Lake Michigan

[armand]

Trying to freeze

[John R]

I quite like those shorescapes. Especially the last two where the wonderful gradation of subtle changes and monotone layering occurs, from white snow banks to small chunks of brown-gray-white to blue-gray, gray blue, to blue grey and moving white caps. Very nice.

JR

[tuatara]

I prefer numbers 2 and 4, with the lovely shoreline extending to the horizon. In 2 I also like how whatever dark shape it is in the background (forest? mountains?) seems to meet with the shore in the distance, but the waves in 4 are much more impressive.

[MattBurt]

I love the last two. Including the whitecaps, ice balls, and snowy/icy shore really sets the scene. Nice work!

[armand]

Thank you, I'm glad you like them.
I only had 10 min at most to take them as the rest of the family cared more about the windchill (likely negative) than the photographic beauty.
It is however an area that I know and visit occasionally and I plan to go back.

[armand]

Had a little time on my hands so I played with a b&w version of the last

[francois]

That place looks so cold but also spectacular!
Well done.

[armand]

That place looks so cold but also spectacular!
Well done.

Thank you.
It was cold, very cold. What I like at this b&w version is that the ice ball in the air (farther away where the wave hits the shore) it's more obvious and it explains how the the entire shore it's covered by almost perfect ice balls. If there is some sun they become quite shiny and even more slippery.

[armand]

On a technical note there is some localized loss of sharpness in this photo because of some water drops that hit the lens and froze instantly. I tried to compensate by some localized processing but it's obvious if you know where it is. My hope was that the scene is dramatic enough to overcome this flaw.

[armand]

Went there again 2 days ago. Alas much of the ice is gone now, too warm.