Snow Tree
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Snow Tree
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art
Description
This composition is one of my favorites. The tilt of the Earth's axis relative to its orbital plane plays a big role in the weather. The Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.44 to the plane of its orbit, and this causes different latitudes on the Earth to directly face the Sun as the Earth moves through its orbit. It is this variation that primarily brings about the seasons. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere faces the Sun more directly and thus experiences warmer temperatures than the Northern Hemisphere. Conversely, winter in the Southern Hemisphere occurs when the Northern hemisphere is tilted more toward the Sun. From the perspective of an observer on the Earth, the winter Sun has a lower maximum altitude in the sky than the summer Sun.
During winter in either hemisphere, the lower altitude of the Sun causes the sunlight to hit that hemisphere at an oblique angle. In regions experiencing winter, the same amount of solar radiation is spread out over a larger area. This effect is compounded by the larger distance that the light must travel through the atmosphere, allowing the atmosphere to dissipate more heat. Compared with these effects, the changes in the distance of the earth from the sun are negligible.In Persian culture the winter solstice is called Yaldā (meaning: birth) and it has been celebrated for thousands of years. It is referred to as the eve of the birth of Mithra, who symbolised light, goodness and strength on earth.
In Greek mythology, Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his wife. Zeus ordered Hades to return her to Demeter, the goddess of the Earth and her mother. However, Hades tricked Persephone into eating the food of the dead, so Zeus decreed that Persephone would spend six months with Demeter and six months with Hades. During the time her daughter is with Hades, Demeter became depressed and caused winter.In Welsh mythology, Gwyn ap Nudd abducted a maiden named Creiddylad. On May Day, her lover, Gwythr ap Greidawl, fought Gwyn to win her back. The battle between them represented the contest between summer and winter.
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January 28th, 2013
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John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
First Star Art
CONGRATULATIONS!! This wonderful artwork is the Top Vote Getter FIRST PLACE for the Contest /Exhibition "TITLE beige" October 2014!! :^D --- jrr ( contest admin)
Kathy Bassett
Thank you for featuring Snow Tree in Beige in your Photo of The WEEK group, Bob and Nadine!!
Kathy Bassett
Hi Rebecca and thank you for your comment and feature of Snow Tree! in your Fabulous Art Boutique!
Rebecca Glaze
Featured in Fabulous Art Boutique! Congratulations, what a fabulous work of art! Well done, bravo! Be sure to view how your image is displayed on the feature page, looks Fabulous!
Kathy Bassett
Thank you very much, David, for featuring Snow Tree on the home page of your Todays Best Art group!