Thursday, 5th February 2009
Blue Lake
by Philippe Sainte-Laudy
A cold snap froze nature.
Equipment: Nikon D300 - 10/20mm
Philippe Sainte-Laudy
The beauty of nature is all around us at all times, but there are brief moments when a combination of elements present themselves
in a truly spectacular way.
Anybody who is fortunate enough to witnesses one of these events will look back fondly upon the memory.
And they are even more fortunate if they happen to have a camera ready to record the event.
In order to be in the right place at the right time, it is necessary to understand the complex interactions between light, weather, landscape, the tides, plants, and animals. And it is important to have a deep respect for this planet and its inhabitants.
I hope that photography can bring people closer to nature and encourage them to preserve it for future generations.
Website: www.naturephotographie.com
Blue Lake by Philippe Sainte-Laudy was photo of the day on Thursday, 5th February 2009. It is tagged Ice, Lakes, Trees. You can leave a comment below.
29 Comments
James and Kelly Stone
Philippe, you did it again! This is a gorgeous shot. Your images are definitely prize winners and yes we agree that you are blessed to have witnessed this and captured it with your camera. Congratulations on a well deserved POTM.
Chris B
The stuff of fairytales.
Anurag
Another great shot in your signature style, very similar to your recent submission. Curious how just one area of the scene is devoid of snow and full of greenery. Like an oasis. like its a blend of two exposures – one of winter and the other of summers.
Su
What a beautiful shot, thanks for braving the cold. congrats
Malta Photography
Very nice shot and well composed considering all the weather conditions.
Pauline Jones
Another fairytale shot; this is just lovely.
Thamer Al-Tassan
Beautiful scene, I love the soft reflections on the frozen lake…
Joy
This shot like the previous one recently posted, though good look to me overdone with a lot of PP.
They simply look like artistic paintings rather than natural and real photographs
victoria
that is gorgeous… I do so wish that photos would include “sites” country/state. Wonderful “eye”.
Hanna
Gogeous shot, amazing colours, I’m gobsmacked! Congratulations on your POTD! Keep up work like this, and enter them here so we can look at it and geve you more comments like these. Good work!
planet lover
I’m ready for spring.
Mandy Kilpatrick
This is a beautiful scene and mysterious to me. I live in a place where everything freezes over, and I have yet to see a frozen lake, river, or pond where only one side is turning into spring before the other! A rare shot. Congratulations on your POTD!
Renee
The colors in this shot are so amazing and beautiful. Well done!
jenny
i have this on my google on the picture of the day gadget. i think it should be picture of the month, at least. it totally captures my imagination. i love it!
Derek
Excellent image, compostiton and what colour. Their have certanly been some great shots this last week on POTD. Well done indeed.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Lovely scene! It’s mysterious that one side of the lake is not snow covered.
Have these other trees fallen fate to fire perhaps?
Edie
This is my first visit to this website and I must say what a way to start. This is absolutely beautiful. I have been enjoying and taking pics of the recent snowstorm but none are quite like this. Thank you!
Kirk Jordan
My guess – just having been through it across the Southern United States – it that this picture features frozen rain or sleet, as opposed to snow. As such, the precipitation falls wet, but freezes as it hits the branches, with the temperature just at or below the freezing point. That might also explain the open surface of the water. (and YES – wonderful photo.)
Jeff Dotson
Kirk is partly correct.
A variety of factors played in to the left side of the lake being void of frost.
1) A southern exposure in near-freezing temperatures created a quicker melt on the left side.
2) The wind blew from left-to-right sending the majority of the lake dew to the right side of the pond.
Excellent picture.
istvan
a spectacular image for sure!
and as Philippe says: … it is necessary to understand the complex interactions between light, weather, landscape…
Kirk said it, and also the sun warms up south facing areas first, a point missed by various people, who probably live in warm city climates.
yasmin
Very Lovely!
Rosita
Congratulations Philippe!!
Grtz Rosita
Sue Gagnon
An exquisite winter wonderland. Very nice capture with vibrant colors and sharp, clean, crisp lines.
Ghada Essam
WOW !! It’s like a fairytale
reina
Wow man, this sure was worth the cold
k libby
Wow – looks like a dream. So beautiful!
ali shokri
Great works, thanks my friend
mike
Beautiful winter scenery
Rajib Singha
Yes it’s beautiful.