firewood
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Copyright: Pablo Minto (pablominto) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5735 W: 536 N: 5987] (27446)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-09
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Camera: Nikon D50, HOYA 52 mm PL-CIR
Exposure: f/8, 1/1250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): 150 points or more!!! [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-17 2:32
Viewed: 1126
Points: 181
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Farmers who own a forest often use quiet autumn days after the harvest to chop firewood for sale. In particular wood for open fireplaces are sought after and are sold at high prices.

To get the right quality of the wood it has to dry out over the winter, as we see in this image. Provided the stacks we see here are Scots pine, which they look like, they are worth several thousand NKR…

However the best and most expensive kind of wood is birch, but they are rare and hard to find unless you know someone in the business!

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Hello Pablo.
A good shot in this wintery Norsk Landscape. It shows, you got a lot of snow already.
Regarding the pine trees, it grows fast, as it burns too.
In Holland the highest prizes of open fire woods are from the Fruit trees. They burn more longer and dont gives sparks out of the fire.
Best regards from Jan

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4258 W: 414 N: 6781] (42568)
  • [2008-01-17 2:55]

Hi Pablo

Superb graphism, with perfect exposure level on the snow. Good sharpness & repetition of the cut logs. Tfs!

Dear Pablo! Wow! Wonderful objects. Wonderful snow. Amazing take. Cheers!

hi Pablo.
very pleasant composition, nice natural white tone of the snow, sharpness and presentation.
sorin

ciao Pablo.. this is a good look.. with a nice mood inside!! i like details and scene.. with this snow.. it looks so soft!! wonderful indeed!! good capture, my compliments
ciao Marco

Nice daily life photo.
I really like the snow cover on the woods.
This photo brings very beautifully the norway's cultural side.
Being in tropical climate,its very informations for me to know the type & use of woods for open fires.

Thanks
Nara

Hallo Pablo.
Till a week ago I was in the same sort of surroundings in Canada... now back to ' normal' with about 10c plus..
But trust me when I say the view like here is realy more apealing to me. Scene like with the ''Bjorndal family '' movies
(Gert Frobe) Vises

John

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2279 W: 178 N: 0] (29332)
  • [2008-01-17 4:36]

Hi Pablo dear friend ;)
Waaaaawwww, so claer and fresh...Compliments,
Best regards,
J ;)

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5948] (23590)
  • [2008-01-17 5:08]

I am constantly amazed at the way you take the simplest scenes and turn them into art.
The light handling here really makes the image sing!
Superb shadows and textures
TFS
silke

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2740 W: 412 N: 2987] (32933)
  • [2008-01-17 6:39]

Merhaba myfriend Poblo...
verynice comp..and shot...superb colors and pov..bravo..selamlar

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2662 W: 74 N: 4764] (21697)
  • [2008-01-17 6:51]

Hi Pablo...

Very good landscape shot - nice winter capture!
Color and contrast is very good...
My compliments,
George

Excellent shot Pablo,
Well placed subject,
I liek the paths leading to and fro.
Great job - Vincent

hi pablo, great composition which i feel really makes the shot, nice beautiful winter light, good winter scene,

thanks, scott

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10153)
  • [2008-01-17 9:18]

Hallo Pablo,
Wunderschönes Bild, mit klasse Perspektive und Tollen Farben und Lichtspiel. Herrlich gesehen und Präsentation schauen klasse aus. Man kann gar nicht viel sagen weil es großartig ist.
Liebe grüße.
Eva

Hola Pablo.
...una buena provisión de leña por cierto.
Se avecina un frío invierno amigo.
Saludos, JL.

the blue tones make it feel very cold indeed!
I like this -- it has a very northern feel to it.
Excellent colours
Best regards
RG
P.S. Thanks for your kind visit to my "Accidental Abstract" and your sage words of advice

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2008-01-17 12:11]

Hallo Pablo,
a beautiful winter picture with wonderful light play pure poetry, the width of the landscape super converted! Scenery, you caught the beautiful tendency this wonderful outstanding!
Best wishes.
Janusz

Bonjour Pablo,
Very nice winter shot of the cut wood for burning, Excellent POV, comme d'habitude et jolies couleurs naturelles de la neige, Very well done,
Michel

good photo my friend

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  • kbeall Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 532 W: 109 N: 902] (3580)
  • [2008-01-17 15:49]

Hello Pablo,
A simple shot, blanketed in snow, to warm us with thoughts of crackling fires! My daughter will be marrying a man next month whose family owns a lumber mill in our area, and he tells me that mostly we burn oak, white or red. I know we avoid pine, which is plentiful here, because of the creosote build-up it causes in the chimneys.
Thanks for sharing and for "sparking" thoughts and conversations,
Karen

Wow! My last two houses had fireplaces, so nice on a chilly night just heaven. To me it is cold here right now, and that would be a great warm day where you are!

Hi Pablo,
Amazing winter scene. I wish I was there.Color contrast between white and dark is eyecathing
TFS
Selahattin E

Hi Pablo,

My brother just went skiing in Norway and they had rented a small cabin with a huge open fireplace, but they never got around to buy wood. What a shame, it looks and smells so lovely and even more so if the hours of daylight are few.
Lovely to see that fresh snow on that huge supply of wood. Must be a big job to chop all that wood and seeing by the footsteps leading to it, it is already in good use (hope it is dry enough).

TFS our picture of life in Norway is getting more and more complete.

Els
:)follow

Hello Pablo,

Nice information about the firewood. I like this image. Nicely composed with great colors and POV. TFS.

Kiran.

Hello Pablo

I liked the hill of cut wood,
with the snow on top of them they seem
huts in the mountain.
Beautiful shot and interesting!
Congratulations

Sergio

Hi Pablo,
The stacks of fire wood are beautifully arranged and presented. Superb exposure, the fresh snow track add depth and appeal. Keep warm. Danilo

Hello Pablo,

I like the idea, and you no as well as I no how hard its it to capture something so white and expose it well and you have, excellent composure well balaced and processed photo excellent details very crisp well done my friend.

TFS Kyle
PT

Hello Pablo,
Can I have some firewood here for me???
We will be below zero Farenheit on Sunday.
Beautiful shot with nice composition. TFS
Vandana
later

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  • LarZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 99 W: 0 N: 60] (313)
  • [2008-01-18 8:48]

Hej Pablo,
Great view of all the wood in those snowy circumstances. The snow is great too, nice to see some traces in it. The light enhances. Well done!
Regards,
Lars

great capture, good snow shades, love the composition:)
Jacline

Hi Pablo, splendid winter composition full of snow with excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1477 W: 10 N: 738] (10767)
  • [2008-01-18 15:07]

Hi Pablo,
I like this. A simple image, beautifully captured and well presented. It is not easy to capture dark objects against the pure white snow, but this is perfect.
Sunil

Hi Pablo...nice shot...great contrasts and very nice details and composition.

Roger

Excellent Pablo with the stacks positioned as they are within the frame. Good colour and lovely detail. Pine is good but the pine here burns hot and fast.
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Natural Abstract’...still a month or so of Summer left but quite often March is the hottest part. Non stop showers all day today which is most welcome.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1565 W: 126 N: 2218] (20369)
  • [2008-01-19 5:53]

Hello Pablo, very simple but well composed image, the details are great and the exposure perfect. Well done, thanks.

Mario

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 878 W: 64 N: 1973] (13590)
  • [2008-01-19 7:10]

Hi Pablo,
Fresh snow captured well. Nice details in the woodpile- a fine perspective on this. LOVELY view. TFS Julie

Pryvitanne Pablo!
Good job!nice colours!i like it!
ALiaksandr

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  • viawia Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 32 N: 861] (3889)
  • [2008-01-19 11:52]

WOW I keep being amazed by snow since to me it is so unusual and something hardly ever seen! This is very interesting andfor sure needed for those lovely fires in the cold dark winter.

TFS and enlightening me to things in your country!... also for htenice comments on my photos.

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  • Josine Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 922 W: 21 N: 652] (4069)
  • [2008-01-19 13:59]

Excellent composition and great shot.
Very nice mist/atmosphere and lovely scene.
Well done.TFS
Josine

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1718 W: 124 N: 1465] (20764)
  • [2008-01-20 2:29]

Hi Pablo,
great compo,beautiful rithym and frame.Congratulations.Necla.:)later.

Hi Pablo,
Again a stunning winter view from your skilled hand! Perfect brightness and contrast the dark top side and bright bottom side acts as a kind of photograph sandwich, the best part in the middle. Great posting my friend.
Hans

Hi Pablo. A fine, original composition showing the valuable wood with an interesting note. Excellent horizontal balance. TFS. Murray.

