Winter Grass
Grass, along the shore of Sandy Beach, is covered in a thick coat of ice.
Olympus E-510; 14-42mm lens
ISO 200; f:3.5; 1/4000
Exposure compensation: -1
Effective focal length: 28 mm
Dryden, Ontario, Canada
Group Feature:
Color and Light: October 28, 2009
Rural Around the Globe: October 30, 2009
Made by Nature: November 6, 2008
Everything Winter: December 14, 2009
Top Ten Challenge Placement
Made by Nature – Winter/Snow – November 6, 2009

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David Hibberd
Lovely shot mate!
Davo
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much, Davo ! :)
Rob Schoon
Nice one Stan. Great composition.
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you, kindly, Rob ! :)
Teresa Zieba
Fabulous shot Stan. Love the lighting here and the details are absolutely incredible. Excellent work.
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot, Mrs. T. :)
Cee Neuner
Great ice capture!!! :D
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot, Cee ! :)
CynLynn
Fantastic! excellent work!
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much for the look, comment and the fav, CynLynn ! :)
OldBirch
Very “cool” shot, Stan. Really nice!
So is this your current condition out there?
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank ya, kindly, C !
Luckily, we’re not there yet. We did get six inches of snow earlier in the month. It only took a couple of weeks for it to go away. :)
Brian Carey
Lovely shot Stan pretty cool how the frontal lighting comes through the ice like it does! What that white stuff?
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks much, Brian !
We stumbled upon this scene last December. Had to wait for a sunny day to run back for a few snaps. Returned for a look a couple of weeks later and it was all gone. Whew!
As for the white stuff; can’t remember. This was taken almost eleven months ago. Don’t have THAT good of a memory. lol.
ellcot
Gorgeous work!!! Love the perspective and light/shadows!
A fav!!!
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much, E, for the look, comment and the fav ! :))
PPPhotoArt
wow what a stunning view, well done
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot, PPPhotoArt ! :)
walela
Fantastic!!
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Kind thanks, walela ! :)
David Silsbury
Great image, well done and congratulations on being featured.
David
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks much, David, for both ! :)
ceejaycee
I really like this very beautiful shot Stan, but what funny looking grass you grow up there. cheers cjc
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot, cjc. !
It’s brittle so you have to be careful how you handle it. This time of year it takes very little upkeep. lol.
Richard Murch
.. Great shot Stan…... and ice already ..? .... Yikes winter is early …
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much, Richard !
Took the shot in December of last year. Kept it cool in the computer over the summer. It worked !! :)
Scott d'Almeida
fantastic
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Many thanks, Scott ! :)
Albert Sulzer
Great find,of a beautiful image..well done Stan.
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot for both the comment and the fav, Albert !
Sometimes it pays to return to the same spot again and again. :)
BigD
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much, BigD !
Great complement. :)
David Silsbury
Another feature, very well done.
David
Stan Wojtaszek replied
OMG – first I heard about this, David.
Thank you very much for the comment and the news ! :)
Derek Dobbie
Great capture.
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Many thanks, Derek ! :)
Vickie Emms
Stan, this is a stunning shot,,,,,,,,,,instant fav. Congratulations on your feature in Rural Around the Globe!
Stan Wojtaszek replied
I’m flabbergasted, Vickie !
Two pics featured in one group the same day and one of the pics featured in TWO groups.
Wowzers !
Smiling from ear to ear.
OH !
Thanks a lot for the comment too ! (In all the excitement, I almost forgot. lol.)
Sandy Stewart
Effective use of backlightling! The long shadows and the low lighting have me thinking nightfall is soon. Lovely composition, lighting and snow sparkles! : )
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks much, Sandy ! :)
You’re not too far off. I’d guess that, in less than an hour, the sun would have dropped below the horizon. It seems to move really fast this time of year.
Skye Ryan-Evans
Stan, this looks so other-wordly… almost alien and yet, so natural to our very own Earth. I really love this! Skye :o-)
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot for dropping by and commenting, Skye !
The fav is very much appreciated, too. :)
redtree
Wow. What a place, what a shot!
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks much, David !
Same place as the picnic table shot. :)
Tracy Faught
Brrrrrrrrr! ;p
Just beautiful Stan!! ;]
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much, Tracy !
Long johns, parka, vest, toque, thick winter boots, gloves – other than that, not bad. lol.
Barbara Brown
Oh my gosh!! This is so cool! How did I miss this one! Lovely Stan! The light shadows and details are all wonderful.
Stan Wojtaszek replied
It’s better to be out with the camera than to be plaing on the computer. lol.
Thanks much, Barbara. Appreciate it. :)
Mika
7th November 2009 – Ohh that looks quite trippy >.< congrats on the feature and top 10 placing :)
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you VERY much, Mika.
It’s always special to be featured and doubley so to be voted into the top ten by your peers ! :)
Zefira
amazing image
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thanks a lot, Zefira ! :)
Régis Charpentier
Perfect shot!
Well done
Stan Wojtaszek replied
Thank you very much for such a kind comment, Regis ! :)
Eva and Klaus ... 23 days ago
This is COOL and it has something spooky to it too!
Frosty fingers reaching toward the sun…
;o)
Eva
Stan Wojtaszek replied 23 days ago
Many thanks, Eva ! :)
Angela King-Jones 4 days ago
Great use of natural light, beautiful
Stan Wojtaszek replied 3 days ago
Thanks a lot, Angela ! :)
electron 3 days ago
WO ! Awesome photo !
Stan Wojtaszek replied 2 days ago
Thank you, kindly, electron ! :)
Darbs 2 days ago
Vote!
Stan Wojtaszek replied 2 days ago
Thansk, Darbs !
I actually was in Stony Plain once – probably 30 some years ago. :)
Nice to see someone from a place I’m at least familiar with.
Tori Snow 2 days ago
Great image!
Stan Wojtaszek replied 1 day ago
Thank you very much, Tori ! :)