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Deeper into the unknown

Posted by
Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 5 February 2025 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The crisp air bites at my cheeks as I tread through the snow-laden forest, my boots crunching softly against the frozen ground. Tall oaks, guarding like sentinels, line the winding trail, their branches whispering in the hush of winter’s grasp. A distant call of a lone crow echoes through the stillness, its voice swallowed by the thickening fog ahead. The trail narrows, the trees pressing closer, their skeletal branches reaching like spectral hands toward the shifting veil of fog. Each step draws me deeper into the unknown, where the world beyond fades into a pale, swirling abyss, beckoning me forward into mystery.

Weekly prompt: Mysterious

Photo captured January 25, 2024

NIKON D7000 1/60 second F/9.5 ISO 250 21 mm

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Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

New, clean snow is nice to look at.

5 Feb 2025 5:16am

Marie from Parc régional naturel de Chartreuse, France

I'm a big fan of bare trees, I think they look great with their big arms reaching for the sky. And your photo in the snowy atmosphere is superb.
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5 Feb 2025 5:49am

Ginnie Hart from Netherlands

One of my favorite "mysteries" in the whole world, Steven!

5 Feb 2025 5:54am

Claudine/canelle from Lorient, France

Belle photo enneigée ...

5 Feb 2025 5:54am

lisl from Winsley, United Kingdom

It's always such fun to venture on pristine snow, Steven. We rarely get the opportunity in the South of England

5 Feb 2025 6:07am

Astrid from Netherlands

I love your words and this wonderful picture, Steven. This is an invitation to walk into the unknown and on a winter day, I cannot think of something better :)
Have a wonderful day.

5 Feb 2025 6:36am

jpla from Anjou, France

jolie capture

5 Feb 2025 6:53am

PascalXLD from Lorient, France

Superbe vue hivernale
Bonne journée

5 Feb 2025 7:03am

Bill Phillips from Droitwich, United Kingdom

This picture conveys a feeling of loneliness

5 Feb 2025 7:44am

Marjolein from Voorne aan Zee, Netherlands

That little road draws you into the snowy photo

5 Feb 2025 7:44am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

very nice writing, it makes me feel that the picture is really mysterious.

5 Feb 2025 8:27am

Daniel from Perpignan, France

Belle atmosphère !!!!

5 Feb 2025 8:32am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Great mood, superb shot !!!

5 Feb 2025 9:02am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Excellent composition - the ancient Oak stands sentinel and path beckons us onwards...

5 Feb 2025 9:07am

Giulio from Turin, Italy

We follow the path that disappears into the distance and leave the world as we know it behind us. Before us lies the mystery of a future yet to be built.

5 Feb 2025 9:40am

Sam from Chennai, India

Wonderful atmosphere. Excellent composition.
Love this. :)

5 Feb 2025 10:46am

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

Beautiful nature!

5 Feb 2025 12:57pm

willy from Brussels, Belgium

Une superbe vue hivernale Steven

Presque pas de neige chez nous

Bonne journée

5 Feb 2025 1:38pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

WIll the path lead to more mystery and intrigue?

5 Feb 2025 1:52pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

I love snow and we don't get much here. This scene is very inviting to me. The bend in the road is calling to come see more.

5 Feb 2025 2:37pm

Claudiel from belgium, Belgium

Nice photo and well-designed text

5 Feb 2025 4:26pm

Manu from Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

I love snow, it's a pity we don't have it around here
Looking at the beautiful photo, I imagined myself burying my boots and walking through the forest.
I liked your words, Steven.

5 Feb 2025 4:43pm

Jean-Luc.M from Nancy et ailleurs, France

There seems to be a snowy path ahead, so courage to go and see! :-)
Nice catch in winter landscape !

5 Feb 2025 7:12pm

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Where does this path go and end, a mysterious photo so perfect for the prompt.

5 Feb 2025 7:51pm

Mhelene from Région parisienne, France

Very beautiful composition , deep in the unknow !

5 Feb 2025 8:01pm

Remus from Portugal

After reading Steven's text, I'm even afraid to walk this path.
:-D
Great black and white winter scene! The trees and snow are beautifully captured. Well done!

5 Feb 2025 9:13pm

Ron from Fraser Valley, Canada

The leafless oak trees nicely sets the mood for the landscape. The fog through the trees adds a sense of mystery.

5 Feb 2025 10:47pm

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

A beautiful winter scene. The curve in the road creates an atmosphere of mystery. Superb narrative.

6 Feb 2025 3:38am

yo from Entre Seine et Loire, France

Bien chaussé et emmitouflé, c'est un plaisir d'aller vers l'inconnu...
Superbe ambiance ouatée !

6 Feb 2025 6:02pm

Ted from Blackwood, Caerphilly, United Kingdom

Nice moody mono.

6 Feb 2025 7:02pm

jeanmadis from Chonburi, Thailand

Beautiful winter landscape!

7 Feb 2025 9:56am

Petits Bonheurs from AIGLUN, France

L'hiver est bien là ! Une ambiance ouatée

7 Feb 2025 1:01pm

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