High up in the mountains of Norway
The grey sky is laden with snow,
Which turns the slag heaps and old copper works
Into objects of beauty.
Next to the old smelting house, where copper was melted,
The waterways create graceful patterns
Topped with an icing of snow.
Even the brick tower holding the power lines
Is turned into an electric beauty.
Yes, my friends, there is beauty in the grey.
For more skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Lady Fi 
Very Beautiful:)
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YES! STUNNING SNAPSHOTS!!!
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You are more than right about the beauty in grey. Thank you.
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A slag heap all covered with snow, beautiful photos.
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All the photos are so nice!
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Juhuuu!! Now I know where you are! =) I have benn there myself, latest last year, a very beautiful place! Oh.. I have forgot to blog about them.. :O I have so many photos, but just a few are blogged.. from time to time.. I guess this is for you and others to..
Enjoy my friend, your exciting time in the mountains..! 🙂
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Yes, it’s the old mining town of Roros… what a fabulous place!
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Even industrial scenes can have a beauty of their own..
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there is much beauty 🙂
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Nice work with grey.
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all this snow, does it mean summer will be short, or just delayed?
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It’s typical April weather I guess… Spring will be along soon.
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You’re so right that there’s beauty in the gray. They kind of remind me of pics of the west in the mid 1800. Cool.
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What a great set of pictures – a wonderful change from ‘over saturated chocolate boxes’!
I really like them – I miss snow, cold and interesting grey skies!
Stewart M
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It’s so lovely. It still looks cold. Take care.
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It’s OK – I don’t live in the mountains of Norway, where it is very cold. I was just there for work.
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I see. That’s good.
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Absalutely beautiful! I really love the grey sky which brings cool showering. Nice shots from norway.
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Lady Fi,
Somehow, you can make anything more beautiful….even Grey. x
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There is beauty in the grey! Beautiful photos and words. I love the monochromatic depth to these.
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sure is. 🙂
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Gorgeous grey beauty!!!! Made me shiver though–since it looks so COLD there…. Brrrrrrr…. As much as I love winter and snow, I am really ‘into’ Spring now!!!!! Ready for some warm weather to stick around for awhile!!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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Yes, actually dressed in beautiful, charming.
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You’ve shown that there is much beauty to be found in the most unlikely of places if we only take the time to look for it. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
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so beautiful….!!
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Wonderful soft grey tones. I like all your photos. They are so beautiful !
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Wonderful sequence of snowy shots. I think gray days have a lot of beauty and you captured that so well.
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Herlig bildeserie fra Røros. Dette er et sted jeg kjenner meget godt!
Jeg er enig, – mye flott i det grå!
Ha en himmelsk kveld og ei fin helg!
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nice…it def has a barren feel for the old wood and stone, but also the snow…but you are right in that there is beauty there….
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I really love old mining sites in the American west. Your pics remind me of those.
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The snow is cold and I’m sure you’re ready for spring, but the snow does create a beauty of its own out of some of the most unlikely things! Terrific captures as always.
Sylvia
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Brrreautiful!
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These are beautiful! I like the small amount of color in each one.
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These look great! I like that some of the colors are secondary to the grey.
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Looks beautiful and the description was lovely!
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These are really beautiful!
I especially love the way you composed the first one.
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Beautiful indeed 🙂 Nicely captured, Lady Fi!
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I think there is probably more beauty to be found here with the snow than without.
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Exactly what I think too.
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Indeed, there is beauty in the gray and the little bit of color that accents each of these gray scenes make for great composition.
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These stark photos have character. I know gray well.
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Nydelige bilder fra Røros!
Vi besøkte gruvene der da barna var små, gjett om det var populært.
Ha en fortsatt fin kveld.
Mette
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Nice , nice! Very good pictures…beautiful motives
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There sure is beauty in the grey! And you found it! Looks very quiet there.
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These remind me of the American west. I thought at first they were black and white, but then spotted a bit of color. Very nicely done, Fiona.
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Lady Fi, even with the grey sky your photos are beautiful. Wonderful capture, happy skywatching!
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You really do see the beauty in everything Fi …. That’s because you look for it ….. A delightful post!
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En absolutt praktfull serie! Nydelige motiver og flott komponert! Jeg liker virkelig bildene dine!
Ha en fin helg:)
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The snow has made these scenes look very interesting indeed. Great shots.
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I have never been to a location with snow and snow all around. The images talk and say I should visit location where there is snow.
