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WC#417-Snowy Lines
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WC#417-Snowy Lines

by Angela Classen

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 5, 2010320 views10 comments
It snowed here today, and I talked my boss into letting me have the afternoon off for photography :biggrin: I had a lot of fun! I saw a red fox, and almost was killed by an angry mob of quacking ducks and honking geese :wink: While watching some geese splash down gracefully in the limited open water of Lake Shawnee, I saw these cool lines of dead reeds/grasses and the snow-covered shore. Voila! I had another entry for this week's challenge. Since I'm on a B/W kick (and the skies have been gloomy), converted to B/W. Oh, and you might see some white streaks in the URC in those trees - that's from the snow that was still coming down.

Canon Rebel XTI, tripod
10-22 mm lens
ISO 100, F11 +1/3 @ 1/100

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on February 5, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Nice winter scene. Black and white was a great choice and works well here. What is your secret for getting your boss to let you off work? :wink:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Graham on February 5, 2010 at 11:39 PM
nice lines, Angela, the snow and reeds lead left while the dark tree brings the eye back into the photo
Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on February 6, 2010 at 12:34 AM
Very nice BW photo. Well captured winterscape. Nicely done Angela. You must give a print to your boss. :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 6, 2010 at 4:06 AM
Very nice peaceful image. I like the angle, the composition and the B&W choice. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Fischer on February 6, 2010 at 11:19 AM
I especially like the pattern of reeds stick through the ice.
BW is fun. I posted a BW wagon wheel on CSNP several weeks ago. Make one a little more aware of composition and not relying too much on color.

the fisch
Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 7, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Great Leading Lines, Angela! :toast:
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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on February 9, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Contgratulations, Angela.
Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 9, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Congrats on a nice EP!
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 9, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Congrats on the WP Angela! This is a wonderful image and a great choice for b/w conversion. I agree, give the boss a print! :toast:
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Reed on February 13, 2010 at 11:15 PM
Nice shot..I wonder what kind of shot could have been taken if you could have been out where the reeds were...and singled in on the tree and reed lines and no far shore...Ohhh the possabilities...You'll have to ask for next friday off....lol
Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments