El Dorado Lake - Cold, Frozen and Lonely

[Anita Rakestraw]

Another attempt at a winter landscape - rip her up!! :D

1-11-10, 4:45 p.m.
1DMk3, 24-70mm @ 70mm
Beanbag on car window
f/22, 1/60, ISO 400

Slight crop, processed with curves in PSPX2; Topaz Detail

[Jeff Cashdollar]

OK - my 2 cents,...we have an anchor in the foreground and a clean edge for a horizon. I must admit, Gus and Lance are so much better at this than me, I think I will just stop and wait for them. IMO, I would have extended the frozen lake and reduced the sky - love your work and what you are doing here.

[Gus Cobos]

HI Anita,
This is a sweet image, I like the lighting. The composition is fine the way it sits, would adjust the horizon a little CW...I like the mood...keep them coming...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi Anita - I too like this - you have your horizon line around the ROT - as Gus mentioned maybe a tad CW rotation.
Sweet light - I like how the sky colours closely mirror the foreground colours.
Good show :)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Excellent tones that sets the lonely mood.
Congrats

[Kerry Perkins]

Lovely colors and nice composition Anita! I like this one a lot. Looks like the picnic will feature frozen food... :D

[Alfred Forns]

Lovely image Anita and the tittle does match perfectly !!!

Gives a good feel of winter ... would have been tempted to try something isolating the foreground only, beautiful tones and patterns !!!

[Anita Rakestraw]

Thanks to each of you for stopping to look and comment; much appreciated. Jeff, I went back again at the same time next day and took it at another angle: more lake and less sky. May post the other version later.