Hi Pablo,

Interesting presentation . .
Well composed

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Many thanks for your kind words on Breakfast time .

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  • Norte Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 64 W: 7 N: 69] (370)
  • [2008-01-20 3:30]

Hello Pablo!
Simple but superb shot, and as always you make the perfect composition!
Fine light, and those tracks of a snowmobile is breaking up the FG with some nice lines.
Takk - og ha en fin søndag der sør.
Jon :-)

Yes Panlo, I love it, it looks very idyllic, a place in white and in clearness.
The top part of the photo is a great contrast to the rest.
Cheers
Evangelos

Simple and effective compo, I like the texture of snow and those traces, pleasant contrast between the brown wood and the white snow. Excellent geometry and repetition.

TFS,

Andreea

Hello Pablo,
You have created simple subject into a beautiful photo. The white snow contrasting well with the firewood and the woods behind it has unique curve perspective of the soft snow. I like it.
Regards,
Jusni

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3582 W: 737 N: 2410] (19118)
  • [2008-01-21 0:28]

So fresh, so white, so beautifully bright !


thanks,
v

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2008-01-21 7:26]

Pleasant composition, nice natural white tone, sharpness and presentation. Well done.
Mitra

Nicely done of this image Pablo. did you get that much snow this winter uptil now?
You captured well the stack of logs and did a good rendition of the snow and light control.
Well done! Yan :)
pl

Hello Pablo.
Great shot and landscape.
The winter composition is well balanced and
very nice colors.
Well done.TFS
Greetings
H.Ayhan
:)

Hallo Pablo,
du machst mit deinem Fotoapparat aus den einfachsten Dingen ein Kunstwerk !
Ausgezeichnetes Bild!

Gruß,
Chris

Nice cold shot, brrrrr. Good note. Love the balance and contrasts between the white snow and near impenetrable looking thicket behind the stacks.
Cheers
Otto

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2646 W: 1 N: 1268] (15457)
  • [2008-01-21 12:11]

Hola Pablo,
interesante vista,
y buena idea, para cuidar la madera...
excelente trabajo,
bella iluminación y colores,
saludos

Hi Pablo,

beautifully taken with it's crispness and rich details. For me there's an issue though: too much empty space in front. Nevertheless still beautiful shot.

Marek

Bonjour Pablo.
Beau paysage bicolore.
Il ne doit pas y avoir assez de bois pour tout l'hiver...,!?!?

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  • AJ786 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 743 W: 57 N: 1045] (6681)
  • [2008-01-22 4:06]

Hi my friend,

In thumbnail view, i was amazed how deeply covered the houses are in snow. When i click it, i was even suprised that it is just a pile of wood..hehehe

Good presentation and lovely POV my friend

TFS

Cheers
AJ786
:-)

Hi Pablo,
A very common sight, wood must be in demand every where:) but I didn't realize pine was in such a demand...my experience with pine is it burns too fast and snaps too much making sparks jump...birch is a nicer wood but it to burns fast. Good to know what people in different parts of the world prefer for wood. Birch is used alot here, but we have a pretty good supply of it.
A good shot of a very common scene. Composed well and with good detail.

Lyndon

Hi Pablo,

Very nice winter scene, simple but very well captured. Specially the lighting has been handled in a masterful way, keeping the snow, white!Composition and clarity great!
TFS,
Vassilis

perfect composition. you included a wide foreground that really helped to step up the subjects. well done my friend.
regards.............andres

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  • juanjo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 437 W: 53 N: 58] (3367)
  • [2008-01-22 12:52]

hello Pablo

lovaly picture

I like the way you have captured the white colours of the snow

the composition is simple but effective to the view
regards

jjo

Bonjour Pablo
Le fond sombre du bois donne beaucoup de caractère à cette composition bien gérée au niveau de la lumière.
Du beau job comme à l'habitude.
Bonne soirée.
Amicalement
Gildas

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2008-01-23 2:50]

Hello Pablo,

Your beautiful composition is providing a chilling atmosphere and under high ambience of light, excellent control is observed. An impressive shot with an immense charm of vision. Well done my friend.

Thanks for sharing this picture.

