Icy lake
The last sunrays of the evening on the frozen shore of lake Neuchâtel. It was impressive - somethin you'll normally expect somewhere more to the north whe...
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The last sunrays of the evening on the frozen shore of lake Neuchâtel. It was impressive - somethin you'll normally expect somewhere more to the north where it's almost always cold and moody. But the winds brought not only the cold to us, but also the mood...
I was impressed by the thick ice on the shore and watched the ice floating on the waves, while the wind blew around the tripod legs and the floes constantly pressed against the shore.
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I was impressed by the thick ice on the shore and watched the ice floating on the waves, while the wind blew around the tripod legs and the floes constantly pressed against the shore.
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Location
I took this photo during a massive cold wave at Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland. I was looking for a good spot with alot of ice, and... Well, everything was full of ice.Time
I arrived some hours before sunset, but it wasn't that easy to find a good spot to set up my camera without slipping and falling into the lake. But finally i found this place and waited for sunset around 18:15.Lighting
The light... Was challenging that day. The clouds were moving fast and the sun came out from time to time, changing the colors and warmth completely.Equipment
I shot this with my Canon EOS 5D Mk III & Canon EF 16 - 35mm f/2.8 and a Haida 100mm ND 3.0 to stretch the exposure time to 60sInspiration
The massive cold wave. Cold, stormy air stirred up the lakes and their shores were frozen - hidden under a thick ice cover. I wanted to capture that feeling, because that's something really unusual for this reagion.Editing
Not much had to be done. Just some color adjustments. Thankfully, the sun came out for one or two minutes and changed the light completely, before everything turned back to grey.In my camera bag
I carry almost always my Canon EF 24 - 105mm f/4.0 with me, and a wide angle lens like the Irix 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone, Samyang 14mm f/2.8 or a wide angle zoom lens like the Canon EF 16 - 35mm f/2.8 or Canon EF 17 - 40mm f/4.0. Or when i think about photographing the milky way, i have also my Samyang 24mm f/1.4 in my bag - it's my favorite lens for milky way shots. Then some ND Filters (Haida 100mm ND 1.8 and ND 3.0), two remote releases (one of them is wireless)... And of course a tripod.Feedback
Absolutely: bring a knife or something with you. Ice is slippery and a tripod without spikes will slide around and doesn't stay on place without three small holes in the ice to stabilize the tripod. And of course good, windproof clothes. It can get really cold while standing directly at a lake during such weather. Especially when you have to wait there until the weather conditions are good enough to get the shot. Another important thing: if somebody tries to photograph on slippery ice like this, it's easy to fall down and into the cold water, which can be really dangerous. So it's important to stay safe and move slowly... Or wear some spikes. But if you do so, don't forget: spikes damage the ice. So it's a bad idea to walk around in front of the camera when you want to photograph the undamaged ice.
