Frosty shoreline & reflections

this is a photo in northern Minnesota in early winter as frost and snow

cover the shoreline

Excellent winter shot, hat show colorless winter day... Well done!

Paul,

  Beautiful capture of this wonderful snowy scene.  Take care, Patsy

A nice reward for all your efforts.  The stillness of the water belies the calmness of the day.  Fresh, undisturbed snow contrasts well with the trees and bushes it coats.  I like this composition for the way the reflections of the trees in the water are separated well from the snow covered dead wood of the foreground. Minimizing the sky area (uninteresting anyway)  was also a good decision.  My only nit, though not a deal breaker, is the small amount of space around the tip of the dead wood.  Framed a tad too tightly there but easily fixed, if desired, in Photoshop via the Clone tool.  Scenes like this with open water should becoming more common now, seeing  that winter is nearing it's end in this neck of the woods.  Best, LM.