Happy New, Great photo!
Posted by Ige at March 20, 2007 03:06 AMSuch a beautiful picture. Great choice for end of winter and start of spring. I guess it's been an accident that that rose trapped in ice, but your artistic look catched it prudent for this celebration.
Posted by Arash at March 20, 2007 03:26 AMWish I had this level of photographic prowess right about now, Vancouver is beginning to bloom.
Posted by Shaun M at March 20, 2007 03:48 AMHappy new year to you too!
Great picture which matches the occasion.
Thank you for another (Persian) year of great photographs.
Posted by vg at March 20, 2007 04:22 AMVery nice shot (as usual...)
Happy Norouz, Sam. I hope for you that you are in better mood than last year. If I remember correctly, you weren't very happy because of huge workload.
Bien amicalement,
LeBagage
Such a beautiful photo. Happy New Year.
Posted by Poopak at March 20, 2007 05:25 AMWin.
Posted by Goshinga at March 20, 2007 05:32 AMawesome shot. the sharpness is incredible and the deepness of the red looks great Sam :)
Posted by Ryano at March 20, 2007 05:42 AMwhoa. hooly crap. no other words.
Posted by andra at March 20, 2007 05:42 AMHow wonderful, I love this picture!!! I'l just wondering wether it is or not a real rose...
I check your pictures nearly every day, your work is very good.
très jolie photo avec des couleurs et des détails particulièrement bien captés! so nice!
Posted by Quentin at March 20, 2007 05:52 AMBesiyar Zibast... binazire. Sale no mobarak ba behtarin arezooha. sabz bashid.
Posted by shohreh at March 20, 2007 06:03 AMThank you so much! I am a Persian girl far from my country, Iran, and this picture is the first " Happy New Year" that I got today. Wish the best for all in the first day of spring.
Posted by Elmira at March 20, 2007 06:23 AMsimply beautiful.
Posted by BB at March 20, 2007 06:58 AMAwesome pic! Thanks and Happy New Year
Perfect!
Posted by Vahid at March 20, 2007 07:36 AMSal-e No Mubarak! Thanks for all the great imagery, Sam.
Posted by Ayat at March 20, 2007 07:51 AMHappy New Year
Posted by negar at March 20, 2007 08:47 AMVery nicely done. I like the colours and details!
Posted by Lud@ at March 20, 2007 08:56 AMHappy New Year dear Sam,
Wish you the best.
Niusha
www.pressure.org
Dear Sam.
Noruz is tomorrow, wednesday.
special thanks for your remarkable photo and happy new year to u!
Hi Sam, Happy New year to U 2. As a Torontonian, I enjoy the beautiful angle u r sharing with us everyday.
Posted by fereydoon at March 20, 2007 09:06 AMHappy Norouz for you and your family.
Posted by Pooriya at March 20, 2007 09:14 AMHappy New Year!
This is really, really, stunning. What a unique photo! Definitely appropriate for the cold start to spring we are having (here in NJ at least).
Posted by Laurie at March 20, 2007 09:17 AMlooks cool. nice colors. the ice looks remarkably good.
Posted by Andrew at March 20, 2007 09:21 AMAgain your quick eye catches an interesting oddity.
Sweet shot!
Posted by Hugh Petrie at March 20, 2007 09:24 AMThat is so wonderful!!
Its first day of the spring and the new year in the part of India where I come from, too.
Posted by Chetana at March 20, 2007 09:56 AMThat is so wonderful!!
Its first day of the spring and the new year in the part of India where I come from, too.
Posted by Chetana at March 20, 2007 09:56 AMGREAT capture... There's something strangely melancholic about this shot, all while being a beacon of hope. Right on.
Posted by Daniel Seguin at March 20, 2007 09:57 AMhappy new year!!
Posted by faraari at March 20, 2007 10:18 AMi usually can't stand your comment board, so i never post. too many people posting the same comments. but this photo warrants a comment. the depth of texture here is very very good. i have this lens and i love using it. this is probably your best photo in terms of capturing detail and light, since it could have all been lost in the glare of the ice. plus the embedded rose gives a dissonant feel, looking so perfect yet trapped in ice (even if it is fake)
i visit your site everyday. some photos are blah and some are great but i always check it out. one thing i have concluded is that i am never moving to toronto.