Hello Pablo,

Another fantastic job!
Congratulations! TFS

Sergio
on wednesday

hello! fantastic POV! great composition! wonderful snow!TFS
Aga

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  • dbp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 680 W: 9 N: 97] (4079)
  • [2008-01-24 2:23]

hello Pablo
beaytiful pic
great shot
tfs for landscape I'll never see here.
best regards
David

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 71 N: 645] (4306)
  • [2008-01-24 21:31]

Hello Pablo!
Thanks for this beautiful presentation of Scandinavian nature and human activity. The log piles look like chocolate cakes in the snow. I must regretfully confess that so much money would hardly stay for long half-buried in the snow hereabouts if far from the owner's house...
Best wishes!
Anton

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  • NellyD Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 362 W: 0 N: 697] (2745)
  • [2008-01-27 11:07]

Hi Pablo,

This is a great winter image, and I like how you've captured this firewood covered in snow.
Beautiful light, excellent sharpness and details and just a pleasant image to look at.
TFS

Greetings, Nel

very interesting but simple composition. Impressing winter atmosphere. To me it looks very good Pablo! Cheers!

fantastic my friend!!

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2008-01-28 11:12]

Hi Pablo

This is something you don't see here in England. I like traditional scene. This image could be timeless. I love that blanket of snow as well

TFS

Karan

Hi Pablo,

ready for the winter! Nice capture with the snow dominating the view.

Very well done!

Gio

Hi Pablo,

WONDROUS WHITE...and the wood piles..
Excellent shot.
All the best, dear friend.

jean paul

Hi Pablo!
A very familar site as we have piles like this in our backyard. This is how we heat our home in the winter with wood!
We both feel its a cozy warmth, smells good, and the fires burning in the stoves just look cozy! Nice shot of the wood piles buried in snow!! TFS
Donna:o)

Hi Pablo,
And what a superb winter capture his is. Life slows down. Love the clarity and the image quality. Informative note too. Well seen and captured.

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  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 632 W: 13 N: 491] (3541)
  • [2008-02-02 15:05]

Good inclusion of different textures. Photographying snow is so difficult. Well done. TFs. K2

Hi Pablo,
as before, this shows your skill in composing light against dark !
Very clear result with very good metering for the snow - the exposure was well set.
Well done. Best regards, Daniel

Hi Pablo,
This looks like a cake surrounded with whipped cream....yummy yummy...lunch time!
Wonderful view and very good detail of that crispy, yet soft, snow.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

i love this firewood shot, Pablo.. beautiful arrangement for drying and selling.. we used to have like this here for cooking.. but the traditional cooking using firewood is fading.. we hardly using this anymore only interior places..

lovely shot with fine detail and composition.

regards, terry

Hello Pablo
nice work and great shot.nice light.
regards.
A.

Hi Pablo,
What a wonderful depthining on over snow!!...
Beautiful landscape and winter shot. TFs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

Har mykje bjørk heime hos oss:) kanskje eg skal tipse fattern om å selge unna litt:)

Nice photo and + for the note. The Footprints makes the image complete but in my openion there is too much textureless white at teh bottom.

Tfs
PeCO

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  • budgun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 319 W: 2 N: 382] (2091)
  • [2008-03-21 20:38]

Hi Pablo,
Great winter scene with excellent details and sharpness. The deep fresh snow makes a wonderful contrast with the varying tones of the wood pile. My son-in-law heats the house with an outdoor wood stove and the pool in the summer saving lots of money with the price of oil.
Regards, Tom

Hi Pablo,
Simple but effective ... I like your POV. I like the sharp color contrast ... the tracks is a good inclusion as it brings texture. Well composed with good image quality. Very informative notes ... well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Hi Pablo,
Nice shot,
The firewood is here snowwood,:)
Nice colour combination,
TFS...


Vaibhav....

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  • jasp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 499 W: 3 N: 7] (3614)
  • [2008-04-05 13:09]

interesting construction Pablo... suggestive forms!

Excellent shot.
Dennis

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  • fff Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 603 W: 0 N: 40] (2724)
  • [2008-05-01 5:25]

Hi Pablo it smells good when it burns
very sharp image tfs bye Shimon

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  • clic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 758 W: 0 N: 206] (4714)
  • [2008-05-13 14:54]

Hello Pablo
In my province of Québec, people can pay up to 120 dollars for 3.6 cubic meters of wood. And now, environmentalists say that fireplace smoke pollutes!
So what I see in your picture is worth much money and looks protected of thiefs because of its remoteness by the forest.
Interesting document and great control of highlights.
Take care.
Robert

luv d detail in snow....
luv d colour too....

TSF
regards from me...

Pablo

una imagen limpia y nitida te felicito

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