Winter Wonderland by Sandra Bartocha

Saturday, 16th January 2010

Winter Wonderland

by Sandra Bartocha

Winter in Germany is relatively seldom … so I went to the Spooky Forest to capture winter scenes. Unfortunatly it began to snow only when it was already quite dark – so I used a flash in order to make it visible.

Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikon 2.8/24-70mm

Sandra Bartocha

Sandra Bartocha is a German nature photographer. Her main goal is to create images that interpret a scene in an artistic and aesthetic way to evoke emotions – rather than just documenting a scene.

www.bartocha-photography.com

25 Comments

paul whitton Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 7:33 am
its amazing when its snowing the flakes always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time! but when it all comes together! wow. nce shot!
Anurag Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 7:48 am
So when you have only lemons……….make lemonade!!!
And what a terrific one at that.
Your use of flash was very innovative. Was it manually trigered on a slow shutter or otherwise?
Prosens Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 8:41 am
wonderful!!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Wow! What a great shot, and thanks for sharing the secret. Now I have to wait for our next snowfall to try it! I especially like the place name–Spooky Forest sounds like a fantastic place to explore in any season.
Alessandro Zocchi Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Fantastic shot! very original.
Pauline Jones Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 10:07 am
The foreground is good but the background is even better, I like the texture made by the snow on the trees.
Wanda Krack Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 10:35 am
What a beautiful shot, and the blue color gives it a feeling of evening. Yes, flash with snow stops the flakes and makes it look like real snow, even when used in daylight. Well-done.
su Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:23 am
My first thought when I opened up this morning was the same as everyone else…. OH WOW wonderful winter wonderland.
Natalie Góme Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I love the colours. It looks like a painting. As many times it only snow here at night I have had to use a flash to be able to see it and photograph it.

thank you for the beautiful shot.
Rajib Singha Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Fabulous! Just love it.
Grete Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
It’s a very magical picture, it seems the scene of a story! Greetings from Argentine
Laurie Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Very creative and “artsy.” Almost an abstract.
Malcolm Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Fantastic. Made me smile. The trees seem to be growing out of “washing up” bubbles.
renee Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Fantastic shot indeed!
Christy Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
You did a wonderful job making those snowflakes stand out. And what an aptly named forest.
mike Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
I like it. Very nice.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
The flash worked beautifully, thanks for the tip.
Greg Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Interesting blues.
Sandra Bartocha Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 3:32 am
@ Anurag
manual exposure (quite long) and flash on the second curtain.
@ Katherine Lee Strassburg
Yeah, it’s really called the “Spooky Forest” – it’s a forest at the Baltic Sea coast and somehow there is always something special. The trees thee ae just beautifully grown …
@ all
Thanks a lot for your comments.
nan Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
This photo has a 3D effect…I can almost feel the snow falling.
João Ganhão Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Not my favourite kind of work but surely acomplish your goal!
kbw Says:
January 18th, 2010 at 3:29 am
Simply lovely and a classic!
Anurag Says:
January 18th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Thanks for the response Sandra.
Morkel Erasmus Says:
January 19th, 2010 at 6:09 am
very creative and pleasing shot!
Photos by Nik Says:
January 21st, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Long exposure with flash, stll amazed that the snow flakes did not streak, yes very artsy