Hrm. And picspam.

[kribu]

First, this was supposed to be the reaction post to the news about the casting of the Eleventh Doctor, but... I don't really know anything about the actor. So I'm going to hope for the best, even though I'd have preferred someone older.

Second, went for a walk by the river earlier today. We were actually planning for the beach, but by the time we got that far, the sun was setting and it was very, very cold (a wonderfully brisk -5°C otherwise, but very windy at the seaside, and my fingers and toes were all frozen), so we just turned back.

Got a bit trigger happy with the camera as it was - I'm officially in love with the new lens. It's a little difficult to consider things like colour rendition etc yet, or even sharpness (as my focus was probably all over the place, what with runny eyes and runny nose and shaky hands), but it's so fast in focusing. And quiet. And a joy to handle. And it's marvellous to have a camera that does not take a random pink shot every now and then, or refuse to turn off or on at random times.

The first one is a random footprint in the grass - as you can see, we're a bit short on snow currently.





Sunset under the bridge.



Ice.



More ice.



Sunsettish sky over the rivermouth. The river's all frozen over, the sea is not.



Sailboat mast reflections on the ice.



Sunset over the sailboats.



Ice soup.



A bit more ice.



And some more ice. With a random smattering of snow.



Another bit of ice.



Ice with cattails.

Comments

[ayerf.livejournal.com]

Pretty picspam, even if it does make me feel cold. Time to put another layer on...

[kribu.livejournal.com]

*giggles evuhlly*

Yes, a warm jumper or two is always a good idea!

[sc010f.livejournal.com]

The footprint is amazing.

You have such an amazing eye!

It looks like the camera is agreeing with you nicely! :)

[kribu.livejournal.com]

I was so happy when I noticed the footprint!

It's hard to take bad pictures of ice, I think. It's just so marvellous.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

My favourite is the third one - another abstract!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Ice forms the most awesome shapes. I'm so glad we went for that walk - I had no idea the river would be frozen already, it's really not been that cold here lately.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Lovely! They are all lovely, although the last two and the one below the ice soup are especially appealing, though the footprint is awesome.

You make me want to visit Tallin in the winter. For someone who hates the cold...

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Ice is really, really pretty. I wish we'd got there a bit before sunset, as it was a sunny day and I'd have loved to catch that light, but we never seem to manage to drag ourselves out before 2-2:30 pm or so, and of course, the sun is very low by that time already.

I don't like the humid cold. 0...+5°C is the absolute worst for me. -5...-10°C is wonderful though, especially once the sea gets all icy as well. It's just so pretty that the cold becomes a bit less relevant. :-D

[juno-magic.livejournal.com]

I love seeing your view of this beautiful world.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's very hard to ignore it when it's all around you!

[septentrion1970.livejournal.com]

pretty but... brrrr

[kribu.livejournal.com]

That's winter for you! At least it's pretty, not muddy. :-D

[camillo1978.livejournal.com]

The ice shots are awesome! I especially like the first one - looks like smoke coming off some sort of potion :D

The new doctor is about 12! Talk about trying to appeal to the teenie-boppers.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Ice can form the most awesome shapes! Am so glad I ventured out today.

I know! I mean, I know he's 26 or something, which is far too young anyway, but he doesn't even look that. The pics of him that I've seen and the short video clip of his reaction that the BBC News site had up don't really fill me with confidence... but, well, we'll see, I suppose. He has to be a decent actor or he wouldn't have been chosen.

[geminiscorp.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I do hope you had some good gloves on while you were taking those. It looks cold. =D

[kribu.livejournal.com]

It was cold. ;-) And I haven't really managed to find gloves that would (a) be warm enough, and (b) let me actually use the camera. So, no, my hands were pretty frozen a lot of the time... had to warm them up in my pockets every now and then.

Ah well, that's something I've grown used to. Perhaps some day I'll find that nice warm pair of gloves that also let me keep enough dexterity...

[cflower3.livejournal.com]

Holy smokes...well, I doubt there's any of that. Ha...I know, not funny.

"smiles" Anyways, fantastic, interesting photos. The patterns are a wonder.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked them. Ice is so wonderful!

[beffeysue.livejournal.com]

Lovely pics, as always. I love the two showing the sunset at the river's mouth and the sailboats in silhouette. The "ice soup" is really interesting, too.

Stay warm, dear.
Beth

[kribu.livejournal.com]

I really loved the clouds yesterday. They were just enormously cute - just the sort that add so much to a sunset!

I had to get my winter jacket out from storage yesterday. Well, the semi-winter jacket anyway. Not nearly cold enough yet for the proper winter jacket! But I was nice and warm, apart from the freezing fingers.

[cecelle.livejournal.com]

Wow - those are absolutely gorgeous!! Beautiful! I think the ice soup is my favorite. And the sunset under the bridge.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

The colours and textures of light and ice have always appealed to me. There's so much beauty there. Now, if only the sea froze, too...

[pyjamapants.livejournal.com]

I could get lost in your picspam. It's gorgeous.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! There is so very much loveliness in ice.