Here in the North Easter U.S. we are in a mid winter cold front and my local Pa temperature was down in the minus digits this morning. This image, taken about this time last year (just to be honest, I haven't been making any real, new images for a while now, sad to say) of some ice covering a small hole in the ground is one of those where I forced myself out on a similarly cold day as today to refresh and push my vision a bit. I made several nice images, none of them that captured me to the core, but many that made me smile inside my small, creative self, this one included. The ice, a very thin veneer here in fact on a neighbor's driveway and was able to flow as it froze with those always interesting patterns that nature provides.
I like photos like these, that are, but aren't what they appear to be. Someone might look at it and see one thing, somebody, something else. In making an image, i certainly don't define the viewing experience and I like subjects like this that are are left to viewer interpretation.
While it is always more tempting to stay indoors, warm in my slippers by a fire, sometimes it is good and necessary to get out, get a little cold and see something new, even if it means missing the comforts of home for a bit. It is always worth it.
I hope you enjoy this today as I did that day.
As always, click on it for full view.