Posted by si at March 20, 2007 10:22 AMGreat setting! Nice picture!
Posted by Kalikea at March 20, 2007 10:31 AMBonjour,
Well done shot! Good effect! Spring!
That red is really shocking in an otherwise colorless image. I really like the texture throughout the ice.
Posted by Justin at March 20, 2007 11:18 AMoh,my! it's so beautiful... a beauty caught in time ;) marvellous! :)
Posted by Julka at March 20, 2007 11:25 AMGreat shot. Nice contrast with the red against the ice.
Posted by Alice at March 20, 2007 11:31 AMSam, only a person with a beautiful and happy soul could find beauty as easily as you do. Norouz.
Posted by Henry at March 20, 2007 11:50 AMvery nice. You could also entitle it "Spring awaiting release". :-)
Posted by Chris at March 20, 2007 12:15 PMHappy Nowrooz !
Posted by Arkadash at March 20, 2007 12:17 PMvery pretty :)
Posted by mel at March 20, 2007 12:19 PMHmm today is the Sindhi new year as well !
Posted by Hitesh Sawlani at March 20, 2007 01:22 PMI've been checking your site on a daily basis now for a few weeks and this is by far my favourite image to date. I love the contrast between the cold, hard, jagged ice and the soft, vibrant, curvy rose. This composition reminds me a bit of some of Ansel Adams' work in which he strove to contrast drastically different shapes and lines (ie: sharp angles of mountains with puffiness of overhead clouds). I absolutely love your work, and you have truly inspired me to expand my own abilities as a photographer.
Posted by Sheila at March 20, 2007 02:20 PMHappy new year.
Beautiful picture
Oh man, beautiful shot Sam. The rose being whole (albeit fake) really makes the image... it looks like a planned shot rather than spur of the moment. Nicely done.
Posted by Ash at March 20, 2007 03:19 PMSpring always starts this way, doesn't it. I do feel artificial in the winter! Love the image.
Posted by Christine at March 20, 2007 03:21 PMHappy Norouz Sam!
what a great find, and photo :)
Posted by annemarie at March 20, 2007 03:21 PMHappy new year,with best wishes...
Posted by maryam at March 20, 2007 04:07 PMBeautiful composition!
Posted by Wolfgang at March 20, 2007 04:19 PMIt's too cold in Toronto to be the first day of spring. I guess that's what we get for having such a late winter.
Posted by Rob at March 20, 2007 04:45 PMWOW. It's a great shot!
Posted by Florian at March 20, 2007 06:01 PMthis one in one of my favorites among your photos!
Happy New Year`
wish you all the best =)
love the contrast between the red rose and the ice ! beautiful !
Posted by Maarten at March 20, 2007 06:34 PMYou never cease to amaze me with your prospective on everyday life! Happy Norouz!
Posted by Sarang at March 20, 2007 08:46 PMA very happy New Year, and a great many more to follow; growing ever happier.
Posted by Ron at March 20, 2007 08:47 PMHappy Norouz to you. Spring seems like a great time to welcome the year. This is a beautiful shot to celebrate with.
Posted by Linz at March 20, 2007 10:40 PMYour photos are always interesting, Sam, but sometimes, like today, they really take my breath away.
Amazing.
Posted by oliver at March 20, 2007 10:47 PMReminds me of a Japanese Hokku I read in a Mishima novel:
As long as you know
I am waiting, take your time,
Flowers of the spring.
Oh! Beautiful!
Posted by Annika at March 21, 2007 03:23 AMINSTANTLY inspired to comment on this one - a fantastic crop and a stunning final product; best one I've seen in a while here, bravo.
Posted by Rich at March 21, 2007 11:27 AMThis is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. You have been doing a lot of city scapes lately and this is such a refreshing change. I have been keeping my eye on this site for a while and had just about given up. This is stunning.
Posted by Erin at March 21, 2007 07:03 PMthe rose look real to me... luv it!
^-^
Posted by yinlee at March 22, 2007 05:40 AMI would say that was a very good eye you had to see this. It also looks like water rushing over it - very interesting find.
Posted by Abe at March 22, 2007 12:15 PMbeautiful!
Posted by Crash at March 28, 2007 06:33 PMGreat photo .
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