Thanks for sharing.
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Wonderful photos!! I like them all 🙂
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I love snow, as you can tell from my blog. Lovely shots!
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Brrrr! I truly believe you can find beauty in anything!
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Very beautiful!!
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you see show share the beauty so well
Aloha from Waikiki
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What an interesting place to visit! Hope you had a wonderful time:)
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Interesting how snow turned a negative landscape image into a positive photograph. Lovely scenes and sky you have showed us today.
Joyce M
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Terrific shots.
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Lovely in its simplicity!
I can feel the crispness that must be in the air as I look down at that cold running water.
You indeed captured the beauty in the grey.
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Oh yes, these are stunning photos!
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Nice photos! I enjoyed them very much.
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beautiful indeed: well done. I like it!
BShell
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de magnifiques photos,et ce paysage sous la neige est tres beau
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Flotte bilder! Jeg vet hvorfor jeg elsker Norge! Ha en god weekend!
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Ohhh…thank you for your prompt visit!
You are an early person like me… I like to start the day early in the morning!
Again, Thank you!
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Beautiful and secret place. I am greeting
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Beautiful captures. Happy sky watching.
My Sky.
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What a great eye you have, yes, these are starkly beautiful scenes indeed.
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Grey makes the mine look kinda bleak.
But I love this feeling. 🙂
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Thhese photos are interesting along with your narrative Fi. I enjoyed them – Dave
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What lovely photos! The scene is very charming and your description gave me the feeling that I was there!
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Great grey shots! And, the short descriptions enhance the beauty.
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I love those almost grey shots. Tehy show nicely what the place was all about. 🙂
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There sure is beauty in Grey and White, and you’ve shown it. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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These are beautiful photos.
Thanks so much for dropping by and visiting me.
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Captured perfectly, so beautiful!
My Sky shot, have a great weekend!
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Grey is beautiful, and what great captures.
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Yes, grey IS beautiful!
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Honnestly I prefer blue skies and no snow, lol !
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Very beautiful monochromatic landscape like Indian Ink paintings.
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Certainly beautiful and a definite contrast to the lovely spring weather we are having in Toronto today.
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The beauty of cold. Awesome shots!
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really beautiful ~ really like the touch of red on the buildings among all the grey.
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Incredibly beautiful!
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Love the contrast of the brick in the last photo. 🙂
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Your painterly photos have me missing the snow!
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Hey, I’m so glad you said there’s beauty in the gray–as I have some! 😛 Lovely photos!
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It’s indeed a very beautiful site,love the brick tower.
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You always amaze me with your ability to find beauty in whatever you see.
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The snow not only covers up a multitude of “sins” but also creates its own unique beauty out of them.
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Beautiful series, love the B&W in these pictures.
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i wish i could catch a sky as dramatic as this someday.
truly a beauty. ^0^
hope you’re enjoying the weekend.
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· Beautiful photos. I love snowy landscapes.
· hugs
CR. & .LMA
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And today we have snow in S. Ontario! Respect wildlife!
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Very beautiful!
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New post on My Opinion by me (http://letssharemyopinion.wordpress.com/)
after all its the IPL season
and
dont forget to make a comment after all its my opinion and ya IPL too
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Your day will not be gray now that you’re happily Freshly Pressed!
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Oooo – thanks for letting me know! How exciting!
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Nice photos!
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Love the stark beauty of your photos! . . . Congratulations on being “Freshly Pressed”!!
http://arabianmusings.wordpress.com/
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Gorgeous!!!
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Incredible photos! Isn’t it brilliant how your mind sets your eyes out to grab hold of any color available. Your quest to find color has turned into a blog full of great beauty. Thank you for sharing with us all.
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Simply beautiful!
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing
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Nice!
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Thank you for tis brilliant post!
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so stunningly amazing!! wooww!!! 🙂
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Upon reviewing the photos I took in Whistler Canada – a friend asked whether they were in black and white. They were not; it was natures beautiful grey pallet.
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i love grey snowy days – it’s surprising how evocative just a few muted colours can be, and your photos capture that beautifully!
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love the beauty of grey
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i bet it’s pretty when the grass is green and the sky is blue too 🙂
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That is truly majestic.
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Congrat LF on being pressed! Wonderful shots!
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us all. 🙂
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“Yes my friends, there is beauty in the grey” ~ love your outlook on life. 🙂
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Looks lovely!
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Wow, that first photo reminds me so much of where I’m from (the Palouse) even though it’s nowhere close, haha. Very nice shots!
