White as snow: February 2025 friendly photo contest (page 3 of 5)

Photo No. 3

Muztagh Ata (7,546 m) seen from Karakul Lake (3,645 m), about 200 km south of Kashgar (Xinjiang, China)

Hi there,

Photo No. 1: wandering around Morocco

Photo No. 2: Winter lights in Brittany (Le Dellec - Brest)

Photo no. 3: ramparts in Asilah

Photo number 3

A little gathering in the gardens of the Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India

Photo 3: Oculus New York

A bit of modern architecture—the Oculus in New York is all white inside and out.

Photo 2: White as the gable of a Cape Dutch-style house (South Africa)

Photo 3: White like the Pulcinella ringing the bell in Montepulciano (Italy)

Last day to post your shots! Grab your hard drives and photo albums. 😉

It’s time to vote now! ;)

The slideshow—hopefully without any mistakes—is here.

Ragamuffin 2 (the goats): 3 points (*) Dolma 1 (the frost): 2 points Kate 2 (the rooftops of Istanbul): 1 point

(*) I love street scenes, and in that regard, Raga is a talented artist! I recently discovered this fabulous gallery. See here

Kate: photo 2 – 3 points Girardinpho: photo 3 – 2 points Dolma: photo 1 – 1 point

Hi there! It’s been a while since I last picked up the Nikon... but I’m still drawn to beautiful photos. Here’s my vote: -Dolma 1: the frost This one really stole my heart—those crystals look like they were captured under a microscope!

-Ragamuffin 2: the white goats during milk collection in China The image was probably taken far from the now highly urbanized parts of China.

-Kate 2: the white cat on the rooftops of Istanbul I love cats *and* Istanbul, and I couldn’t help but wonder: is this kitty deaf? Genetics do link white fur to hearing issues.

Carassou

Here’s my vote:

3 points for Elhine’s photo 1. For the peaceful charm of this street, highlighted by the white of the walls and the clothing. 2 points for Kate’s photo 2. For that strange white cat wandering across the white rooftops. 1 point for Gaura’s photo 1. For the white in all its grand, kitschy glory (and a few memories).

There are plenty of other stunning whites, but since we have to choose...

My votes:

3 Points for Gaura PHOTO 1 The White Temple of Chiang Rai 2 Points for Kate PHOTO 2 The cat on the roof in Istanbul 1 Point for Nilsou PHOTO 2 The snow-sculpted wall in Harbin

Congrats to everyone!

Hi,

Gaura 3, 3 points. I really love the diagonal composition, the detail of the starched lace, and the nape of the neck.

Girardinpho 2: 2 points. Gorgeous winter atmosphere.

Nilsou 2: 1 point

Catherine

Hi Françoise,

Could you clarify how many points are awarded for each selected photo?

Thanks! :)

A thousand apologies, Agnès, for my choice without the points... my habits fade without practice...

I’ll stick to the same order:

-3 points : Dolma 1 for the crystals in the snow -2 points : Ragamuffin 2 for the little goats -1 point : Kate 2 for the white cat on the rooftops of Istanbul

Françoise

Hi Agnès, Thanks for the amazing follow-up and compiling all the photos. 220 messages in the thread—you can tell it’s the Month of White! 😉

For my vote, I picked: Montagnard74 3, 2, and 1 🤪 No, just kidding, it’s a blank vote... Really, I tweaked my choices a bit so I wouldn’t skew the game right away... Not sure it’ll make much difference, though...

Here’s the verdict: 3 points: Kate 2 The cat of Istanbul. Because you can’t get more on-theme than this, and I love the layering of the old rooftops with the modern towers in the background. Though, I’d love to hear the story behind this photo—you really had to go out of your way to find that cat!

2 points: Nilsou 2: The Great Wall of China in ice. The shot is so well done, it feels like it’s at real scale! I’d love to see a different angle to appreciate the work and proportions.

1 point: Gaura 2: Mont Blanc. And don’t ask me why 😉. I really like the trail of the alpinists.

I also loved Raga’s photo of the goats, but there wasn’t enough white, Rouquine 3 and the oculus—I would’ve voted if you’d picked the blurred one—plus Hérodotos 1 and Elhine 1, the contrast between the white walls and the people is amazing... Gaura 1 and her lace-like temple could’ve won one of my points, but Mont Blanc got in the way... In the end, the choice was agonizing...