A winter's sail on the lake

[mpkirby]

I was on the way to a baseball clinic for my son (Can you believe it is almost time for that), when I saw sailboats out on the lake. Odd, since the lake was frozen.

It turns out they were ice sailboats (or iceyahts, as I'm told they are called).

I walked out onto the ice (which on this 40 degree day, I was assured it was at least 15 inches thick), and got a couple shots.

http://www.fototime.com/inv/EEDAB2283764BF5

is a link to the folder, but the one I like the best isn't even moving:

http://www.fototime.com/5F08E00F9E05F2D/standard.jpg

Mike

[CyberDyneSystems]

Wow,. I haven't seen one of these since I was a kid :)

Very nice pics. :)

[GPR1]

Nice picture. I might have moved to the right a bit to get rid of the partial house along the right edge. I also would have left more space "in front" of the ice yacht. Now it looks like it's going to sail out of the picture.

Greg

[mpkirby]

Nice picture. I might have moved to the right a bit to get rid of the partial house along the right edge. I also would have left more space "in front" of the ice yacht. Now it looks like it's going to sail out of the picture.

Greg

Good feedback. I wanted the tree. Behind me were more "boats", so I couldn't back up much. I have a tendency to crop fairly close as well. I have found that in my own photography, I am really good at figuring out how to compose a shot as long as I am not holding a camera. Put one in my hands, and it seems like the brain turns off.

Mike

[GPR1]

Good feedback. I wanted the tree. Behind me were more "boats", so I couldn't back up much. I have a tendency to crop fairly close as well. I have found that in my own photography, I am really good at figuring out how to compose a shot as long as I am not holding a camera. Put one in my hands, and it seems like the brain turns off.

Mike

I think the ability to compose as long as you're not holding a camera is a universal photographer problem. It's always easier to judge someone else's work.

Greg