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I like your technique. The buildings all look so fragile against the landscape. Check out my latest post.. a bit different, finding beauty in smallest places. http://searunner.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/follow-the-roving-aphid/
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Lady Fi: spring & its changing tones and intensities of light reminds me how beautiful half-light can be…thx for sharing these beautiful photographs! RT
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SNOW makes EVERYThing more beautiful
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Thanks for sharing Norway with us.
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Those pictures are breath-taking, Norway s on my list of places to visit.
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lovely!
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picturescue and serene photography of true nature..great indeed..
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Reblogged this on rmnvr.
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Love the pictures.
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I love the comfort of a dreary day. It is the one time that I can actually find myself slow down.
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Beautiful.
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Røros is so beautiful, isn’t it? I went there myself last year and it was just gorgeous. I wish I was better at taking photos, though.
http://karenswalks.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/roros-norway/
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I’d say pewter rather than grey. Wonderful!
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Love it and miss it!
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Love the use of color here.
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Stoic images, so cold and still. Love your poetic spirit! I invite you to visit my world/blog…a bit more sun and flowers to cheer your day! 😉
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Very nice! I love the gray scales. great job!
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Gray is my favorite color, so you can understand how much I find interesting your pictures, they offer a really charming atmosphere!
Thank you for sharing,
Artphalt (http://artphalt.wordpress.com)
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Reblogged this on destyekaputri and commented:
Love The Grey One
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Unspeakable beauty.
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Your words are just so beautiful! As well as your photos — stunning.
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Beautiful captured..
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I’ll grant you poetic licence to be romantic about the blanketing snow’s beautification of the slag heaps. But doesn’t it make you cry that they were left, just like that – raw and ugly and foreign to that pristine place? Though, I grant you, the log cabins of the workers are indeed beautiful, in their way. Nevertheless, congratulations. Well done.
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Oh wow. Beautiful!
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Great photos! Thanks for sharing!
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amazing photos 😉
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I loved the monochromatic theme…The photos look beautiful…Thank you for sharing…
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nice photos..it would be a great place to be alone and gather yourself once in a while..
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Nice shots !
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Thank you.
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shooting in flat / gray light and coming up with great shots is hard to do. Great Job!
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Reblogged this on calmyourbeans.
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wonderful black and white captures
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Thanks. They were actually taken in colour, but the weather was so grey that it created this effect.
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There’s beauty in everything, if you just know how to look. It seems that you do. 🙂
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great set of photos!
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Looks amazing. I love the way snow and ice transforms a landscape.
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What a beautiful poetic post! I loved how you showed us a different side of grey.:) Would love to visit this place one of those days.
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Nicely done! Good job!
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Amazing. Great photos. I love snow so much.
Thanks for sharing.
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I love these pictures
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This is so beautiful – and it’s an old mining town? How interesting! As a photographer shooting an area not many people have shot makes everything more magical!
Great and interesting post!
Katie
Japan is so amazing – the colors, the culture, the characters; simply amazing.
Katie
http://katieraspberry.wordpress.com/
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Gorgeous
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Congratulations on being featured on Freshly Pressed Fiona! Lovely photos – especially the first one. Indeed there is beautify in the grey!
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amazing!
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beautiful photo’s, they are very engaging and calm. http://www.geordiesgirl.com
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Yup, I prefer black and white photography myself. Color photo somehow distracts whereas even the simplest black and white tells a story..:)
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Wow, I really thought those were black and white photos until I scrolled down to the third one! Then I went back and noticed the tiny slips of color. Nice!
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Simplistic color palettes can be very striking, especially from a great perspective such as yours. Congrats fellow freshly pressed alumni!
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Reblogged this on bittezine and commented:
Beautiful. As someone once told us, “grey is all colours”
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Love this post! Beautiful pictures…
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Stunning photographs!
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Wonderful Images!
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Absolutely lovely. Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed!
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Lovely images! Well done!
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beautiful photos.
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Such a desolate but beautiful landscape! Thanks for the pictures.
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Reblogged this on blankpolitician.
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Reblogged this on blankpolitician.
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Yes, you’re right, it is beautiful scenery. My greenygrey.co.uk site also tries to promote the aesthetic qualities of grey…
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Beautiful!
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Utrolig flotte bilder …. liker fargetonene. Det er Røros, er det ikke?
Irene
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Yes – this is Roros a couple of weeks ago.
