Winter Serenity
This photograph captures one of my favorite trees on the west side of the Morton Arboretum. It is laden with a heavy blanket of fresh snow.
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- Category: Landscapes ʘ
- Location: Lisle, IL ʘ
- Camera: Canon EOS 40D
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Awarded 9 months ago -
Awarded for July 30, 2010 about 1 year ago -
Awarded almost 2 years ago

Mike Umbreit
commented almost 2 years agoI have to love this one! I know that tree very well! :-)
Duane Rapp
commented almost 2 years agoOh wow this it truly cool! Nice one Josh!
Michael Wilhelmi
commented almost 2 years agoVery pretty winter image.
kathleen warner
commented almost 2 years agoThere is a real warmth to this winter scene ...lovely Josh.
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks Mike, Duane, Michael and Kathleen! Appreciate the comments!
Ray Mathis
commented almost 2 years agoVery nice composition.
Ma Anderson
commented almost 2 years agoExquiste!
Steve Jerzyk
commented almost 2 years agoLove it.
Stephanie Miranda
commented almost 2 years agoawesome!
Tiffany Whisler
commented almost 2 years agoGorgeous shot!!
John Harrison
commented almost 2 years agosimply fantastic shot, beautiful tones and the B&W treatment is perfect to bring out the beauty of such a grey day!
Gregory Auberry
commented almost 2 years agoBeautiful Shot Josh!
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks everyone for stopping by, and for all of the kind comments!
Erin Primdahl
commented almost 2 years agoso many people try to catch trees with snow on them, but nobody does it quite like this. amazing.
George Henry
commented almost 2 years agoIncredible! Nice capture, Josh!!
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks so much Erin and George!
Cassandra Pozulp
commented almost 2 years agoAmazing Shot!!! Love it.
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks Cassandra!
January Welsh
commented almost 2 years agogreat job!
Colin McBride
commented almost 2 years agoExcellent. I love how untouched and smooth the snow looks.
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks January and Colin!
I ran out the door as fast as I could to get this shot before anyone had a chance to ruin the snow. It's tough to find un-hindered snow around here.
Megan Czosek
commented almost 2 years agoReally a fantastic image! So beautiful & serene.
tom sokol
commented almost 2 years agovery good, i like the mood
Joe Lekas
commented almost 2 years agoReally nice. So peaceful!
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks Megan, Tom and Joe! I appreciate the comments! Winter is certainly a peacefull time in nature, and I can't wait for it to come around again!
tina stover
commented almost 2 years agothe picture is simply amazing....beautiful shot.
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoThanks Tina! I appreciate it!
J Clarke
commented almost 2 years agoWonderful, peaceful image... kinda of wishing for 'snow' today to beat this Chicago heat!
Josh Merrill
commented almost 2 years agoYou and me both J Clarke! I can't wait for cooler days!
robert boake
commented almost 2 years agoBeautiful!!
Glyn Sweets
commented almost 2 years agoawesome.
Sandy Tortorici
commented almost 2 years agothis would make a great Christmas card, great shot.
Rod Patulski
commented almost 2 years agovery nice!
Yolanda Luckey
commented over 1 year agoBeautiful Tree And Contrast !
Jen Lambeth
commented over 1 year agoRather Ansel Adams-esque! Great Capture!
Gabriela Acevedo
commented over 1 year agoa very powerful capture.....
rosito penera
commented over 1 year agogreat shot
Homer Butuyan
commented over 1 year agobeautiful!
Anna Campitelli
commented over 1 year agoHauntingly beautiful.
Romeo Banias
commented over 1 year agoAwesome image.
Maureen Rueffer
commented over 1 year agoAwesome!!!!
Bernie Duffett
commented over 1 year agoStunning picture, Josh !
michelle white
commented over 1 year agoJosh...this looks like an Ansel Adams picture....very well done!
Roy Vetter
commented about 1 year agoThis is excellent Josh
bette ann kelly
commented about 1 year agoCongratulations on being featured as Photo Of The Day!
Bruce Flynn - Inspiringshots.com
commented about 1 year agoNice pic
Stevie Bagdasarian
commented about 1 year agonice shot
Debbie Beller
commented about 1 year agoPerfect shot!
katelyn stuber
commented about 1 year agogreat shot!
Kathleen Ramsey
commented 9 months agoI'm seeing a few $$$$$ Makers here & this is one of them. I think the b & w touch is the cherry on the sundae. U know we can sell R pics now on here don't you? CMC just sent the email 2 everyone announcing that just a few days ago..
Robert Bracher
commented 6 months agoNice !