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how beautiful, and serine.
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Beautiful images.
I like very much the aesthetics of the cold.
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Color is nice but grey brings out textures and depth – it makes you “see” something in a completely different light. Thanks for the images
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very coolll…
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Oh my! You are such an artist with a camera.
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Lovely words. Lovely photos.
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Really beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
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So beautiful! Thank you for sharing!!!!
♥ Love and light ♥
~ Jennifer
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If we could talk to one another with the same nuances as all the different tones of gray, people would understand each other very easy 😉
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Nice words to know.fantastic usage of the language
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Beautiful, atmospheric & poetic. I love barren, wild landscapes too. Wonderful.
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Two colors dominating the scenery, yet it is still captivating! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Hello, Lady Fi… your pictures said it so eloquently. The scenes are beautiful indeed. They’re quite refreshing especially for the likes of us who are roasting in the tropical summer heat, ahaha. Thanks for sharing this and regards! 🙂
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Some people tell me that seeing a winter landscape makes them depressed because they think of everything being dead. I, however, agree more with you. I find the grey and white beautiful. For some reason, it actually is something that fills me with hope when I see it. The second image is my favorite of the three. I hope to see more of your beautiful pictures.
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At first I thought this was about the Fifty Shades of Grey book series. Guess I was mistaken, but the photos are haunting none the less.
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I have been a black and white photographer for years. Color always seems so garish in comparison to the subtleties and textures found in the pure white through grey to pure black spectrum. There is nuance in the bi-chromatic spectrum which one can only find by studying its extremes and contemplating them through the grey transition zones. This is very much the heart of the Tao, which understands and holds the polarities, yet finds itself truly manifest within the relationship of transition between the two. And, yes, well, having lived in Europe, I find europeans much more able to enter into those grey zones.
Lovely work. I did a similar series in an old, brick, broken-down, rubble heap of one of the many abandoned paper mills that dot the landscape here in New England america. Thanks, really enjoyed the perspective and tonality. I could study the subtleties in these photographs for hours.
Which, I know, is exactly how they were made.
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I absolutely adore this!
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great shots!
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My life has felt quite gray lately… this is beautiful. Can I print one, frame it and put it on my bookcase?
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Grey can be beautiful. Please feel free to print a photo.
For cards, poster and other stuff – you can go here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/ladyfi/works/8773305-beauty-of-the-grey
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These are amazing!
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It seems a very melancholic place.
As if the snow’s coming is the final word
in the final act
of the play of life.
Winter is cold and still
in Norway.
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Simply Beautiful
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beautiful poetry, words, and movement
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Thank you for making me feel better about my wardrobe… Which is chock full of grey, black and white clothing!
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Stunning photos… I think I would freeze there though!
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Nice. I’m assuming it’s an abandoned mine…..great pics.
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would love to know what kind of camera you are using!
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I use a DSLR Canon 500D with a zoom lens.
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos…you captured it all perfectly.
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Love the photos.
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Yes, Roros is also one of my favourite places in Norway. I stayed there in a hotel with a Norwegian cousin. I also dedicated several of my posts to this wonderful little mining town.
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These are amazing pictures
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Flotte bilder Fi, sier en Brit som bor i Norge 🙂
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Very nice. Just like everyone else, I like a nice summer day but you just can´t beat beautiful winter landscapes.
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Nice shots!
http://olicheldesign.wordpress.com/
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These pictures are really stunning!
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Bellas imagenes…!!!
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beautiful pics…
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superb and beautiful pic’s…
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This is close to what my world looks like right now… 🙂 You found beauty in the dreary.
(These images are classic you, Fiona, but I still wonder what made this post your most popular… you have so many that are stunning.)
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This post was Freshly Pressed by WordPress – i.e. picked as one of their top favourites – hence the crazy number of visitors!
Lady Fi wrote: > New comment on your post “The beauty in the grey” > Author : Francisca (IP: 92.115.140.230 , host-static-92-115-140-230.moldtelecom.md) > E-mail : viewthrumygloballens@gmail.com > URL : http://viewthrumygloballens.blogspot.com/ > Whois : http://whois.arin.net/rest/ip/92.115.140.230
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AhH, nice! Then you probably got many more hits than comments on this post, too. My “most popular” post has few comments, but I suspect the subject is one that is often Googled. 🙂 I trust you have healed well from the frostbite. Take care, Lady Fi. (I don’t have enough free time to blog these days, but hopefully will be able to post now and then.)
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